Disciplines and Occupations

Psychiatric Nursing

A specialty concerned with the application of psychiatric principles in caring for the mentally ill. It also includes the nursing care provided the mentally ill patient.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A specialty concerned with the application of psychiatric principles in caring for the mentally ill. It also includes the nursing care provided the mentally ill patient.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Mental Health Nursing
  • Nursing, Psychiatric
  • Nursing, Mental Health
  • Psychosocial Nursing
  • Nursing, Psychosocial

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Aspects Covered

11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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  1. H02w.478w.676.710w
  2. N02.421.533.778w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Psychiatric Nursing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011568. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011568
  2. Psychiatric Nursing. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_health_nursing
  3. Psychiatric Nursing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2801621