An exploration of nurses' attitudes to the nursing care of the suicidal patient in an acute psychiatric ward

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-37

  Long, A ^a,b   Reid, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b South and East Belfast Trust Knockbracken   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0029696063     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.1996.tb00189.x     Document Type: Article

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