Incidents in a psychiatric forensic setting: Association with patient and staff characteristics

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 68-80

  Decaire, Michael W ^c   Bédard, Michel ^a,b   Riendeau, Julie ^a   Forrest, Rylan ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH'S CARE GROUP   (Canada)

^c Lakehead University ^*

Author keywords

Forensic; Hospital nursing staff; Institutionalized persons; Mental institutions; Patient incidents; Psychiatric

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CANADA; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISONER; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CANADA; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRISONERS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33749347591     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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