Recognising and reconciling differences: Mental health nurses and nursing students' perceptions of the preceptorship relationship

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 38-43

  Charleston, Rosemary ^a   Happell, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health; Mental health nurse recruitment; Nursing; Nursing education; Preceptorship; Students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSES; PRECEPTORSHIP; STUDENTS, NURSING; VICTORIA;

EID: 33947526209     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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