Psychiatric inpatients' experience of nursing observation: A United Kingdom perspective

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 10-20

  Jones, Julia ^b   Ward, Martin ^c   Wellman, Nigel ^c   Hall, John ^a   Lowe, Trevor ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMUTILATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVATION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSERVATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0034543051     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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