Nursing handover within mental health rehabilitation: An exploratory study of practice and perception

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 287-295

  McCloughen, Andrea ^a   O'Brien, Louise ^a   Gillies, Donna ^a   McSherry, Caroline ^b  

^a CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Nursing Administration   (Australia)

Author keywords

Handover; Mental health; Nursing; Rehabilitation; Shift report

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHILOSOPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 46749127401     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2008.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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