The mental health assistant practitioner: An oxymoron?

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-184

  Warne, T ^a   McAndrew, S ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assistant practitioners; Mental health nurse; Role; Whole systems thinking

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; NURSING; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 1642525906     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2003.00704.x     Document Type: Review

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