Mental health nurses' PRN psychotropic medication administration practices

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 383-390

  Usher, K ^a   Lindsay, D ^a   Sellen, J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health; Nursing; PRN; Psychotropics

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 0035496072     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2001.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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