College of Nursing at Kent State University, Ohio,
J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2009 Apr;15(2):101-10. doi: 10.1177/1078390309333544.
A survey was sent to all Psychiatric Mental Health (PMH) Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who had a registered e-mail address with the American Nurses Credentialing Center, resulting in 1,899 usable surveys. The practice of two groups of APRNs was examined and contrasted: those certified to treat children and adolescents and PMH-APRNs certified only to treat adults. Our findings raise concerns about the numbers of PMH-APRNs treating children. Considering the national demand for mental health professionals prepared to treat children, the specialty must move to increase the number of qualified APRN child providers.
一项调查发给了所有在美国家庭护士认证中心注册了电子邮件地址的精神科心理健康（PMH）高级执业注册护士（APRN），共收到 1899 份有效问卷。调查比较了两组 APRN 的执业情况：那些获得治疗儿童和青少年认证的以及仅获得治疗成人 PMH-APRN 认证的。我们的研究结果对治疗儿童的 PMH-APRN 人数表示担忧。考虑到全国对准备治疗儿童的精神健康专业人员的需求，该专业必须努力增加合格的 APRN 儿童提供者人数。
