The study examines the experiences of physical restraint procedures reported by nursing
staff in a secure mental health service. Interview data were subjected to thematic content …

This literature review forms a background element of a comparative study of two acute
psychiatric wards in the East End of London. The research focused on ward rules as a …

Background Nursing care is guided by a value base focusing on promoting dignity and
health by means of the caring relationship. However, previous research has revealed that …

Background. Research studies suggest that hospital programmes for young people
diagnosed with anorexia nervosa have high readmission rates and limited effectiveness …

This paper argues against incorporating assessments of individual responsibility into
healthcare policies by expanding an existing argument and offering a rebuttal to an …

The distribution of scarce healthcare resources is an increasingly important issue due to
factors such as expensive 'high tech'medicine, longer life expectancies and the rising …

Background. Violence in British psychiatric hospitals appears to be escalating, with nursing
staff the most frequent victims of assault. There is also public concern about violence on the …

Using restraint with nursing home residents: a qualitative study of nursing staff perceptions
and decision‐making The study reported in this paper applied a qualitative and …

The phenomenon of the difficult patient is well known to nurses. Nursing research
concerning this phenomenon is limited. The existing research focuses primarily on …

This article is part of an ongoing study aimed at illuminating the meaning of dependency on
care. The aim of this particular study is to illuminate the meaning of the phenomenon …