A European perspective on psychiatric nursing and violent incidents: Management, education and service organisation

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-222

  Bowers, L ^a   Whittington, R ^b   Almvik, R ^c   Bergman, B ^d   Oud, N ^e   Savio, M ^f  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University College   (United Kingdom)

^c Regional Secure Unit   (Norway)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e Broen's Oud Partnership Consult T   (Netherlands)

^f FO Ras   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EUROPE; EXERCISE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; ITALY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; EUROPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033146582     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(99)00017-6     Document Type: Article

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