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The skills required for conducting a community psychiatric nursing assessment: a qualitative study

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posted on 2023-05-18, 04:38 authored by Harris, DM, Happell, B
The shift in focus from primarily institutionally based care, to community-based care, has highlighted the need for community psychiatric nurses with appropriate skills to care for clients experiencing mental illness within the community. This paper describes the results of a qualitative research project undertaken to examine the skills required by psychiatric nurses in conducting an assessment within the community. In depth interviews were conducted with a sample of six currently practising community psychiatric nurses, with differing levels of experience. The findings identified the main skills as: interpersonal skills; psychiatric nursing knowledge base; the ability to work with a variety of treatment modalities; and, literacy skills. The specific significance of these skills for the educational preparation of community psychiatric nurses is discussed.

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Publication title

The Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volume

16

Issue

4

Pagination

7-13

ISSN

1447-4328

Department/School

School of Nursing

Publisher

Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation

Place of publication

Australia

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Nursing

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