Perceiving risk in dangerous situations: Risks of violence among mental health inpatients

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 278-287

  Trenoweth, Steve ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental health nursing; Risk assessment; Risk perception; Secure mental health care; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTUITION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; OBSERVATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT INFORMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0038169967     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02617.x     Document Type: Article

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