Mental health nurses' views of ward readmission: A focus group study in Brunei Darussalam.

Background: Readmission becomes inevitable with the vast development of mental health services worldwide and the challenges faced by mental health services. This readmission is often caused by a relapse from an illness whereby the psychiatric patient needs nursing care.

Objective: This study aimed to explore psychiatric nurses' perceptions of reasons for readmission and nurses' further role in reducing readmission.