Time to heal

Article Abstract:

The opening of the inquiry into the massacre of 16 school children and their teacher in Dunblane, Scotland, in Mar 1996 will help some victims' families to come to terms with what happened, while for others it will prolong the emotional healing process. Those involved in long-term counselling support for the families and professionals affected will have to adopt a number of different approaches. Experience of earlier tragedies indicates that health care staff may try to deny what has happened, and some may have to be reassured that they are not mentally disordered.

Care and treatment, Post-traumatic stress disorder

---

The skill of an inside job

Article Abstract:

The Scottish Prison Service is seeking to improve the mental health care of of prisoners, and particularly to address the high rate of suicide. Its new strategy, to be implemented from Feb 1998, develops the contribution of prison nurses in an integrated approach involving the wider prison community. It will also extend its training in mental health nursing. Prison nurses must have a wide range of skills. The job can be demanding and prisoners may be hostile, but prison nurses enjoy the autonomy and breadth of experience.

Evaluation, Officials and employees, Prisons, Nursing specialties

---

Soft target: violence against NHS staff is in the news again after an attack on a nurse in a hospital car park

Article Abstract:

The National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts believe that security for staff in hospitals and in the community is a priority for managers, particularly following recent cases of violence against NHS staff.A common danger is threatening behaviour from patients in A&E departments and solutions could include security cameras and guards.

Safety and security measures, Hospitals, Nurses

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: The association of sexual abuse with pelvic pain complaints in a primary care population. Long-term outcomes after surgical and nonsurgical management of chronic pelvic pain: One year after evaluation in a pelvic pain specialty clinic
• Abstracts: The role of the pneumatic antishock garment in penetrating cardiac wounds. Hypoxic events in the surgical intensive care unit
• Abstracts: 100 apples divided by 15 red herrings: a cautionary tale from the mid-19th century on comparing hospital mortality rates
• Abstracts: Changing focus on unexplained esophageal chest pain. Diagnostic value of esophageal studies in patients with angina-like chest pain and normal coronary angiograms
• Abstracts: Discussing hidden bias in observational studies. When to base clinical policies on observational versus randomized trial data

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.