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Reduced Ambivalence to the Role of the Cardiometabolic Health Nurse Following a 6‐Month Trial
Author(s) -
Happell Brenda,
Stanton Robert,
Hoey Wendy,
Scott David
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12066
Subject(s) - ambivalence , nursing , medicine , psychology , social psychology
Purpose To determine the changes in attitudes toward the inclusion of a cardiometabolic health nurse for the physical healthcare management of people with serious mental illness following a 6‐month trial. Design and Methods Repeated survey of nurses working in a regional mental health facility. Findings Nurses working in mental health were initially supportive of the role. A 6‐month trial of a cardiometabolic health nurse in the workplace reduced ambivalence and increased positivity toward the role. Practice Implications Reduced ambivalence and improved positivity toward the role may facilitate less organization resistance to the implementation of a cardiometabolic health nurse in the mental healthcare setting. Specialized training and role recognition may be needed to further support this role.