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Putting all the pieces together : exploring workforce issues in mental health nursing
journal contribution
posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by Brenda HappellThe problems of establishing sufficient numbers of adequately skilled mental health nurses with the motivation to work in this field over the long term are well known. Recruitment and retention remain problematic particularly in light of the ageing workforce. Nursing workloads, stress and burnout, workplace violence and aggression, for example are frequently identified as major contributors to these problems. While these factors have been identified and articulated, the relationship between them has received significantly less attention. This paper provides an overview of the relationship between these factors and subsequently emphasises the need for them to be considered collectively rather than individually. More effective and sustainable workforce planning will be facilitated through recognition of the complexity of mental health nursing rather than by artificially reducing it to component parts.
Funding
Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)
History
Volume
29Issue
1Start Page
43End Page
52Number of Pages
10ISSN
1037-6178Location
AustraliaPublisher
eContent Management Pty LtdLanguage
en-ausPeer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
External Author Affiliations
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health; Institute for Health and Social Science Research (IHSSR);Era Eligible
- Yes