Admission of the schizophrenic patient into the critical care unit
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Gallego VM, Cozar G. Ingreso del enfermo esquizofrénico en una Unidad de Agudos. Metas de Enfermería jun 2003; 6(5): 28-31
Authors
1Vicente Manuel Gallego Gasqué, 2Gabriel Cozar López
Position
1Diplomado en Enfermería. Unidad de Hospitalización de Agudos de Psiquiatría del Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias. 2Diplomado en Enfermería. Servicio de Urgencias del Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias.
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Abstract
The admission of a schizophrenic patient to the acute unit is the result of an in-crease of positive and negative symptoms of the patient´s mental condition. When this happens the care provided by the nurse is of outmost importance for the treatment of the schizophrenic patient, since we are the bridge between re-ality and the unreal and distorted world in which the patient lives in most cases.
The primary objective of the nursing care is for the patient to become as self-sufficient as possible in the day-to-day life. It is almost necessary for the patient to become aware of his illness to the best of his ability and to follow the treatment prescribed correctly.
Keywords:
nursing care; psychiatricschizophrenic
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