title: Close observation: how to improve assessments.
abstract: Close observation on an acute psychiatric ward is an intervention of restraint. It is intended to ensure the safety and well-being of the patient. This article presents research into the prescription of dose observation and sets out to offer a model for prescribing and reviewing this intervention.
authors.affiliation: Tredgold Ward, Camden and Islington Community Health Services NHS Trust, London.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dennis
mesh_terms: D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D012307:Risk Factors