title: The evidence on how nurses approach risk assessment.
abstract: Over the past decade there have been a number of public enquiries that have forced nurses to improve their decision-making skills in risk assessment. This paper discusses the current evidence for how nurses assess risk in everyday practice and concludes that more research is needed to establish protocols for best practice.
authors.affiliation: South Central Secondary Community Mental Health Team, Edinburgh.
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brunton
mesh_terms: D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003657:Decision Making; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*