Mental Health Nurses’ Experiences of Caring for Patients Suffering from Self-Harm
Table 2
Mental health nurses’ experiences of caring for inpatients suffering from self-harm.
The latent theme
Promoting person-centered nursing to inpatients suffering from self-harm
Main category 1 Challenging and collaborative nurse-patient relationship
Main category 2 Promoting well-being through nursing interventions
Categories Caring attitude toward the patient Bearing hope for recovery Being in a reflective dialogue to promote the patient’s verbal expressions Being emotionally affected by self-harm patients
Categories Evaluating and following-up of triggers Observing signs of risk for self-harm Searching for prevention activities Allowing and/or preventing external self-harm Taking responsibility for patients’ wounds and injuries Evaluating need for medication
