Case studies in restraint use in an acute teaching hospital : a Foucauldian approach

This thesis reports the outcomes of research into the use of restraint in the care of patients in an acute teaching hospital in Australia. The literature review undertaken for the study revealed much research into restraints showing evidence of the harm they cause, and their ineffectiveness as a saf...

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Main Author: Irving, Kate
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2001
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/918