Interagency collaborative research projects: Illustrating potential problems, and finding solutions in the nursing literature

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 171-180

  McCloughen, Andrea ^a,b   O'Brien, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b School of Nursing   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Collaborative research; Interagency research; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; POLITICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; TEACHER;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTORS; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PILOT PROJECTS; POLITICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRECEPTORSHIP; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33746882870     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2006.00416.x     Document Type: Review

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