'You don't tick boxes on a form': A study of how community mental health nurses assess and manage risk

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 347-360

  Godin, Paul M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community mental health nurse; Community supervision; Hazard; Risk; Risk assessment; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; GEOGRAPHY; HARM REDUCTION; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTUITION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VICTIM;

EID: 11444254226     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570412331323234     Document Type: Article

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