The core characteristics and nursing care activities in psychiatric intensive care units in Sweden

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 98-107

  Salzmann Krikson, Martin ^a,b   Lützén, Kim ^a   Ivarsson, Ann Britt ^b   Eriksson, Henrik ^c  

^a DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coercion; Critical incident technique; Intensive care unit; Psychiatric nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 40249086787     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2008.00517.x     Document Type: Article

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