TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - From safety contract to safety agreement
JO  - Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services
A1  - Potter, M.
A1  - Dawson, A.
SP  - 38
EP  - 45
VL  - 39
IS  - 8
N2  - 1. Confusion and controversy continue to surround the definition and use of safety contracts. 2. A safety agreement based on Orlando's Nursing Theory may be a more practical, concise, and nurse-patient friendly means to promote patient safety. 3. The key ingredients in a safety agreement are identifying patients' immediate safety needs and decreasing patients' immediate distress related to safety through the nurse-patient relationship. 4. The value of a safety agreement lies not in the tool itself but in its promotion of a nurse-patient relationship that involves communication and collaboration.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0279-3695
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/0279-3695-20010801-16
ID  - ref1
ER  -