Views on nurse prescribing: A survey of community mental health nurses in the Republic of Ireland

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-17

  Wells, J ^a   Bergin, M ^a   Gooney, M ^a   Jones, A ^b  

^a Ireland   (Ireland)

^b WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ireland; Mental health nurses; Policy; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58349122545     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01322.x     Document Type: Article

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