Perceptions from the front line: Professional identity in mental health nursing

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-32

  Hercelinskyj, Gylo ^a   Cruickshank, Mary ^a   Brown, Peter ^b   Phillips, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Identity; Mental health nurse; Qualitative; Recruitment and retention; Role

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANPOWER; NURSE ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NURSE'S ROLE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VICTORIA;

EID: 84891898783     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12001     Document Type: Article

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