Psychiatric Nursing : The Nurse-Patient Relationship (Dynamic Films, 1958)

Discusses principles in psychiatric nursing, emphasizing the importance of the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship in the care and treatment of the mentally ill. Describes the importance of the nurse's acceptance of patient behavior, and explains that the nurse, as a person, can help a mentally ill patient bridge the gap from her own world to reality. Learn more about this film and search its transcript at NLM Digital Collections: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101773986 Learn more about the National Library of Medicine's historical audiovisuals program at: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/collectio... #medicalhistory #nursing