Addressing the Mental Health of Nursing Students During the Pandemic: The Evaluation of a Needs Assessment by a College of Nursing Mental Health Task Force.

Autor:	Vick LL; Lori L. Vick, PhD, MAT, RN, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA., Raynor PA; Phyllis A. Raynor, PhD, PMHNP-BC, APRN, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA., Bush R; Rachel Bush, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, MDiv, LPC, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA., Hutto A; April Hutto, APRN, PMHNP-BC, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA., Potts M; Maryellen Potts, PhD, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA., Inman D; Dianna Inman, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS, PMHNP-BC, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA., Schaller S; Stephanie Schaller, DNP, MSN, PPCNP-BC, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA., Nelson C; Cheryl Nelson, MBA, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA., Ribar A; Alicia Ribar, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA., Worthy K; Karen Worthy, PhD, MPH, RN, CNE, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA., McCormick J; Jessica McCormick, MEd, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA., Baliko B; Beverly Baliko, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association [J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc] 2023 Nov-Dec; Vol. 29 (6), pp. 447-456.
DOI:	10.1177/10783903231205495
Abstrakt:	Background: A Mental Health Task Force (MHTF) was developed in a large public college of nursing in the Southeastern United States to address the urgent mental health needs expressed by growing numbers of nursing students related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Aims: The purpose of this study was to report on a needs assessment conducted by the MHTF. Methods: The needs assessment study design was a 16-item cross-sectional online survey and four "Town Hall" focus groups with nursing students, faculty, and staff ( n = 1-8 participants per group). Survey data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and free-text questions from the survey and focus groups were analyzed using a qualitative descriptive approach. Results: Undergraduate and graduate students ( n = 115) ranging in age from 17 to 50 years completed the survey; 95% female, 94% full-time, 56% employed, 77% White, and 81% in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Eleven students participated in the focus groups. The analysis of the free-text survey questions identified the students' perceived needs. Mental health care was the most frequently requested, followed by faculty check-ins, stress management, and peer support. Conclusions: The administration of the survey provided an opportunity for students to communicate concerns and make requests. To address the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing students, multi-modal needs assessments should be conducted periodically to identify priority mental health needs. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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