Learning essentials: What graduates of mental health nursing programmes need to know from an industry perspective

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 23-24, 2014, Pages 3449-3459

  Mcallister, Margaret ^a,b,c   Happell, Brenda ^d   Flynn, Trudi ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Centre for Mental Health Nursing Innovation   (Australia)

^c School of Nursing and Midwifery   (Australia)

^d CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Comprehensive education; Knowledge; Mental health nursing; Skills

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84926165082     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12594     Document Type: Article

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