The article reports on research into the adoption of the Safewards program in Queensland to reduce the frequency of risks and harmful events in mental health nursing facilities. Topics covered include the need for good communication and teamwork to manage aggressive behaviour of mental health patients, the Safewards program being designed by Professor Len Bowers of Kings College London in England, and the components of the evaluation of mental health nursing interventions
This paper aims to present best practice in risk management within mental health services. Its purpo...
ts gated mental health problems in nursing and medical their nursing program identified difficulty w...
Seclusion of patients on psychiatric wards is a controversial intervention with serious safety issue...
Aggression during psychiatric hospitalisation is frequent, problematic, and a major challenge for nu...
Background The Safewards model is gaining increasing acceptance in the mental health field in Austra...
Background: A lack of safety experienced by patients and staff in acute psychiatric units is a major...
Background: The Safewards model is gaining increasing acceptance in the mental health field in Austr...
Introduction Safewards is an organisational approach to delivering inpatient mental health services....
Safewards is intended to be an evidence-based approach to reduce levels of conflict and containment ...
Introduction: Mental health professionals working in acute inpatient mental health wards are involve...
Introduction: Mental health professionals working in acute inpatient mental health wards are involve...
Background: Inpatient mental health wards are reported by many consumers to be custodial, unsafe, an...
Background: Inpatient mental health wards are reported by many consumers to be custodial, unsafe, an...
Background: Inpatient mental health wards are reported by many consumers to be custodial, unsafe, an...
The advent of deinstitutionalisation has increased the number of mental health consumers in the com...
This paper aims to present best practice in risk management within mental health services. Its purpo...
ts gated mental health problems in nursing and medical their nursing program identified difficulty w...
Seclusion of patients on psychiatric wards is a controversial intervention with serious safety issue...
Aggression during psychiatric hospitalisation is frequent, problematic, and a major challenge for nu...
Background The Safewards model is gaining increasing acceptance in the mental health field in Austra...
Background: A lack of safety experienced by patients and staff in acute psychiatric units is a major...
Background: The Safewards model is gaining increasing acceptance in the mental health field in Austr...
Introduction Safewards is an organisational approach to delivering inpatient mental health services....
Safewards is intended to be an evidence-based approach to reduce levels of conflict and containment ...
Introduction: Mental health professionals working in acute inpatient mental health wards are involve...
Introduction: Mental health professionals working in acute inpatient mental health wards are involve...
Background: Inpatient mental health wards are reported by many consumers to be custodial, unsafe, an...
Background: Inpatient mental health wards are reported by many consumers to be custodial, unsafe, an...
Background: Inpatient mental health wards are reported by many consumers to be custodial, unsafe, an...
The advent of deinstitutionalisation has increased the number of mental health consumers in the com...
This paper aims to present best practice in risk management within mental health services. Its purpo...
ts gated mental health problems in nursing and medical their nursing program identified difficulty w...
Seclusion of patients on psychiatric wards is a controversial intervention with serious safety issue...