South Staffordshire Healthcare, NHS Trust and Staffordshire University, UK.
Int J Nurs Stud. 2007 Mar;44(3):407-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.03.011.
Recent European policies emphasise that the training and education of health professionals are a major means of improving mental health services. Little comparative research has been undertaken to ascertain the degree of homogeneity in the training of nurses working in mental health settings across Europe.
The aim of this study was to investigate the training of nurses working in mental health settings in a range of European countries. Specifically, information regarding criteria for entry into training, type of qualification awarded and further training opportunities was to be explored.
A specially designed questionnaire was designed to gather data from senior mental health nurses working in the mental health field in a sample of 12 countries from across Europe.
Findings disclosed considerable disparity between countries in respect to nurse training, with few countries requiring a specialist nursing qualification to practice in the mental health field. There appears to be little homogeneity in terms of educational provision pre and post-qualification.
More research is needed into how European states deliver nurse training and education, how students are prepared for various practice settings and the effect on outcomes for service users of different models of training.
近期欧洲政策强调，卫生专业人员的培训与教育是改善心理健康服务的主要手段。为确定欧洲各地心理健康机构护士培训的同质化程度，开展的比较研究较少。
本研究旨在调查一系列欧洲国家心理健康机构护士的培训情况。具体而言，将探索有关培训入学标准、授予的资格类型以及进一步培训机会的信息。
设计了一份专门的问卷，以收集来自欧洲12个国家心理健康领域资深心理健康护士的数据。
研究结果显示各国在护士培训方面存在显著差异，很少有国家要求在心理健康领域执业具备专业护理资格。资格前和资格后的教育提供方面似乎缺乏同质性。
需要更多研究来了解欧洲各国如何提供护士培训与教育，学生如何为各种实践环境做好准备，以及不同培训模式对服务使用者结果的影响。
