Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: PURPOSE: To explore nurses' experiences related to humanizing care in high-security forensic units. METHODS: This study has a qualitative design. Data consist of texts from study involved nine interviews with nurses working in two forensic mental health wards in Norway. The text was interpreted and analysed using Lindseth and Nordberg's phenomenological-hermeneutical method. RESULTS: Through an interpretation process, three themes emerged: "Openness and responsiveness to patients' stories"; "Attention to patients' individual needs"; and "Humanistic care in strict environments". CONCLUSION: Nurses' presence and caring attitudes in everyday forensic psychiatric care activities provide insights into individual patients' lived experiences, vulnerability, fragility and tolerance limit. The ability to see and listen to patients at the human level and meet and respect patients in human fellowships is essential for care humanization. Additionally, the nurses in our study highlighted the need for nurses to feel safe and closely collaborate within professional healthcare teams.
Authors: Sylvie Anna Sollied, Monica Evelyn Kvande
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,790
OpenAlex ID: W4405891340