Mental health nursing and physical health care: A cross-sectional study of nurses' attitudes, practice, and perceived training needs for the physical health care of people with severe mental illness

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 409-417

  Robson, Debbie ^a   Haddad, Mark ^b   Gray, Richard ^c   Gournay, Kevin ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Mental health nurses; Physical health care; Serious mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH NURSES; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTITUDES; MENTAL HEALTH NURSES; PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE; SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMS; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882675035     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2012.00883.x     Document Type: Article

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