Hagerty B M, Bissonnette T, Bostrom A, Lovell B, Sieloff C
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 1995 Sep-Oct;16(5):419-32. doi: 10.3109/01612849509006943.
Concerned about the status of both mental health services and the role of professional nursing in the delivery of those services, the Michigan Nurses' Association Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice Section initiated a survey of psychiatric nurses in the state. One hundred forty psychiatric nurses returned questionnaires that explored their professional characteristics and activities, the characteristics of their clients, their perceptions of major issues confronting mental health services and psychiatric nursing and recommended actions, the perceived strengths of psychiatric nursing, and the skills and knowledge they believed are necessary for the future. Respondents are working with a variety of patients in difficult circumstances. Responses indicate the need for specialized knowledge and skills to provide care to mentally ill clients with increasingly complex problems, additional nursing involvement in political and health care arenas, and more nursing leadership and support within nursing.
密歇根护士协会精神心理健康护理实践部门关注精神卫生服务的现状以及专业护理在提供这些服务中的作用，发起了一项针对该州精神科护士的调查。140名精神科护士返回了问卷，问卷探讨了他们的专业特征和活动、客户的特征、他们对精神卫生服务和精神科护理面临的主要问题的看法以及建议采取的行动、精神科护理的感知优势，以及他们认为未来所需的技能和知识。受访者正在困难环境中为各类患者提供护理。调查结果表明，需要具备专业知识和技能，以便为问题日益复杂的精神病患者提供护理，护士需要更多地参与政治和医疗保健领域，并且在护理行业内需要更多的护理领导和支持。
