Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 76-81 , April 2006

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Education in Victoria, Australia: Barriers to Specialization

  • Brenda Happell

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Brenda Happell, RN, RPN, BA (Hons), Dip Ed, BEd, MEd, PhD, Associate Professor/Director, Centre for Psychiatric Nursing Research and Practice, School of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Level 1, 723 Swanston Street, Carlton 3010, Australia.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2005.08.011

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 76-81 , April 2006

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