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Promoting Student Interest in Mental Health Nursing

University of Manoa, School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, Honolulu, HI, cstu{at}hawaii.edu

Factors related to undergraduate nursing education are among the issues inhibiting interest in mental health nursing as a field of practice. To gain more understanding about views about mental health nursing, a survey was conducted with undergraduate nursing students at a major university in Australia after implementation of a mental health nursing course. The data provide information about student beliefs, concerns, and how mental health nursing might be promoted.

Key Words: mental health nursing • education • undergraduate

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Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Vol. 11, No. 6, 355-358 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1078390305284274


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