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Evaluating the introduction of a pilot client attachment scheme in mental health nursing education
Author(s) -
TURNER L.,
CALLAGHAN P.,
EALES S.,
PARK A.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1365-2850
pISSN - 1351-0126
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00729.x
Subject(s) - supervisor , autonomy , mental health , nursing , psychology , nurse education , medical education , medicine , psychotherapist , political science , law
Client attachment (CA) allows student nurses to gain clinical experience through forming therapeutic attachments with individual clients, rather than through a series of location‐based placements. This paper describes a pilot project that evaluated CA with pre‐registration student mental health nurses. Using semi‐structured interviews, the researchers identified the students’, their supervisor’s, and their clients’ experiences of CA. Most participants agreed that students were able to learn relevant and appropriate clinical skills, and to consolidate experience‐increasing motivation, autonomy, organizational skills, and confidence.

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