Are nurses in mental health services providing physical health care for people with serious mental illness an australian perspective

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 198-207

  Happell, Brenda ^a   Platania Phung, Chris ^a   Scott, David ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; WORK;

AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CREDENTIALING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; JOB DESCRIPTION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 84879571785     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2012.733907     Document Type: Review

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