Voices from the Field: Regional Nurses Speak About Motivations, Careers and How to Entice Others to Pursue Mental Health Nursing
| Autor: | Kathryn Cronin, Debra Papoulis, Lee Martinez, Joy Penman |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Penman, Joy, Martinez, Lee, Papoulis, Debra, Cronin, Kathryn |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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mental health nursing Specialty Psychiatric Nursing Education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Mental health nursing General Nursing Motivation career motivations Career Choice 030504 nursing Professional career rural and regional areas Middle Aged Rural Nursing mental health nurses Mental health Nursing Education Research Incentive Female Rural Health Services Thematic analysis 0305 other medical science Psychology Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 15 |
| ISSN: | 1548-923X |
| DOI: | 10.1515/ijnes-2017-0056 |
| Popis: | The aims of this study are three-fold: determine the factors that motivate nurses to pursue mental health nursing; identify the strategies that might attract nursing students and practising nurses to pursue mental health nursing as a professional career; and identify the difficulties of nurses in achieving their preferred clinical specialty.A descriptive qualitative study design with semi-structured interviews was used. Fifteen mental health nurses from rural and regional South Australia were interviewed. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, and thematic analysis was undertaken.Of the fifteen participants, thirteen were females and two were males; their average age was 50 years. The factors that motivated the participants to pursue mental health nursing were categorized as intrinsic and extrinsic. There were many strategies that might attract nursing students and nurses to the field, but the most popular suggestion was the provision of high quality meaningful clinical placements. Other strategies were to convey the personal satisfaction derived from being a mental health nurse, promote mental health nursing aggressively, and provide employment incentives. The study also highlighted the importance of addressing stigma, and greater education and support for nurses to pursue a mental health career. |
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