Mental health content of Australian pre-registration nursing curricula: Summary report and critical commentary

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McCann, Terence, Moxham, Lorna, Farrell, Gerald, Usher, Kim and Crookes, Patrick (2010) Mental health content of Australian pre-registration nursing curricula: Summary report and critical commentary. Nurse Education Today, 30 (5). pp. 393-397. ISSN 0260-6917

Abstract

Background Concerns have been expressed about inadequate mental health content in generic pre-registration nursing curricula in Australia. These have led to claims new graduates are inadequately prepared to care for patients with mental health issues. The Mental Health Nurse Education Taskforce set up for the purpose of the project by the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council, carried out a national exploration of mental health content in pre-registration nursing curricula in order to develop a framework for including mental health in future pre-registration courses. This paper summarises the Taskforce’s report, and presents a critical commentary on several aspects, of the Taskforce’s report. Methods The project comprised a literature review, a national survey, national consultations, and advice from an Expert Reference Group. Results The report sets out a framework, which included the core values underpinning learning and teaching, learning outcomes, learning and teaching principles, and benchmarks for inclusion of mental health content in curricula. It recommended that a national approach needed to be taken to accreditation of curricula. This, together with greater collaboration between universities and clinical agencies, and the adoption of innovative strategies to secure clinical places, will help ensure a consistent adoption of the framework in each state and territory.

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Item type Article
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/8524
DOI 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.08.002
Official URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S...
Subjects Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > School of Nursing and Midwifery
Historical > FOR Classification > 1110 Nursing
Historical > SEO Classification > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Keywords ResPubID19538, centralised clinical allocation, core values, mental health nursing content, pre-registration nursing curricula
Citations in Scopus 12 - View on Scopus
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