Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, Australia.
Faculty of Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Aug;45(8):850-856. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2354385. Epub 2024 Jun 20.
Internationally there are both current and looming mental health workforce shortages. Mental health nurses who have received specialist education are a vital component to respond to these challenges.
This qualitative study aimed to better understand the efficacy and product quality of mental health nurse workforce preparation through pre-registration nurse education in Australia.
To meet this aim 19 educators representing 13 different universities were qualitatively interviewed.
Thematic analysis found four themes (1) Graduates are under-prepared for safe mental health nurse practice; (2) Essential mental health nurse capabilities are missing in graduates; (3) Barriers to graduate preparation, and (4) Negative impacts of inadequate graduate preparation.
Findings from this study suggest future workforce shortages would be best addressed through direct undergraduate entry for mental health nursing Implications for Practice: All nurse undergraduate training needs significantly enhanced mental health theory and placement within the course.
国际上当前和即将出现精神卫生劳动力短缺。接受过专业教育的精神科护士是应对这些挑战的重要组成部分。
本定性研究旨在通过澳大利亚注册前护士教育，更好地了解精神科护士劳动力准备的功效和质量。
为了达到这个目的，对 19 名代表 13 所不同大学的教育工作者进行了定性访谈。
主题分析发现了四个主题：（1）毕业生在安全的精神科护士实践方面准备不足；（2）毕业生缺乏基本的精神科护士能力；（3）毕业生准备工作的障碍；（4）准备不足的负面影响。
本研究的结果表明，未来的劳动力短缺最好通过直接招收精神科护士的本科生来解决。
所有护士本科培训都需要大大加强精神卫生理论和课程内的实习。
