An exploratory study of mandated safety measures for home visiting case managers

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 172-189

  McPhaul, Kathleen M ^a   Rosen, Jonathan ^b   Bobb, Shawn ^b   Okechukwu, Cassandra ^c   Geiger Brown, Jeanne ^d   Kauffman, Karen ^d   Johnson, Jeffrey V ^d   Lipscomb, Jane ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b New York State Public Employees Federation AFL CIO   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Case management; Community health nursing; Home visiting; Mentally ill persons; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SAFETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

CASE MANAGEMENT; FOCUS GROUPS; HOUSE CALLS; INSERVICE TRAINING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349032637     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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