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National Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care (UK). Violence: The Short-Term Management of Disturbed/Violent Behaviour in In-Patient Psychiatric Settings and Emergency Departments. London: Royal College of Nursing (UK); 2005 Feb. (NICE Clinical Guidelines, No. 25.)

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Violence: The Short-Term Management of Disturbed/Violent Behaviour in In-Patient Psychiatric Settings and Emergency Departments.

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Abbrevations

Technical terms

ABS

agitated behaviour scale (Corrigan 1989)

AED

automated external defibrillators

ALS

advanced life support

ARP

aggression risk profile (Kay et al. 1987)

BARS(1)

behavioural activity rating scale (Swift et al. 1998)

BARS(2)

Barnes akathisia rating scale (Barnes 1989)

BLS

basic life support

BPRS

brief psychiatric ratings scale (Overall & Gorham 1962)

BVC

Brøset violence checklist (Almvik 1996)

CGI

clinical global impressions scale (Guy & Bonato 1970)

CGI

I clinical global impression of improvement – subscale of CGI (Guy & Bonato 1970)

CGI-S

clinical global impressions severity of illness scale – subscale of CGI (Guy & Bonato 1970)

CO

constant observation

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

EAQ

environment assessment questionnaire (Lanza 1996)

EPS

extrapyramidal symptoms

GCI

global clinical impressions scale

GDG

Guideline Development Group

HCR-20

historical/clinical/risk – 20-item scale, version 2 (Webster et al. 1997)

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

IFP

information for the public version

ILS

immediate life support

i/m

intramuscular injection

i/v

intravenous injection

MBPRS

modified brief psychiatric ratings scale (Tariot et al. 1993)

MMSE

mini mental state examination (Folstein et al. 1975)

MOAS

modified overt aggression scale (Kay et al. 1988)

NOSIE-30

nurses observation scale for in-patient evaluation (Honigfeld et al. 1966)

OAS

overt agitation scale (Yudofsky 1997)

PANSS

positive and negative syndrome scale (Kay et al. 1987)

PANSS-EC

positive and negative syndrome scale exited component -subscale of PANSS (Kay et al. 1987)

PICU

psychiatric intensive care unit

PCF

patient characteristic form b (Lanza 1996)

PCL-SV

psychopathy checklist: screening version (Hart et al. 1995)

PRN

pro-re-nata medication

QNS

quantified neurological scale (Convit et al. 1994)

RAPP

routine assessment of patient progress (Ehmann et al. 1995)

RCT

randomised controlled trial

RSU

regional secure unit

SO

special observation

SOAS

staff observation aggression scale (Palmestierna & Wistedt 1987)

SOAS-E

extended staff observation aggression scale (Hallenstinsen et al. 1998)

SOAS-R

staff observation aggression scale revised (Nijman et al. 1999)

SORS

special observation record sheets

SPC

summary of product characteristics

TSRS

target symptom rating scale (Barber et al. 2002)

VAS

any visual analogue scale, for example, likert scale

VRAG

violence risk appraisal guide (Harris et al. 1993; Webster et al. 1994).

Organisations

BNF

British National Formulary

DH

Department of Health

MHRA

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (formerly Medical Devices Agency)

NCC-NSC

National Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care

NICE

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

NIMHE

National Institute for Mental Health in England

NMC

Nursing and Midwifery Council (formerly the United Kingdom Central Council for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (UKCC), formerly the Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee (SNMAC).

NPSA

National Patient Safety Agency

NSF

National Service Framework

RCN

Royal College of Nursing

RCPsych

Royal College of Psychiatrists

SMS

the NHS Security Management Service

ScHARR

School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield

UKCC

The United Kingdom Central Council for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors. The role of this body has now been taken over by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Copyright © 2006, Royal College of Nursing.

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