Views and experiences of mental health nurses working with undergraduate assistants in nursing in an acute mental health setting

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 184-190

  Cleary, Michelle ^a   Horsfall, Jan ^b   O'Hara Aarons, Maureen ^a   Mannix, Judy ^a   Jackson, Debra ^c   Hunt, Glenn E ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assistants in nursing; Communication; Mental health; Safety; Skill mix; Undergraduate nursing student

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, NURSING; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSES' AIDES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84857956071     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2011.00784.x     Document Type: Article

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