Applying a Psychological Nursing Care Quality Evaluation Index in hospitalized patients: A pilot study.

Psychological problems have become a significant public health problem. Appropriate mental health care is crucial in promoting patient care quality. This study aimed to test the feasibility of a Psychological Nursing Quality Evaluation Index in hospitalized patients. This is a pilot study with patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction from July to September 2020 in China. The researchers used an observational approach to examine nurses′ psychological health care performance based on the Psychological Nursing Quality Evaluation Index. The results indicated high compliance rates of nurses′ psychological care performance, which provides references for evaluating and monitoring inpatient psychological nursing care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]