Addressing mental health nursing workforce issues in Australia: A case study analysis

Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 89-102

  Hungerford, Catherine ^a   Hodgson, Donna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b ACT Government Health Directorate   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Education program; Mental health services; Registered nurses; Workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880764147     PISSN: 17556228     EISSN: 20428707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JMHTEP-10-2012-0034     Document Type: Article

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