Psychiatric Nursing
"Psychiatric Nursing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A specialty concerned with the application of psychiatric principles in caring for the mentally ill. It also includes the nursing care provided the mentally ill patient.
| Descriptor ID |
D011568
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.478.676.710 N02.421.533.778
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| Concept/Terms |
Psychiatric Nursing- Psychiatric Nursing
- Mental Health Nursing
- Nursing, Mental Health
- Nursing, Psychiatric
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Psychiatric Nursing" by people in Profiles.
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McDougall GJ, Han A, Staggs VS, Johnson DK, McDowd JM. Predictors of instrumental activities of daily living in community-dwelling older adults. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2019 10; 33(5):43-50.
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Staggs VS. Correlates of Licensed and Unlicensed Nurse Staffing Levels on Inpatient Psychiatric Units. J Nurs Care Qual. 2015 Oct-Dec; 30(4):359-65.