Communication elements supporting patient safety in psychiatric inpatient care.

A. Kanerva; T. Kivinen; J. Lammintakanen

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Communication elements supporting patient safety in psychiatric inpatient care.

March 25, 2015

Kanerva A, Kivinen T, Lammintakanen J. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2015;22(5):298-305.

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In this study, researchers interviewed psychiatric nurses to explore how they conceptualize communication that contributes to patient safety in the inpatient psychiatric setting. A similar approach was used in an earlier study to identify how patients on such units viewed safety issues.

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