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Expanded practice roles for community mental health nurses: a qualitative exploration of psychiatrists' views
Stephen Elsom1, Brenda Happell, Elizabeth Manias
1Centre for Psychiatric Nursing Research and Practice, School of Nursing, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. sjelsom@unimelb.edu.au
Objective:
The aim of this paper was to explore the perspectives of psychiatrists regarding the potential impact of expanded nursing practice roles on mental health care delivery.
Method:
In-depth interviews and a focus group were conducted with psychiatrists from metropolitan and rural Victoria, Australia, using a qualitative exploratory design.
Results:
Four main themes emerged: nurses' preparation to undertake expanded practice; power and autonomy of nurses; final responsibility rests with psychiatrists; and, the future of expanded nursing practice. Participant responses to these themes were varied and diverse.
Conclusions:
Participant responses elucidate the complexity of the issues and suggest that a number of factors influence psychiatrists' opinions of the expanded practice role.
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