Journal article
Assessment following self-harm: nurses provide comparable risk assessment to psychiatrists but are less likely to admit for in-hospital treatment
Evidence-Based Nursing, Vol.14(3), pp.83-84
2011
Abstract
The major role that mental health nurses have in conducting self-harm assessments, including risk assessment and planning care pathways, should continue. There are differences between nurses and psychiatrists in the judgements regarding the management of a client who is at risk of self-harm repetition. Research is required to understand the reasons for the differences in clinical management. It may be that these differences relate more towards how novice or expert the clinician is, rather than their disciplinary base (whether nurse or doctor). If differences are due to xpertise, then clinicians could benefit from a shared approach to education on selfharm understanding, assessment and management
Details
- Title
- Assessment following self-harm: nurses provide comparable risk assessment to psychiatrists but are less likely to admit for in-hospital treatment
- Authors
- Margaret McAllister (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
- Publication details
- Evidence-Based Nursing, Vol.14(3), pp.83-84
- Publisher
- B M J Group
- Date published
- 2011
- DOI
- 10.1136/ebn1163
- ISSN
- 1468-9618
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2011 The Author. The published version of the paper is reproduced here for non-commercial purposes only in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449743602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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