Abstract
Traditionally, mental health services have been channelled through psychiatric nurses, although their actual function has never been clear. The role of psychiatric nurses as ‘handmaidens’, or mere supports, to the expression of medical treatment is little more than an historical fact. Psychiatric nurses have begun to take themselves, and their role as service providers, seriously. At least part of this change of emphasis involves a reflection on past values and present committments. Psychiatric nurses cannot be expected to provide unilateral services. Although psychiatric nurses may represent the major medium of ‘care’, the contributions of other professional groups will serve to clarify their own definition.
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Ward, M. (1991). The consequences of service planning in mental health nursing. In: Barker, P.J., Baldwin, S. (eds) Ethical Issues in Mental Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3270-9_8
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