Under Prepared for Practice: A Qualitative Study of Mental Health Nurse Undergraduate Workforce Preparation in Australia.

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

Issues in Mental Health Nursing Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-20 DOI:10.1080/01612840.2024.2354385

John Hurley, Richard Lakeman, Lorna Moxham, Kim Foster, Michael Hazelton, Brenda Happell

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Abstract

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.

Aim: 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.

Method: To meet this aim 19 educators representing 13 different universities were qualitatively interviewed.

Results: 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.

Discussion: 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.

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实践准备不足：澳大利亚心理健康护士本科人才培养定性研究》。

在国际范围内，目前存在着心理健康人才短缺的问题，而且这种短缺的问题正在逐步显现。接受过专业教育的心理健康护士是应对这些挑战的重要组成部分。目的：这项定性研究旨在更好地了解澳大利亚通过注册前护士教育培养心理健康护士队伍的效果和产品质量：为了实现这一目标，我们对代表 13 所不同大学的 19 名教育工作者进行了定性访谈：专题分析发现了四个主题：（1）毕业生对心理健康护士的安全执业准备不足；（2）毕业生缺乏心理健康护士的基本能力；（3）毕业生准备的障碍；以及（4）毕业生准备不足的负面影响：讨论：本研究的结果表明，通过直接从本科生开始学习心理健康护理，是解决未来劳动力短缺问题的最佳途径：所有护士的本科培训都需要大力加强心理健康理论和课程安排。

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Issues in Mental Health Nursing NURSINGPSYCHIATRY-PSYCHIATRY

CiteScore

3.30

自引率

4.80%

发文量

111

期刊介绍： Issues in Mental Health Nursing is a refereed journal designed to expand psychiatric and mental health nursing knowledge. It deals with new, innovative approaches to client care, in-depth analysis of current issues, and empirical research. Because clinical research is the primary vehicle for the development of nursing science, the journal presents data-based articles on nursing care provision to clients of all ages in a variety of community and institutional settings. Additionally, the journal publishes theoretical papers and manuscripts addressing mental health promotion, public policy concerns, and educational preparation of mental health nurses. International contributions are welcomed.