The importance of detailing therapeutic effort and its outcome cannot be underestimated. The need to document outcomes has been re-emphasized in recent psychiatric mental health literature; however, the methodology for addressing threats to validity is well established. This article identifies the p
Nursing-led group modalities in a psychiatric inpatient setting: A program evaluation
โ Scribed by Gwen van Servellen; Elizabeth C. Poster; Jane Ryan; Jeanette Allen
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 871 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-8228
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โฆ Synopsis
This examination of group practice activities conducted by nurses in an inpatient setting combined retrospective examination of practices and concurrent analysis of what is actually done on the units. The most striking finding of this evaluation of institutional nursing-led or co-led group activities was the significant decline in the number of groups. Second, and a related finding, was the need to standardize the format for documenting group activities and outlining the scope and function of these groups. And finally, the need for concise evaluation criteria and measures to document the achievement of stated patient outcomes was very apparent.
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