Acute psychiatric ward rules: A review of the literature

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 623-631

  Alexander, J ^a   Bowers, L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute inpatient care; Acute psychiatric ward nursing regimes; Flexibility; Inflexibility; Patient outcomes; Ward rules

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORALITY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROVOCATION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; PUNISHMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUTHORITARIANISM; HUMANS; LONDON; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PERMISSIVENESS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 4944250782     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00770.x     Document Type: Review

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