Somatic nurses' holistic care of patients with somatic and psychiatric illnesses : a literature review
Kivelä, Emmalotta (2022)
2022
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Mental health illnesses have been a continuously growing problem. Patients in a regular hospital may require psychiatric help in addition to their physical illnesses. The purpose of this thesis was to bring awareness of the topic and to help nurses give better effective holistic care to patients with physical and mental illnesses.
This study was a qualitative and descriptive literature review. The data was acquired by systematic literature search done in databases Cinahl and Medline. Ten articles were able to fill the inclusion criteria. After the search, the literature was divided into categories and analysed.
The findings showed that nurses would have often needed more knowledge and skills to be able to care for patients holistically. Mental health illnesses were sometimes seen demanding, and some nurses had a negative attitude towards these comorbid patients. The results also showed that some facilities were not suitable for patients with physical and mental illnesses.
Insufficient training, knowledge and facilities were in the way of providing better efficient holistic care. Addressing these issues and providing further research would be beneficial.
This study was a qualitative and descriptive literature review. The data was acquired by systematic literature search done in databases Cinahl and Medline. Ten articles were able to fill the inclusion criteria. After the search, the literature was divided into categories and analysed.
The findings showed that nurses would have often needed more knowledge and skills to be able to care for patients holistically. Mental health illnesses were sometimes seen demanding, and some nurses had a negative attitude towards these comorbid patients. The results also showed that some facilities were not suitable for patients with physical and mental illnesses.
Insufficient training, knowledge and facilities were in the way of providing better efficient holistic care. Addressing these issues and providing further research would be beneficial.