Finding time for patients: An exploration of nurses' time allocation in an acute psychiatric setting

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 259-268

  Whittington, D ^a   McLaughlin, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Patient contact time; Psychiatric nurses' roles; Skill mix; Ward observation systems

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034208885     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2000.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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