Direct care activities for assistants in nursing in inpatient mental health settings in Australia: A modified Delphi study

Collegian

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 53-60

  Cowan, Darrin ^a   Brunero, Scott ^b   Lamont, Scott ^b   Joyce, Mark ^a  

^a Building 52   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assistant in nursing; Delphi methods; Direct care activities; Mental health

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS; DELPHI STUDY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING ASSISTANT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSES' AIDES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84920942916     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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