Developing more positive attitudes towards mental health nursing in undergraduate students: Part 2-the impact of theory and clinical experience

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 527-536

  Happell, B ^a   Robins, A ^b   Gough, K ^c  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Education; Mental health; Nursing; Students; Theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PREJUDICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS, NURSING; VICTORIA;

EID: 48949106479     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01233.x     Document Type: Article

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