Tag: psychiatric
Limit Setting in Mentally Ill Patients
Limits are essential to build a healthy and therapeutic relationship. It is a legal, ethical and well mannered way to respect the rights of nurses [more…]
Use of Restraints in Psychiatric Patients: An Ethical Dilemma
In general terms, to restrain is to limit someone’s liberty. According to Gaten (2007), restraint in medical practice can be anything or any method which [more…]
The Principle of Respect and Ethics: A Pillar of Psychiatric Nursing
The nursing profession works on a set of ethical guidelines in order to maintain a standard of holistic care for patients. Similarly, in psychiatric settings, [more…]
Stigmas surrounding the Mental Health Profession
When you enter the field of psychology the foremost thing that you learn is that there is a huge stigma associated with Mental health and [more…]
How to Help Someone in a Psychiatric Hospital
Mental illnesses can be very serious and sometimes even life-threatening. For this reason, hospitalization is sometimes necessary. However, as a loved one of a person [more…]
