Negotiating complexities: An ethnographic study of intellectual disability and mental health nursing in New Zealand: Feature Article

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 274-284

  Taua, Chris ^a   Farrow, Tony ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dual diagnosis nursing; Ethnography; Inpatient; Intellectual disability; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MODEL; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MODELS, NURSING; NARRATION; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 68149089763     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2009.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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