Clinical experience in mental health nursing: Determining satisfaction and the influential factors

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 849-855

  Happell, Brenda ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Clinical experience; Mental health nursing; Nursing students; Preceptorship

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHER; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FACULTY, NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MENTORS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS, NURSING; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 49749083477     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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