Forensic psychiatric nursing care - Nurses apprehension of their responsibility and work content: A Swedish survey

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-177

  Rask, M ^a   Rahm Hallberg, I ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Forensic psychiatric nursing care; Nurses' assignment; Nurses' responsibility; Nurses' role; Nursing theories

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NURSING STAFF; NURSING THEORY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING THEORY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SWEDEN;

EID: 0442281634     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2000.00280.x     Document Type: Review

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