Behavioral Emergencies: A Closer Look

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 104-108

  McCoy, Cindy ^a   Johnson, Kelly ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TROY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RESTLESSNESS; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY;

ANXIETY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ISOLATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78651356706     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2010.06.021     Document Type: Article

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