The importance of clinical experience for mental health nursing - Part 1: Undergraduate nursing students' attitudes, preparedness and satisfaction: Feature Article

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 326-332

  Happell, Brenda ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Clinical experience; Education; Mental health; Nursing; Students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; VICTORIA;

EID: 51449124549     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2008.00555.x     Document Type: Article

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