Pro re nata use in a psychiatric intensive care unit

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 409-417

  Mullen, Antony ^a,c   Drinkwater, Vincent ^b  

^a Lake Macquarie Mental Health Service   (Australia)

^b Psychiatric Emergency Services   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

As required; Mental health nursing; Pro re nata; Psychiatric intensive care

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80155147866     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2011.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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