Suspension of nurse who gave drug on consultant's instructions

BMJ

Volumn 314, Issue 7076, 1997, Pages 299-

  White, D M D ^a   Hillam, Jonathan ^b   Harper, Max ^c   Vernon, Martin ^d   Bennett, Gerry ^d   Scott, Hilary ^d   Valmana, Anton ^e   Rutherford, Joan ^f   Scott, Jonathan ^g   Williams, Edwina R L ^g  

^a Chase Farm Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b CHASE FARM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Mental Health Act Commission   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^g South Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CONTROL; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1983 (GREAT BRITAIN); MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; UNITED KINGDOM; CONSULTATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LETTER; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1983 (GREAT BRITAIN); MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

BEHAVIOR CONTROL; EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; NURSE'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

HALOPERIDOL;

EID: 0031014080     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7076.299     Document Type: Letter

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