Education for community psychiatric nurses: Content, structure and trends in recruitment

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-145

  Hannigan, B ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community psychiatric nursing; Education; Mental health policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAREER CHOICE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 0033107444     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.1999.620137.x     Document Type: Article

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