Leadership, support and acknowledgement of registered nurses work in acute mental health units

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 445-452

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

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feedback; Job performance; Leadership; Management; Mental health nursing; Quality of work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84866151646     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2011.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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