What makes an excellent mental health nurse? A pragmatic inquiry initiated and conducted by people with lived experience of service use

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 101-109

  Gunasekara, Imani ^a   Pentland, Tina ^a   Rodgers, Tracey ^a   Patterson, Sue ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health nursing; Patients' experiences; Quality improvement; Recovery; User involvement

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CAREGIVERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84897585776     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12027     Document Type: Article

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