Models of psychiatric nursing education in developing African countries: A comparative study of Botswana and Nigeria

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 215-228

  Adejumo, Oluyinka ^a   Ehlers, Valerie J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Botswana; Comprehensive nursing programme; Curriculum; Developing countries; Education; Nigeria; Postbasic; Psychiatric mental health nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CERTIFICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NIGERIA; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; WORK;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BOTSWANA; CERTIFICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FACULTY, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NIGERIA; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035490874     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01962.x     Document Type: Article

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