title: Clinical risk assessment for mental health nurses.
abstract: This article proposes a risk management cycle for mental health nurses, it can be used as a guide to assessing and managing the risk of harm associated with people with mental health problems alongside systematic approaches to planning care.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Services of Salford NHS Trust, Manchester.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doyle
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000451:nursing*; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*