Psychiatric nurse practitioners' experiences of working with mental health care users presenting with acute symptoms.
Psychiatric nurse practitioners (PNPs) working with mental health care users presenting with acute symptoms work in a complex environment. This environment is characterised by mental health care users who may present with a history of violence, sexual assault and substance misuse. The objectives of...
| Publicado en: | Curationis Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10 |
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African Online Scientific Information System PTY LTD
Sep2012
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