Survey findings describing the use of physical restraints in nursing homes in Victoria, Australia

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 184-191

  Retsas, Andrew P ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; VICTORIA;

EID: 0032090283     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(98)00027-3     Document Type: Article

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