Why I want to be a psychiatric nurse: Constructing an identity through contrasts with general nursing

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 295-298

  Moir, James ^a   Abraham, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORK;

CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 0030075274     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb02670.x     Document Type: Article

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