Administration of PRN Medications and Use of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in Acute Geropsychiatric Settings: Implications for Practice

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 82-90

  Lindsey, Pamela L ^a   Buckwalter, Kathleen C ^b  

^a MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

geropsychiatric units; nonpharmacologic interventions; PRN medication; psychotropic medication

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84858732368     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: 15325725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078390312438768     Document Type: Article

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