Closeness, chaos and crisis: The attractions of working in acute mental health care

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 750-757

  Deacon, M ^a   Warne, T ^b   Mcandrew, S ^c  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute care; Nursing; Organizational change; Qualitative methodology

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPATHY; ENGLAND; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33750705906     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.01030.x     Document Type: Article

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