Development Of Psychiatric Nursing Research Articles

Development of psychiatric nursing in Türkiye: Experience of creating a memory

Development of psychiatric nursing in Türkiye: Experience of creating a memory

Charlotte Tassé (1893-1974), a tireless promoter of the French-Canadian nurses model.

A forgotten figure of the history of healthcare as well as Quebec's history, Charlotte Tassé (1893-1974) was a figurehead of the professionalization of Quebecoise nurses. This French-Canadian nurse established and ran two nursing schools, launched and directed a professional reference journal for thirty-five years, actively participated in the development of psychiatric nursing in Quebec, owned and managed one of the most important mental healthcare centers in the country, and also created a new class of nurses in Quebec: practical nurses. One of her main achievements was to establish and defend, with tenacity and persistence and through all her endeavors, a unique nursing model that was specific to Quebec: the French-Canadian nurses model. With its traditional values of care and femininity and avant-gardist representations of the nurses' job, which she dedicated to hospital management, her model contributed to making the history of nurses in Quebec unique and original. This paper focuses on the creation of this model and the active promotion it has benefited from for half a century by recounting, thanks to unpublished archives, the history of Charlotte Tassé's exceptional career.

Teoretiske og ideologiske innflytelser på utviklingen av psykiatrisk sykepleie etter 1960 — en litteraturgjennomgang

The purpose of this article is to give an overview of theoretical and ideological impacts on the development of psychiatric nursing. The chosen method for this review is the resumé format. This has been carried out by outlining the contents of theoretical and research articles in psychiatric nursing journals in the period 1960–2008. Three theoretical influences are prominent in this resumé: The human science influence (humanistic-existential approach; psychodynamic approach), natural science influence (biomedical approach; generalised, decontextualised facts of knowledge) and social science influence (anti psychiatry; psychosocial impacts; holism and pluralism; user perspective). In conclusion, a main concern in the reviewed articles is to present the contribution of psychiatric nursing as complementary to other professions work in order to meet the challenges in the field of mental health services. Consequently, a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration and cooperation with users are present. The importance of making ideological perspectives explicit is pointed out as having impacts on the modes of care, nursing and treatment of persons with mental health disabilities. The reviewed articles show that the social science perspective has gradually influenced psychiatric nursing both ideologically and practically. Finally, it seems that psychiatric nursing philosophy presents counter-arguments to the emphasis on biomedical research and practice in contemporary mental health care.

From the Front Lines to the Home Front: A History of the Development of Psychiatric Nursing in the U.S. During the World War II Era

During World War II, psychiatric nurses learned valuable lessons on how to deal with the traumas of war. Using psychohistorical inquiry, this historian examined primary and secondary sources, beyond the facts and dates associated with historical events, to understand why and how psychiatric nurse pioneers developed therapeutic techniques to address the psychosocial and physical needs of combatants. Not only is the story told about the hardships endured as nurses ministered to soldiers, but their attitudes, beliefs, and emotions, that is, how they felt and what they thought about their circumstances, are explored. In this study the lived experiences of two psychiatric nurses, Votta and Peplau, are contrasted to explicate how knowledge development improved care and how this knowledge had an impact on the home front in nursing practice and education, as well as in mental institutions and society, long after the war was won.

Psychiatric Nurses Enhancing Consumer and Caregiver Participation in the State of Victoria

Australian mental health policy now clearly articulates that consumer and carer (informal caregiver) participation in all aspects of service delivery is an expectation. As the largest professional group, nurses clearly play a key role in translating policy into practice. The aim of this article is to briefly overview the history of mental health service development in Victoria, with specific emphasis on the development of psychiatric nursing. Changing perspectives of consumers of mental health services and their informal carers is discussed. Policy development is described in the context of the development of mental health services. It is argued that an appreciation of the history of punishment and confinement is necessary for providing a climate conducive to consumer and carer participation.

Posibilidades de intervención en el quehacer cotidiano

The normal day-to-day work of mental health nurses is limited by the environmental area where they work, by the local and national regulations which rule mental health care and by the development of psychiatric nursing and general nursing rules themselves. Certain possibilities of taking action in the normal day-to-day work are here described. This work suggests a proposal for an attitudinal change in the nursing body which will promote a link with the mental health profession in the community, improving their self-consciousness as professionals.

The role of the Federal Government in development of psychiatric nursing.

The role of the Federal Government in development of psychiatric nursing.