Administration of medication in the acute mental health ward: Perspective of nurses and patients

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-61

  Duxbury, Joy A ^a   Wright, Karen ^a   Bradley, Diane ^a   Barnes, Pamela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medication administration; Mental health; Therapeutic relationship

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 74049106556     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2009.00638.x     Document Type: Article

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