Promoting a sustainable mental health nursing workforce: An evaluation of a transition mental health nursing programme

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-116

  Cleary, Michelle ^a   Happell, Brenda ^b  

^a Central Sydney Area Mental Health Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical supports; Graduate nurse programme; Mental health nursing; Recruitment; Retention; Transition to practice programme

Indexed keywords

EID: 22244467373     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14400979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0979.2005.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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