Establishing a Day Care Center, Veterans Administration Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

摘要

A summary of the experiences of a trainee participating in establishing a Day Care Center. The trainee was delegated the authority to establish and fulfill nursing services' responsibility in the planning and activation of the Day Care Center. The objectives to be achieved in the project included becoming better acquainted with the concepts of Psychiatric Nursing; to obtain experience in preparation of correspondence to identify and initiate the planning required of Nursing Service in the establishment of a new program; to gain experience in multi-disciplinary planning and action. The author concludes that it was a worthwhile experience and that the objectives were met. A bibliography is included.