Impact of theory and clinical placement on undergraduate students' mental health nursing knowledge, skills, and attitudes: Feature article

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 116-125

  Henderson, Susan ^a   Happell, Brenda ^d   Martin, Trish ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^d CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Knowledge; Mental health nursing; Nursing education; Skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 33847681304     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2007.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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