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University and service sector collaboration for undergraduate psychiatric nursing education
Author(s) -
Arnold SueAnne,
Deans Cecil,
Munday Jo
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international journal of mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.911
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1447-0349
pISSN - 1445-8330
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2004.00309.x
Subject(s) - enthusiasm , nursing , service (business) , mental health service , mental health , nurse education , mental health nursing , medical education , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , business , social psychology , marketing
Collaboration between the education and service providers assists with the development of enhanced clinical and educational experiences for students. This paper describes an innovative collaborative program developed by the School of Nursing, University of Ballarat and Grampians Psychiatric Services, Ballarat Health Services. Mental health clinical nursing staff are the student off‐campus clinical supervisors and on‐campus lecturers, supported by two jointly appointed co‐ordinators. Program evaluation reveals that this collaborative approach assists in the provision of a supportive learning environment, increases enthusiasm about psychiatric nursing and draws on relevant mental health nursing skills in the university and service sectors.