Developing A&E nursing responses to people who deliberately self-harm: The provision and evaluation of a series of reflective workshops

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 449-458

  Holdsworth, N ^a   Belshaw, D ^b   Murray, S ^c  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Wansbeck General Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c WANSBECK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A E; Assessment; Deliberate self harm; Education; Suicide; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035495395     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1351-0126.2001.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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