Surveying the attitudes of acute mental health nurses

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 196-202

  Munro, S ^a   Baker, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute mental health; Attitudes; Nursing; Staff

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL METHOD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENGLAND; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEGATIVISM; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PREJUDICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33847769760     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01063.x     Document Type: Article

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