Assistants' in nursing perceptions of their social place within mental health-care settings

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 439-447

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

^a Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Office   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assistant in nursing; Mental health; Nursing shortage; Nursing workforce

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING ASSISTANT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIALIZATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSES' AIDES; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 84940516785     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12137     Document Type: Article

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