J Pediatr Health Care. 2019 May-Jun;33(3):e9-e17. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2018.11.001. Epub 2019 Jan 23.
Lack of access to support, services, and providers for children and adolescents with mental health conditions is a serious problem in the United States. Fewer than half of the children who need services obtain them. To meet this demand, the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board launched a new specialty certification in 2011 for advanced practice registered nurses called the pediatric primary care mental health specialist (PMHS). In 2016, a job task analysis of the role of the PMHS and nurse practitioners practicing in pediatric mental health and developmental/behavioral pediatrics was conducted. Surveys were completed by 293 respondents. Demographic characteristics, tasks performed in practice, diagnoses made, assessment and screening tools used, and types of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions were obtained and are reported. The roles of the PMHS and nurse practitioner in pediatric mental health are well established and key to expanding services and access to children and their families.
在美国，儿童和青少年精神健康状况的支持、服务和提供者的缺乏是一个严重的问题。需要服务的儿童中，只有不到一半的人能获得服务。为了满足这一需求，儿科护理认证委员会于 2011 年为高级执业注册护士推出了一项名为儿科初级保健心理健康专家 (PMHS) 的新专业认证。2016 年，对 PMHS 的角色以及在儿童心理健康和发育/行为儿科学领域执业的执业护士进行了一次工作任务分析。共有 293 名受访者完成了调查。获得并报告了人口统计学特征、实践中执行的任务、做出的诊断、使用的评估和筛选工具以及药物和非药物干预的类型。PMHS 和执业护士在儿童心理健康中的作用已经确立，这是扩大儿童及其家庭服务和获得服务的关键。
