The life of a New Long Stay Patient: A reflexive experience

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 339-346

  Maccallum, E J ^a   Robertson, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care and environment; New Long Stay Patient; Reflective practice; Student's perceptions; Therapeutic relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 0033205912     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.1999.00222.x     Document Type: Article

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