Skills, knowledge, and attitudes expected of a newly-graduated mental health nurse in an inpatient setting

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 410-418

  Patterson, Christopher ^a   Curtis, Janette ^a   Reid, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competency; Mental health nurse; New graduate; Registered nurse; Skill

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 55049129294     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2008.00572.x     Document Type: Article

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