Implementation of safety agreements in an acute psychiatric facility

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 144-155

  Potter, Mertie L ^a,b   Vitale Nolen, Roberta ^a   Dawson, Ann M ^a  

^a New Hampshire Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center   (United States)

^b SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

No suicide contracting; Orlando nursing theory; Safety agreement; Safety contracting; Self harming behaviours

Indexed keywords

EID: 25444436497     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078390305277443     Document Type: Article

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