The mixed attitudes of nurse's to caring for people with mental illness in a rural general hospital

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 249-257

  Reed, Frances ^a   Fitzgerald, Les ^b  

^a Maldon Hospital   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Education nursing; Mental health; Nursing; Rural hospitals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; FEAR; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; FEAR; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEGATIVISM; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREJUDICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SECURITY MEASURES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME MANAGEMENT; VICTORIA;

EID: 33644875214     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0979.2005.00389.x     Document Type: Article

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