Patients' feelings about ward nursing regimes and involvement in rule construction

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 543-553

  Alexander, J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Patient outcomes; Rule clarity; Therapeutic engagement; Tiered flexibility; Ward nursing regimes; Ward stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEGOTIATING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL;

EID: 33748445694     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00977.x     Document Type: Article

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