Mental health nurse prescribing in New Zealand and the United Kingdom: Comparing the pathways

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-23

  Chaston, Denise ^a   Seccombe, Judy ^a  

^a Universal College of Learning   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Education; Mental health; New Zealand; Nurse prescriber; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PRESCRIPTIONS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 58149354680     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: 17446163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2009.00196.x     Document Type: Article

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