Implementation of the Safewards model in public mental health facilities: A qualitative evaluation of staff perceptions

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 88, Issue , 2018, Pages 114-120

  Higgins, Niall ^a,b   Meehan, Thomas ^c,d   Dart, Nathan ^b   Kilshaw, Michael ^e   Fawcett, Lisa ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c The Park Centre for Mental health   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Implementation; Mental health nursing; Safewards; Staff perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LANGUAGE; NURSING STAFF; PERCEPTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PURPOSIVE SAMPLE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEENSLAND; REGISTERED NURSE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TURNOVER RATE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC SECTOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 85053483050     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.08.008     Document Type: Article

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