Changes over time of the diagnostic and therapeutic characteristics of patients of a psychiatric intensive care unit in Austria.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2019.06.004
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The aim of this repeated cross-sectional study was to compare patients from a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) over ≫30 years regarding their diagnostic and therapeutic characteristics. METHOD Three samples including 100 consecutive inpatients each… read more here.
Keywords: care unit; intensive care; time; psychiatric intensive ... See more keywords
Nurses’ and Patients’ Perceptions about Psychiatric Intensive Care—An Integrative Literature Review
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DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2022.2101079
Abstract: Abstract This integrative literature review describes nurses’s and patients’ perceptions of care in psychiatric intensive care units (PICU). The database search was conducted in April 2020. PRISMA checklist and Mixed Method Appraisal Tool guided the… read more here.
Keywords: integrative literature; literature review; patients perceptions; care ... See more keywords
Effects of Implementing an Acuity Tool on a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit
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DOI: 10.1097/ncq.0000000000000652
Abstract: Background: Staff shortages, reduced budgets, and high acuity of violent psychiatric patients can create challenges in psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs). Local Problem: Staffing of the psychiatric unit was based on patient census rather than… read more here.
Keywords: acuity tool; acuity; unit; care ... See more keywords
Moral mindfulness: The ethical concerns of healthcare professionals working in a psychiatric intensive care unit.
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DOI: 10.1111/inm.12494
Abstract: Healthcare professionals working on inpatient wards face the externalizing or challenging behaviour of the patients who are admitted. Ethical values and principles in psychiatric nursing have been reported to be important when approaching patients during… read more here.
Keywords: care unit; intensive care; psychiatric intensive; healthcare professionals ... See more keywords
Acceptability and use of coercive methods across differing service configurations with and without seclusion and/or psychiatric intensive care units
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DOI: 10.1111/jan.13197
Abstract: Abstract Aims The aim of this study was to compare across different service configurations the acceptability of containment methods to acute ward staff and the speed of initiation of manual restraint. Background One of the… read more here.
Keywords: acceptability; intensive care; seclusion; psychiatric intensive ... See more keywords
Characterization of Psychotropic PRN Medications in a Canadian Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit.
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DOI: 10.1177/1078390321994668
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Pro re nata (PRN) antipsychotics and benzodiazepines are routinely used for the rapid stabilization of acutely agitated patients. Despite the popular use of PRN medications in mental health units, primary literature supporting efficacy and… read more here.
Keywords: prn; care unit; psychiatric intensive; intensive care ... See more keywords
Family-inclusive practice in a psychiatric intensive care unit.
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DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2019.11
Abstract: Aims and MethodThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends involving the families of patients admitted to psychiatric hospital care, without specific guidance on how to do it. To improve family involvement in a… read more here.
Keywords: care unit; intensive care; family; psychiatric intensive ... See more keywords