What makes a quality therapeutic relationship in psychiatric/mental health nursing: A review of the research literature

Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Dziopa, Fiona ^a   Ahern, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health; Nurse patient relationship; Psychiatric nursing; Review literature

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650478675     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15236064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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