Discourse analysis of an 'observation levels' nursing policy

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1291-1297

  Horsfall, Jan ^b   Cleary, Michelle ^a  

^a Research Unit   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constant observation; Discourse analysis; Mental health nursing policy; Mental health nursing practice; Nursing suicidal patients; Special observation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOOK; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OBSERVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; SUICIDE; WORK;

DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MANUALS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; OBSERVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUICIDE;

EID: 0034322118     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01601.x     Document Type: Article

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