An outline of the forensic nursing role

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 14 Oct 1993 English Publisher:Mark Allen GroupJournal:British Journal of Nursing, volume 2, pages 899-904 (issn: 0966-0461, eissn: 2052-2819,

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Authors: S, Burrow;

doi: 10.12968/bjon.1993.2.18.899

pmid: 8286915

An outline of the forensic nursing role

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Abstract

Nurses working within secure institutions are agents for both therapy and custody. With its distinctive client group, predominantly institution-based care, exceptional knowledge base and clinical focus on mental disorder and deviance, forensic nursing can justifiably claim the status of a specialty.

Related Organizations

Broadmoor Hospital
United Kingdom
West London Mental Health NHS Trust
United Kingdom

Keywords

Mental Disorders, Prisoners, Prisons, Dangerous Behavior, Role, Humans, Psychiatric Nursing, Forensic Psychiatry, Hospitals, Special

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