Nurses' attitudes towards sexual relationships between patients in high security psychiatric hospitals in England: An exploratory qualitative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1731-1741

  Ruane, Jean ^a   Hayter, Mark ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Mental health; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFLICT; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT RIGHT; POLICY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); ENGLAND; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT RIGHTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL VALUES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 56749158035     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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