Community mental health nursing: Keeping pace with care delivery?: Feature Article

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 162-170

  Henderson, Julie ^a   Willis, Eileen ^b   Walter, Bonnie ^a   Toffoli, Luisa ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case management; Community mental health services; Mental health; Workload

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONFLICT; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 43149086417     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2008.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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