Effective collaboration enhances rural preceptorship training.

abstract：:The present position paper provides an account of the life of Martha Entwistle, the earliest recorded convict nurse who worked within the Castle Hill Asylum. In our review of primary historical sources, Australia's first convict mental health nurse was found to be a resilient woman who endured several traumatic life e...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Raeburn T,Liston C,Hickmott J,Cleary M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program (MHNIP) was established in Australia during 2007. The program enables mental health nurses to work in partnership with general practitioners (GPs) in the assessment and treatment of people with severe mental health problems. This paper provides insights into the demographic an...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Meehan T,Robertson S

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bipolar disorder (BD) is an important factor contributing to rates of higher morbidity and mortality with serious consequences on the quality of life. There is limited literature on life experience of people living with BD in Chile. For this reason, this study examines the life experiences of Chilean clients with BD. ...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Hormazábal-Salgado R,Poblete-Troncoso M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical diagnosis has traditionally been the role of medical officers. However, mental health nurses working in crisis/emergency settings within Australia are expected to provide a provisional diagnosis postassessment of a consumer. There is limited literature and understanding how mental health nurses develop a provi...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Campbell K,Massey D,Broadbent M,Clarke KA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is a review of the literature examining the sexuality of mental health consumers and the role of mental health nurses. A search identified 72 English articles on the topic. The evidence clearly indicates that sexuality is a critical aspect of who we are as individuals, and of how we view ourselves, but di...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Quinn C,Browne G

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the closure of large psychiatric institutions, various types of community-based supportive housing for people with serious mental illness (SMI) have been developed. There is currently limited knowledge about users' experiences of living in supportive housing. The aim of the present study was to describe user exp...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Bengtsson-Tops A,Ericsson U,Ehliasson K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 1% of the population is diagnosed with schizophrenia, and despite longstanding critiques of the (bio)medical model, understanding of the disorder still arises primarily through (bio)medical explanations. In turn, causation, symptoms and treatments are increasingly sophisticated and well known while under...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Geanellos R

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate characteristics that might enhance retention among adolescents attending outpatient alcohol and drug group therapy within a youth mental health setting. An important goal was to provide information for nurses and other clinicians who work with adolescents with coexisting substa...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Pagey B,Deering D,Sellman D

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reduction and, where possible, elimination of seclusion has been recognized as a national safety priority for mental health services in Australia, with significant attention devoted to strategies to achieve this goal. The aim of this study was to compare specific demographic characteristics between consumers who h...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Happell B,Koehn S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spirituality has been recognized as an important part of nursing practice since its early beginnings. However, debate continues about whether and how nurses and other mental health professionals should include spirituality within their daily work. This paper aims to contribute to the discussion of spirituality within ...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Wilding C,Muir-Cochrane E,May E

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As suicide attempts pose major risk for future suicide death, understanding the underlying factors of suicide attempts and suicidal behaviour is an important mental health imperative. The aim of this study was to examine suicide attempts with a special focus on the intention. A total of 2540 discharge summaries were c...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Horváth ON,Tóth MD,Àdám S,Purebl G

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Australia and internationally, Peer Workers are increasingly being incorporated into the mental health workforce. Underpinning this trend is the conviction that the inclusion of workers with lived experience in overcoming mental health challenges is central to transforming service delivery. Given there are few iden...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Hurley J,Cashin A,Mills J,Hutchinson M,Kozlowski D,Graham I

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatric nurses are familiar with the concept of personality disorder because of their contact with persons with the most common personality disorder in clinical settings - borderline type, who frequently engage mental health services. Perhaps it is this familiarity that has focused research and clinical attention ...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Hayward BA

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last decade has seen a substantial increase in the number of psychiatric or mental health nurses in Victoria, Australia who hold doctoral qualifications. The literature refers to the importance of scholarship for the professional development and recognition of nursing as a discipline. However, there is a paucity o...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Happell B,Edward KL,Welch T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to determine the prevalence of aggressive behaviours by patients against nurses in the first year of practice, and to determine the psychological impact of this behaviour. An anonymous survey was sent to registered nurses in their first year of practice. From the 1169 survey instru...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： McKenna BG,Poole SJ,Smith NA,Coverdale JH,Gale CK

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Victoria, the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act (1997) reformed legal practice in relation to the detention, management and release of persons found by a court to be not guilty on the grounds of insanity or unfit to be tried. This Act provides a legal structure for such 'forensic patients' to...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Kelly T,Simmons W,Gregory E

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature on the use of reminiscence therapy is vast in patients with dementia, but there is minimal evidence in older adults with Alzheimer's disease. The current review seeks to develop a unifying way to administer reminiscence therapy that will be effective for older adults with Alzheimer's disease. The review...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Cuevas PEG,Davidson PM,Mejilla JL,Rodney TW

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concern regarding the low numbers of graduate nurses expressing interest in entering the psychiatric field leads to the question: who would be a psychiatric nurse? In this interpretative, phenomenological study, the lived experiences of seven veteran psychiatric nurses were examined in order to gain understanding of t...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Humble F,Cross W

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nurses, especially those in academia, feel the pressure to publish but have a limited time to write. One of the more time-consuming and frustrating tasks of research, and subsequent publications, is the collection and organization of accurate citations of sources of information. The purpose of this article is to discu...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Smith CM,Baker B

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An international nurse shortage, tightening fiscal constraints, and increased service demands have seen health systems increasingly turn to employing assistants in nursing (AIN) as a cost-effective means to meet demand. This paper describes social positioning from the perspective of 11 AIN who were employed to work in...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Cowan D,Frame N,Brunero S,Lamont S,Joyce M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mental health policy in Australia is committed to the development of recovery-focused services and facilitating consumer participation in all aspects of mental health service delivery. Negative attitudes of mental health professionals have been identified as a major barrier to achieving these goals. Although the educa...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Byrne L,Happell B,Welch T,Moxham LJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sustaining a fall during hospitalization reduces a patient's ability to return home following discharge. It is well accepted that factors, such as alteration in balance, functional mobility, muscle strength, and fear of falling, are all factors that impact on the quality of life of elderly people following a fall. How...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Heslop KR,Wynaden DG

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the factors influencing mental health nurses' attitudes towards people with mental illness. A descriptive correlation design was used. A sample of 180 Taiwanese mental health nurses was recruited from mental health-care settings. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson's...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Hsiao CY,Lu HL,Tsai YF

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research has demonstrated the benefits of mental healthcare interventions that ensure a safe transition of clients throughout the discharge and community integration process. This paper reports on qualitative data from focus groups with health professionals collected as part of a larger a mixed method study designed t...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Forchuk C,Martin ML,Sherman D,Corring D,Srivastava R,O'Regan T,Gyamfi S,Harerimana B

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient aggressive behaviour remains a significant public health concern worldwide. The use of restraint and seclusion remains a last resort but not an uncommon practice in clinical psychiatry in the management of aggressive events. There seems to be a paucity of evidenced-based research examining the policy framework...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Lantta T,Varpula J,Cheung T,Wong WK,Cheng PYI,Ng T,Ng CF,Yam CP,Ip G,Bressington D,Välimäki M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This qualitative study that took place in 2006 in a publicly funded Queensland psychiatric hospital explored nursing models of care from multiple points of view. Eleven participants were interviewed. Two were post-acute consumers, three were nurse unit managers, one was an enrolled nurse, and the remaining five were r...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： McAllister M,Moyle W

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This qualitative study sought to explore conceptual models employed by community mental health team (CMHT) staff in the care of their clients and how CMHT clinicians communicated with one another, particularly in relation to complex clinical work. The qualitative method of interpretive phenomenological analysis was us...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Donnison J,Thompson AR,Turpin G

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence supporting the use of formal music therapy in the treatment of mental health consumers. Despite this, it appears to be an intervention which has not been routinely offered to consumers in Australian acute mental health inpatient units, possibly due to the lack of trained music therapists (or inadequa...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Hall TL,Mullen A,Plummer J,Berry S,Clancy RV

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A qualitative approach was used to explore workplace experiences of nurses who have a mental illness. Interview transcripts from 29 nurses in New South Wales, Australia were subjected to discourse analysis. One significant finding was a theme depicting the need for support and trust. This superordinate theme encompass...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： Joyce T,McMillan M,Hazelton M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The creative arts can be used to support stakeholders of mental health services to communicate and share their lived experience. Digital storytelling is one method that has been used to capture people's lived experience. In this scoping review, we were interested in mapping how digital storytelling has been used in me...

journal_title：International journal of mental health nursing

authors： De Vecchi N,Kenny A,Dickson-Swift V,Kidd S

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00