In whose best interests? Nurses' experiences of the administration of sedation in general medical wards in England: An application of the critical incident technique

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 929-939

  Aveyard, Helen ^a   Woolliams, Mary ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity to consent; Ethics; Qualitative approaches; Sedation

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFUSION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33749435798     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.11.021     Document Type: Article

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