Therapeutic interpersonal interactions: the sacrificial lamb?
TOPIC: Emotional upheaval is rampant in society, affecting mental and physical health. Yet the focus, in the "Era of the Brain," lacks direction on how to address these issues. However, psychiatric-mental health nursing possesses the know-how to provide solutions. PURPOSE: To explore the history of psychiatric nursing and its impact on the nursing profession and society and how its legacy can support and facilitate change. SOURCES: Primary and secondary CONCLUSIONS: Therapeutic interpersonal interactions are quintessential competencies for advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nurses and should be upheld, promoted, and implemented to improve outcomes.
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