The slow death of psychiatric nursing: What next?

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 401-415

  Holmes, C A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Generic mental health worker; Mental health nursing; Nursing shortage; Nursing workforce; Psychiatric nursing

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MODEL; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHIATRY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, NURSING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHIATRY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 33748368674     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00998.x     Document Type: Article

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