The impact of a good practice manual on professional practice associated with psychotropic PRN in acute mental health wards: An exploratory study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1403-1410

  Baker, J A ^a   Lovell, K ^a   Harris, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'As required'; Acute; Inpatient; Mental health; PRN; Pro re nata; Psychotropic medication

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BOOK; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; MENTAL DISEASE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MANUALS AS TOPIC; MEDICATION ERRORS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POLYPHARMACY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 50249099644     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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