Managing aggression in a psychiatric hospital using a behaviour plan: A case study

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 515-521

  Bisconer, S W ^a   Green, M ^a   Mallon Czajka, J ^a   Johnson, J S ^a  

^a Eastern State Hospital Williamsburg   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behaviour plan; Intellectual disabilities; Mental illness; Psychiatric hospitals; Psychiatric nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COOPERATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PEER GROUP; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEER GROUP; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748476053     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00973.x     Document Type: Article

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