Psychiatric nurses enhancing consumer and caregiver participation in the State of Victoria: The impact of history and policy

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-63

  Goodwin, Val ^a   Happell, Brenda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Caregiver participation; Consumer participation; History; Mental health psychiatric nurses; Victoria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT RIGHT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT RIGHTS; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; POLICY MAKING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STEREOTYPING; VICTORIA;

EID: 34247555898     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154406298389     Document Type: Review

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