Premium
The role of district nurses in caring for people with mental health problems who live in rural settings
Author(s) -
Lauder William,
Reynolds William,
Reilly Victoria,
Angus Neil
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2001.00453.x
Subject(s) - nursing , mental health , psychological intervention , mental health nursing , medicine , nursing interventions classification , qualitative research , rural area , district nurse , psychology , nurse education , health care , psychiatry , sociology , social science , pathology , economics , economic growth
• District Nurses in rural areas frequently fulfil, in some permutation, the functions of district nursing, health visiting, school nursing, and community midwifery. This complex role can bring them into contact with a wide range of mental health problems. • The extent, nature and type of mental health problems, and their response to these problems, is not well documented in the literature. • The findings of this qualitative study indicate that District Nurses do in fact have contact with a wide range of mental health problems. The role of District Nurses in caring for this client group is more substantial than has been previously recognized. • It is suggested that this role be formally acknowledged and that systems put in place to optimize the effectiveness of District Nursing interventions.