Abstract
Continued ambiguity about the scope of mental health nursing is harmful to the disciplines identity and to patients interests. Using a Delphi survey design, consensus was achieved on a set of 70 items representing core elements of mental health nursing among a sample of 150 mental health nurses working in Ireland. Items achieving consensus in Round 3 of the survey were composed of 28 clinical phenomena (framed as client problems), 18 direct and 12 indirect nursing interventions, and 12 nursing-sensitive outcomes of care. Mental health nurses accepted responsibility across a broad range of outcomes apart from those linked to physical care, the one domain of care rejected by participants. The findings portray mental health nursing as a psychosocial enterprise, encompassing both phenomenological and diagnosis-related elements. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 339-348 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | ARCHIVES OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2010 |
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- MacNeela, P,Morris, R,Scott, A,Treacy, MP,Hyde, A
- MacNeela, P;Morris, R;Scott, A;Treacy, MP;Hyde, A
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