Patient and nurse accounts of violent incidents in a Medium Secure Unit

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 341-347

  Hinsby, K ^a,c   Baker, M ^b  

^a LEEDS AND YORK PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SEACROFT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forensic; Narrative; Nurses; Patients; Qualitative; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; POLICY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIETY; THEORY; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 2542532913     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00736.x     Document Type: Article

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