Characteristics of efficient (high turnover) and effective (low return rate) psychiatric units were examined. Nursing staff and patients tended to attribute negative characteristics to efficient units. Effective programs, on the other hand, were characterized as having motivated professional staff and active participant roles for both nursing staff and patients.
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