School nurses' involvement, attitudes and training needs for mental health work: A UK-wide cross-sectional study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2471-2480

  Haddad, Mark ^a   Butler, Georgia S ^a   Tylee, Andre ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Depression Attitude Questionnaire; Involvement; School nurses; Survey; Training needs mental health work; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL NURSING; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; WORKLOAD;

EID: 78649470784     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05432.x     Document Type: Article

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