'I can actually talk to them now': Qualitative results of an educational intervention for emergency nurses caring for clients who self-injure

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 2838-2845

  McAllister, Margaret ^a   Moyle, Wendy ^b   Billett, Stephen ^b   Zimmer Gembeck, Melanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency; Education and practice development; Evaluation research; Health promotion; Mental health; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 69949191225     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02540.x     Document Type: Article

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