The forensic mental health nurse - A literature review

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 780-785

  Bowring Lossock, E ^a  

^a School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Defining; Forensic; Health; Mental; Nurse; Role

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MORALITY; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; KNOWLEDGE; MORALS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL VALUES; WALES;

EID: 33750728398     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00993.x     Document Type: Review

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