Latent or Manifest Observers: Two Dichotomous Approaches of Surveillance in Mental Health Nursing
Background. Surveillance is a central activity among mental health nursing, but it is also questioned for its therapeutic value and considered to be custodial. Aim. The aim of this study was to describe how mental health nurses use different approaches to observe patients in relation to the practice...
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| description | Background. Surveillance is a central activity among mental health nursing, but it is also questioned for its therapeutic value and considered to be custodial. Aim. The aim of this study was to describe how mental health nurses use different approaches to observe patients in relation to the practice of surveillance in psychiatric nursing care. Methods. In this study, Spradley's twelve-step ethnographic method was used. Results. Mental health nurses use their cultural knowing to observe patients in psychiatric care in various ways. Two dichotomous approaches were identified: the latent and the manifest approach. Discussion. Different strategies and techniques for observing patients are structured along two dichotomies. The underlying relationships between these two different dichotomous positions transform the act of observing into surveillance. This is further developed in a theoretical model called the powerful scheme of observation and surveillance (PSOS). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-de57b8c9b7544421b5a32e2f8f1ca2df2025-08-20T03:26:15ZengWileyNursing Research and Practice2090-14292090-14372011-01-01201110.1155/2011/254041254041Latent or Manifest Observers: Two Dichotomous Approaches of Surveillance in Mental Health NursingMartin Salzmann-Erikson0Henrik Eriksson1School of Health and Social Sciences, Dalarna University, S-791 88 Falun, SwedenSchool of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Box, 883, 72123 Eskilstuna, SwedenBackground. Surveillance is a central activity among mental health nursing, but it is also questioned for its therapeutic value and considered to be custodial. Aim. The aim of this study was to describe how mental health nurses use different approaches to observe patients in relation to the practice of surveillance in psychiatric nursing care. Methods. In this study, Spradley's twelve-step ethnographic method was used. Results. Mental health nurses use their cultural knowing to observe patients in psychiatric care in various ways. Two dichotomous approaches were identified: the latent and the manifest approach. Discussion. Different strategies and techniques for observing patients are structured along two dichotomies. The underlying relationships between these two different dichotomous positions transform the act of observing into surveillance. This is further developed in a theoretical model called the powerful scheme of observation and surveillance (PSOS).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/254041 |
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| title | Latent or Manifest Observers: Two Dichotomous Approaches of Surveillance in Mental Health Nursing |
| title_full | Latent or Manifest Observers: Two Dichotomous Approaches of Surveillance in Mental Health Nursing |
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| title_short | Latent or Manifest Observers: Two Dichotomous Approaches of Surveillance in Mental Health Nursing |
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