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• TITLE: Examination of Three Case Studies of Caring for Psychiatric Patients on a Medical Surgical Unit

  AUTHORS: Victoria Siegel

  KEYWORDS: Psychiatric Patients, Medical Surgical Unit, Nursing Education, Case Studies

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Nursing, Vol.4 No.13, December 5, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Medical surgical nurses frequently care for patients with psychiatric disorders as one in four people have a diagnosed psychiatric disorder. Since these nurses specialize in medical surgical nursing, they often feel they lack the expertise to care for patients with co-morbid psychiatric problems. This article presents three case studies and delineates nursing care strategies which could assist the medical-surgical nurses in caring for this population.