Risk assessment of forensic patients: Nurses' role

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 30-36

  Encinares, Maxima ^a   McMaster, Jeff James ^a   McNamee, Jim ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; CANADA; CASE REPORT; DOCUMENTATION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; CANADA; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; COMMUNICATION; DOCUMENTATION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RECORDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VIOLENCE;

EID: 17844379482     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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