Hurley John, Foster Kim, Campbell Kat, Edan Vrinda, Hazelton Michael, Kennedy Hamilton, Roper Cath, Lakeman Richard
Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2023 Feb;32(1):172-185. doi: 10.1111/inm.13074. Epub 2022 Oct 5.
Mental health nursing requires a specialist range of capabilities and values. In Australian contexts, the preparation of nurses to work in mental health settings has attracted criticism from government reviews, academics, and graduate nurses. Insufficient mental health content and clinical placement experience in undergraduate nursing courses have been central to this criticism. The study aim was to identify the areas and modalities of capability development of graduate mental health nurses, from the perspectives of end point users. In order to meet the aim, a four-item cross-sectional online survey with three additional and open-ended questions was developed. The questions were co-designed with consumer academics and reviewed by consumer and carer organizations. The survey was widely distributed across Australian consumer and carer organizations, with 95 useable responses. Findings indicated strong support for lived experience being integrated into teaching teams for nurses, as well as support for undergraduate direct entry for mental health nursing. Themed content from open-ended responses reflected the survey outcomes as well as prioritizing skill development to support better therapeutic relating and nurse self-care. Key findings included strong support for greater lived experience input into mental health nurse education, specialist undergraduate preparation and a focus on developing relational capabilities in the mental health nurse workforce.
精神卫生护理需要一系列专业能力和价值观。在澳大利亚的背景下，护士在精神卫生环境中工作的准备工作受到了政府审查、学者和毕业护士的批评。本科护理课程中精神卫生内容不足和临床实习经验不足是这一批评的核心。该研究的目的是从最终用户的角度确定精神卫生毕业护士能力发展的领域和方式。为了实现这一目标，开展了一项包含四个项目的横断面在线调查，并附加了三个开放式问题。这些问题是与消费者学者共同设计的，并由消费者和护理者组织进行了审查。该调查在澳大利亚的消费者和护理者组织中广泛分发，共收到95份可用回复。调查结果表明，人们强烈支持将生活经验融入护士教学团队，同时也支持本科直接进入精神卫生护理专业。开放式回复的主题内容反映了调查结果，并将技能发展列为优先事项，以支持更好的治疗关系和护士自我护理。主要调查结果包括：强烈支持将更多生活经验纳入精神卫生护士教育、本科专业准备以及关注精神卫生护士队伍中关系能力的发展。
