Construction of an Instrument to Evaluate Nurses' Decision Making in Relation to the Use of Restraint in Acute Care Psychiatry

Lois Biggin Moylan

doi:10.1080/01612840903168711

Construction of an Instrument to Evaluate Nurses' Decision Making in Relation to the Use of Restraint in Acute Care Psychiatry

Lois Biggin Moylan

Nursing

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Original language	American English
Journal	Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Volume	30
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840903168711
State	Published - Jan 1 2009

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Psychiatry
Clinical Psychology
Medicine and Health Sciences

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