Staff training decreases use of seclusion and restraint in an acute psychiatric hospital

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 269-271

  Forster, Peter L ^a,d   Cavness, Cleve ^b   Phelps, Molly A ^c  

^a S Francisco Country Comm Mental H   (United States)

^b John George Psychiatric Pavilion   (United States)

^c Gateway Psychiatric Services   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CURRICULUM; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PATIENT ISOLATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033203503     PISSN: 08839417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9417(99)80037-5     Document Type: Article

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