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Thinking the unthinkable: does mental health nursing have a future?
Author(s) -
STICKLEY THEODORE,
CLIFTON ANDREW,
CALLAGHAN PATRICK,
REPPER JULIE,
AVIS MARK,
PRINGLE ALAN,
SSTACEY GEMMA,
TAKOORDYAL PREM,
FELTON ANNE,
BARKER JANET,
RAYNER LORRAINE,
JONES DAVID,
BRENNAN DIANE,
DIXON JULIE
Publication year - 2009
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.1365-2850.2008.01379.x
Subject(s) - mental health , psychology , psychiatry
We would like to revisit the discussion articulated by Holmes (2006) from an Australian perspective and more recently by Hurley & Ramsey (2008) regarding the potential demise of mental health nursing. Currently in the UK, the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) is reviewing nurse education. The NMC state that the review is required because: Changes in policy and delivery of healthcare will allow us to ensure that nursing education across all four countries enables nurses to meet the future needs of patients. (NMC 2008a