Who wants to be a psychiatric nurse? Novice student nurses' interest in psychiatric nursing

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 479-484

  Happell, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Career choices; Education; Nursing; Psychiatric; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; VICTORIA;

EID: 0033288004     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.1999.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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