Screening physical health? Yes! But...: Nurses' views on physical health screening in mental health care

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 15-16, 2013, Pages 2286-2297

  Happell, Brenda ^a   Scott, David ^a   Nankivell, Janette ^a   Platania Phung, Chris ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Monitoring; Nurses; Physical health; Risk management; Screening; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MONITORING; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCREENING; SIDE EFFECTS;

MONITORING; NURSES; PHYSICAL HEALTH; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCREENING; SIDE EFFECTS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84880103820     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04325.x     Document Type: Article

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