Staying safe: Re-examining workplace violence in acute psychiatric settings

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 37-41

  Allen, Diane E ^a  

^a New Hampshire Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADULT; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT ISOLATION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SICK LEAVE; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84884388799     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20130612-04     Document Type: Article

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