A talent for listening
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The National Deaf Services at the Pathfinder Mental Health Services NHS Trust in London, England, created a team of hearing and deaf mental health care professionals in 1987. The first formal training course for health care assistants was set up at the College of Health Studies at St George's Hospital in London, England, in 1992. The introduction of NVQ-trained deaf care workers to the nursing team has made it possible to take an innovative approach to care management. Furthermore, it has been possible to reduce the administration of medicines and the use of restraint and seclusion.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1997
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Dealing with difficult client behaviour
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Psychiatric intensive care wards use a variety of methods to deal with difficult psychiatric patients, and not just the control and restraint techniques which are popularly believed to be used all of the time. Medication is considered popular by both patients and staff and is commonly used even though there is a small risk of overdose. Another frequently used method is stimulus reduction together with increasing the nurse to patient ratio to one to one until the difficult behaviour ceases. Control and restraint is the least popular technique.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1995
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