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National Survey of Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing: Development, Process, and Finding

College of Nursing at Kent State University, Ohio, bdrew{at}kent.edu

Kathleen R. Delaney

Rush College of Nursing at Chicago, Illinois

A survey was sent to all Psychiatric Mental Health (PMH) Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who had a registered e-mail address with the American Nurses Credentialing Center, resulting in 1,899 usable surveys. The practice of two groups of APRNs was examined and contrasted: those certified to treat children and adolescents and PMH-APRNs certified only to treat adults. Our findings raise concerns about the numbers of PMH-APRNs treating children. Considering the national demand for mental health professionals prepared to treat children, the specialty must move to increase the number of qualified APRN child providers.

Key Words: adolescents/adolescence • certification • staff issues • relationships • roles

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Vol. 15, No. 2, 101-110 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1078390309333544


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