Emotional problems in primary care: What is the potential for increasing the role of nurses?

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 879-890

  Mead, Nicola ^a   Bower, Peter ^a   Gask, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Literature review; Mental health; Nurse education; Nurse roles; Primary care; Training

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; WORK;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING STAFF; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 0031280421     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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