A replication study of the City nurse intervention: Reducing conflict and containment on three acute psychiatric wards

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 737-742

  Bowers, L ^a   Flood, C ^a   Brennan, G ^b   Allan, T ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Inpatient issues; Practice development; Restraint; Safety and security

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGGRESSION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 53349163895     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01294.x     Document Type: Article

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