An investigation of aged care mental health knowledge of Queensland aged care nurses

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-23

  Hsu, Mei Chi ^a   Moyle, Wendy ^a   Creedy, Debra ^a   Venturato, Lorraine ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care mental health; Knowledge; Mary Starke Harper Ageing Knowledge Exam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 17844386584     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0979.2005.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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