Nurses' accounts of locked ward doors: Ghosts of the asylum or acute care in the 21st century?

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-185

  Ashmore, R ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute care; Locked doors; Mental health nurses; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; POLICY; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SECURITY MEASURES; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 40149086239     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01184.x     Document Type: Article

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