Evaluation of a forensic psychiatric setting to provide a graduate nurse programme

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-34

  Martin, Trish ^a,b,c   Donley, Mandy ^a   Parkes, Jordan ^a   Wilkins, Cara F ^a  

^a VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Thomas Embling Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forensic; Graduate nurse programme; Mental health nursing; Psychiatric nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS, NURSING; VICTORIA;

EID: 33846243254     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2006.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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