Promoting mental health care in a rural paediatric unit through participatory action research

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 155-160

  Happell, Brenda ^a   Moxham, Lorna ^a   Reid Searl, Kerry ^a,b   Dwyer, Trudy ^a   Kahl, Julie ^b   Morris, Jodie ^a   Wheatland, Narelle ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Queensland Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

General nurse; Mental health; Paediatric; Upskilling

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STAFF TRAINING; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 66349137609     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2009.01061.x     Document Type: Article

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