Safety Issues on British Mental Health Wards

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 104-111

  Janner, Marion ^a   Delaney, Kathleen R ^b  

^a Bright   (United Kingdom)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

inpatient psychiatric treatment; mental health hospitals; service user; ward safety

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PATIENT SAFETY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84858714588     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: 15325725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078390312438552     Document Type: Review

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