Assistants in nursing working with mental health consumers in the emergency department

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 1729-1741

  Gerace, Adam ^a,b   Muir Cochrane, Eimear ^a   O'Kane, Deb ^a   Couzner, Leah ^a   Palmer, Christine ^a   Thornton, Karleen ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Mental Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

assistants in nursing; clinical experience; emergency department; mental health consumers; nursing workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE MANAGER; NURSING ROLE; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SKILL; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING ASSISTANTS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85047624177     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12477     Document Type: Article

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