Best practice guidelines for the administration of intramuscular injections in the mental health setting

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-200

  Wynaden, Dianne ^a,b,c   Landsborough, Ian ^a   McGowan, Sunita ^a,c   Baigmohamad, Zena ^b,c   Finn, Michael ^a,b,c   Pennebaker, Duane ^a,b,c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b A Clinical Governance Coordinator   (Australia)

^c Fremantle Hospital and Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depot injections; Injection sites; Injection technique; Intramuscular best practice technique; Intramuscular injection; Mental health nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33746892699     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2006.00423.x     Document Type: Review

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