Transition to mental health nursing through specialist graduate nurse programs in mental health: A review of the literature

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-200

  Hayman White, Karla ^a   Happell, Brenda ^b   Charleston, Rosemary ^a   Ryan, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE CLINICIANS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; VICTORIA;

EID: 33847106307     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840601096354     Document Type: Article

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