Reasons for admission and their implications for the nature of acute inpatient psychiatric nursing

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 231-236

  Bowers, L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Engagement; Inpatients; Respite; Safety; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HAZARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NURSING; PATIENT INFORMATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SELF CARE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; COMMUNICATION; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, NURSING; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RESPITE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 17144431395     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00825.x     Document Type: Review

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