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Assessing the educational needs of mental health nurses working in an adolescent inpatient psychiatric ward in Japan
Author(s) -
Inoue Masue,
Fabbro Letitia Del,
Mitchell Marion
Publication year - 2017
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/jcap.12192
Subject(s) - mental health , context (archaeology) , focus group , nursing , unit (ring theory) , continuing education , needs assessment , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , medical education , paleontology , social science , mathematics education , marketing , sociology , business , biology
Problem In Japan, preregistration education is not sufficient to prepare nurses to work as child adolescentmental health nurses. Methods Nominal group technique (NGT) using focus group discussions, and Knowles’ Adult Learning Theory, were used to examine the continuing educational needs of nurses in a Japanese adolescentmental health unit. Findings Nurses caring for adolescent patients with mental health issues need continuing education. This research demonstrates the utility of nominal group technique in needs analysis in this context. Conclusions Educational priorities include instruction on patients’ developmental stage, promoting patient self‐sufficiency, and strategies for meeting the needs of families.A family‐centered care approach is recommended.