Primary nursing: Staff perception of changes in ward atmosphere and role

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 525-532

  Rigby, A ^a   Leach, C ^a,b   Greasley, P ^a  

^a Wakefield Pontefract Comm Hlth N   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Primary nursing; Psychiatry; Satisfaction; Staff perception; Ward atmosphere

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENGLAND; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY NURSING CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0035748811     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1351-0126.2001.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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