Improving nurses' therapeutic attitude to patients who use illicit drugs: Workplace drug and alcohol education is not enough

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-118

  Ford, Rosemary ^a   Bammer, Gabriele ^b   Becker, Niels ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Care; Drug and alcohol education; Nurse; Role support; Therapeutic attitude

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT EDUCATION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 68549136658     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2009.01732.x     Document Type: Article

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