Farrell G A, Carr J M
School of Nursing, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia.
Aust N Z J Ment Health Nurs. 1996 Jun;5(2):77-83.
Should we be concerned about the amount of undergraduate and postgraduate theory and practice hours nurses undertake caring for people with mental illness? Information on mental health curricula was sought from all university schools of nursing in Australia. There was an 84% response rate. For undergraduate courses the findings indicated great variability among schools. In one school students had 30 hours theory and no practice hours, compared with another school's 128 hours of theory and 200 practice hours. Few courses were available at the postgraduate level and the content of these courses did not appear to reflect students' previous experience in mental health/psychiatric nursing. This implies that students could graduate with limited practical experience. Without a clearly articulated career pathway, based on nationally agreed practice and educational requirements, it is difficult to see how mental health/psychiatric nurses can continue to claim they belong to a professional specialist discipline.
我们是否应该关注护士在照顾精神疾病患者时所承担的本科和研究生理论及实践时长？我们从澳大利亚所有大学护理学院获取了心理健康课程的相关信息。回复率为84%。对于本科课程，调查结果显示各学校之间存在很大差异。在一所学校，学生有30小时理论学习且无实践时长，而另一所学校则有128小时理论学习和200小时实践时长。研究生阶段的课程很少，且这些课程的内容似乎并未反映学生此前在心理健康/精神科护理方面的经验。这意味着学生毕业时可能实践经验有限。如果没有基于全国公认的实践和教育要求而明确阐述的职业发展路径，很难想象精神科护士如何能继续宣称自己属于专业的专科领域。
