What Are the Core Competencies of a Mental Health Nurse? Protocol for a Concept Mapping Study.

ABSTRACT: This study aims to identify and contrast key stakeholder perspectives about the core competencies of mental health nurses. Mental health nurses provide much of the direct care and treatment to patients with mental disorders. The perspectives of users of mental health services, mental health nurses, mental health nurse clinical leaders, psychiatrists, and mental health nurse academics regarding the core competencies of a mental health nurse are informative to improve the quality of care given to patients. We will use concept mapping to compare and contrast the views of different stakeholder groups (n = 50, 10 per group) about the core competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) of mental health nurses. There are six stages in concept mapping: preparation, generation of statements

SUBMITTER: Moyo N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8608074 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature