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Experience of mixed-sex bays in a general hospital

Nursing StandardPublished 2 December 2009
Debbie C. Bryant, John Adams
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TL;DR

While some individuals felt that the attitudes and behaviours displayed by their fellow patients were of greater significance than their gender, there was a general view that mixed-sex bays were less than ideal.

Abstract

While some individuals felt that the attitudes and behaviours displayed by their fellow patients were of greater significance than their gender, there was a general view that mixed-sex bays were less than ideal. Nurses also struggled to maintain patient dignity in mixed-sex bays.

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Medicine