Clinician perceptions of personal safety and confidence to manage inpatient aggression in a forensic psychiatric setting

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-99

  Martin, T ^a,c   Daffern, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Thomas Embling Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confidence; Forensic psychiatry; Inpatient aggression; Safety; Thackrey

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SECURITY MEASURES; SELF EFFICACY; VICTORIA; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33644989148     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00920.x     Document Type: Article

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