Becoming a psychiatric/mental health nurse in the UK: A qualitative study exploring processes of identity formation

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 745-751

  Hurley, John ^a   Lakeman, Richard ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAREER CHOICE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 81255129641     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2011.609634     Document Type: Article

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