Belcher J V, Munjas B
Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.
Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 1990 Aug;4(4):260-3. doi: 10.1016/0883-9417(90)90040-r.
Psychiatric-mental health head nurses supervise and direct patient care, and therefore, possess a critical, front-line perspective of nursing practice problems. This article explores this perspective by interviewing four head nurses about patient care, staffing, and organizational management concerns. Interestingly, some of the findings of the study, such as head nurse concerns regarding retaining, recruiting, and motivating staff, and increasing patient acuity, already have been supported in the general nursing literature. Other concerns, including the need to clarify the role of the nurse and to define areas of responsibility with other mental health professionals, seem unique to mental health nursing.
精神心理健康科护士长监督并指导患者护理工作，因此，她们对护理实践问题有着至关重要的一线视角。本文通过采访四位护士长，探讨她们在患者护理、人员配备和组织管理方面的问题，从而呈现这一视角。有趣的是，该研究的一些结果，比如护士长对员工保留、招聘和激励以及患者病情严重程度增加的担忧，在一般护理文献中已有相关支持。其他一些担忧，包括需要明确护士的角色以及与其他心理健康专业人员界定职责范围，似乎是精神心理健康护理所特有的。
