Improving mental health education in nursing school
1Courtney Bennett is an adult psychiatric mental health NP and family medical NP at East Mississippi State Hospital in Meridian, Miss., and a clinical adjunct instructor at the University of West Alabama in Livingston, Ala.
Abstract:
Nurses are at the forefront of providing care to individuals with mental illness in various healthcare settings, yet the World Health Organization and others have found that many nurses are inadequately prepared to provide mental health care. This article discusses the nurse's role in providing care to individuals with mental illness and the importance of integrating more mental health education into undergraduate nursing curricula.
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