Mental health nurses: De facto police

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 230-235

  Fisher, Jacklin E ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health policy; Mental illness; Nurses; Occupational health and safety; Police

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT; CRIMINOLOGY; FORENSIC NURSING; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SAFETY; VIOLENCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; FORENSIC NURSING; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLICE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34547166533     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2007.00472.x     Document Type: Article

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