Being different: A phenomenological exploration of a group of veteran psychiatric nurses

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 128-136

  Humble, Felicity ^a   Cross, Wendy ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Interview; Nurse education; Psychiatric nursing; Qualitative research; Recruitment and retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VETERAN;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; VETERANS;

EID: 77954380142     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2009.00651.x     Document Type: Article

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