'I don't want to be a psychiatric nurse': An exploration of factors inhibiting recruitment to psychiatric nursing in Ireland

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-87

  Wells, J S G ^a   Ryan, D ^b   McElwee, C N ^a  

^a South East Technological University   (Ireland)

^b South Eastern Health Board   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Careers guidance; Choice; Perceptions; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRELAND; MALE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; NURSING STUDENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; STUDENT; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

CAREER CHOICE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL WORK; STEREOTYPING; STUDENT DROPOUTS; STUDENTS; STUDENTS, NURSING; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

EID: 0033654008     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2000.00263.x     Document Type: Article

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