Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Aggression in a high secure hospital: staff and patient attitudes.
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs
April 2013
Divisional Lead for Mental Health Reader in Mental Health Nursing, School of Health, University of Central Lancashire, Preston Management of Violence & Aggression Lead, MersyCare NHS Trust Practice Development Team Senior Nurse Therapist/Research Lead, Ashworth Hospital, Maghull, Merseyside, UK.
Responding to aggressive behaviour is a key activity for nurses and other care staff in high secure hospitals. The attitudes and beliefs of staff regarding patient aggression will influence the management strategies they adopt. Patients will also hold attitudes regarding the causes of and best ways to respond to aggressive behaviour.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: A discussion paper outlining the potential for a multi-qualified health practitioner who has undertaken a programme of study incorporating the strengths of the specialist nurse with other professional routes.
Background And Rationale: The concept and the context of 'nursing' is wide and generalized across the healthcare spectrum with a huge number of practitioners in separate branches, specialities and sub-specialities. As a profession, nursing consists of different groups in alliance with each other.
Evaluation of a Mental Health Service for Young Children: Development, Outcome and Satisfaction.
Child Adolesc Ment Health
May 2003
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Public Health, Hospital de la Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Background: Over a 10-year period (1984-1996) a child guidance clinic developed a service in the community for parents with young children with mental health problems. This included support for primary care staff and training courses. The clinical input to the young children developed from a clinic within the child guidance clinic (1984-87), to a specialist clinic for under fives (1990-91) to a service run by a nurse in the community (1994-95), with nurses referring to colleagues only the more complicated cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWorking with survivors of torture in Sarajevo with Reiki.
Complement Ther Nurs Midwifery
February 2001
Reiki Master, Bearsden, Glasgow, UK.
While working as a nurse/therapist in Sarajevo, I had the opportunity to work in an experimental situation at a center for torture survivors. This was to see if the use of Reiki would have a beneficial effect on this type of patient. It involved a rethink on traditional Reiki hand positions, music, and the general set-up of the room being used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMaximizing care outcomes of a patient with impaired bladder function: a PI project in a rehabilitation unit.
J Nurs Care Qual
August 1998
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, New York, USA.
At Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Rehabilitation Unit, approximately 50 percent of patients have impaired bladder function due to disease and trauma. In 1996, the rehabilitation staff identified an opportunity to improve care outcomes of patients with impaired bladder function. Using five steps for performance improvement from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, a team consisting of a physician, nurse, therapist, and psychologist was formed to explore strategies for improving care of these patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!