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Who is watching them? A study of the interpretation of the observation policy in a mental health unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Christine M. Hodgson ,
Joanne Kennedy ,
Paloma Ruiz ,
Michael Langenbach ,
Steve Moorhead  and
Ola Junaid
Christine M. Hodgson
Affiliation:
Mid-Trent Psychiatric Rotational Training Scheme
Joanne Kennedy
Affiliation:
Mid-Trent Psychiatric Rotational Training Scheme
Paloma Ruiz
Affiliation:
Mid-Trent Psychiatric Rotational Training Scheme
Michael Langenbach
Affiliation:
Mid-Trent Psychiatric Rotational Training Scheme
Steve Moorhead
Affiliation:
Mid-Trent Psychiatric Rotational Training Scheme
Ola Junaid
Affiliation:
Mapperley Hospital, Nottingham NG3 6AA
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Observation levels are widely used in the management of acutely disturbed psychiatric patients (Shugar & Rehaluk, 1990). Although clinicians are involved in decisions about observation levels, there is rarely any specific training and very little formal structure to the decision making process. We report a survey of the views and knowledge of clinical staff regarding observation levels. Questionnaires were sent to all the nurses of the six acute psychiatric wards in the Nottingham Mental Health Unit, and all the doctors involved in the care of patients on these wards.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 17 , Issue 8 , August 1993 , pp. 478 - 479
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 1993

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