Frequency of assault and severity of injury of psychiatric nurses in relation to the nurses' decision to restrain

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 526-534

  Moylan, L B ^a   Cullinan, M ^b  

^a Nursing (Master's Degree Program)   (United States)

^b MOLLOY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assault; Decision; Injury; Nurses; Psychiatry; Restraint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960312713     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01699.x     Document Type: Article

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