Quantitative analysis of mental health nurse prescribers in Scotland

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 471-478

  Snowden, A ^a,b  

^a University of West of Scotland ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Likert scale; Mental health; Nurse prescribing; Quantitative analysis; Questionnaire; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE NURSE; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; NURSES, MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 47349103465     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01251.x     Document Type: Article

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