Mental health nursing and stress: Maintaining balance

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 77-85

  Ward, Louise ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diversity; Education; Mental health nursing; Recruitment and retention; Stress; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MANPOWER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WORKPLACE;

FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING, TEAM; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79952237030     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2010.00715.x     Document Type: Article

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