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Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents at Camp: Are They Being Assessed and Treated Appropriately by the Camp Nurse?
Author(s) -
Courey Tamra J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2006.00074.x
Subject(s) - mental health , scope (computer science) , nursing , summer camp , mental health nursing , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , developmental psychology , computer science , programming language
TOPIC: Increasingly, more children and adolescents are attending camps with mental health concerns. This can pose a challenge for camp nurses who may lack experience in assessment and treatment of mental health issues.PURPOSE: To focus on the importance of addressing and treating mental health needs of children and adolescents at camp utilizing the Scope and Standards of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice.SOURCES: Personal observations, camp nursing experience, and scholarly published literature.CONCLUSIONS: It is paramount that mental health needs of children and adolescents at camp are addressed and managed appropriately by the camp nurse. Education of camp nurses and camp administrators is also a vital part of previding care.