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Turning the coin : emphasizing the opportunities in mental health nursing

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posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by Brenda Happell
It is widely acknowledged that mental health nursing has undergone considerable change in Australia during recent decades, including the main streaming of mental health services into the general health care system. Recruitment problems and high levels of stress and burnout associated with the profession are seen to be indicative of a degree of demise in the status and desirability of this field of practice. However, new nursing roles have developed in response to these changes. The aim of this paper is to focus on three specific roles: mental health consultation-liaison nursing; mental health nurse practitioner; and the mental health nurse incentive program. These new roles present exciting and rewarding career opportunities for mental health nurses and may increase the attractiveness of mental health nursing for new graduates.

Funding

Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)

History

Volume

30

Issue

10

Start Page

611

End Page

614

Number of Pages

4

eISSN

1096-4673

ISSN

0161-2840

Location

USA

Publisher

Informa Healthcare

Language

en-aus

Peer 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

Journal

Issues in mental health nursing.

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