Can a mental health nurse be a nurse practitioner?

Torn, Alison; McNichol, Elaine

doi:10.7748/ns1996.10.11.2.39.c2438

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“…NPs in the USA cost up to 40% less than physicians and are particularly cost‐effective in preventive care (American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 2000; American Medical Association, cited in Kavarik 1998; p. 3; Cooper et al 1998; Healthcare Business Digest 1998). Similarly, NPs in the UK have been found to address health inequalities, coordinate and integrate service delivery, develop community services, while also liaising and coordinating acute care and tertiary services provided by hospitals and physicians (Torn & McNichol 1996).…”

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Mental health nurse practitioners in Australia: Improving access to quality mental health care

Fisher

2005

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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Under The Nurses Amendment (Nurse Practitioners) Act 1998, New South Wales became the first state in Australia to legislate for nurse practitioners. Mental health was identified as a priority 'area of practice' for nurse practitioners. Issues surrounding the implementation of the nurse practitioner role in Australia and the potential for the role to address the current crisis in mental health nursing and the mental health sector will be discussed. The potential for partnerships with other health-care providers, in particular medical practitioners, will demonstrate how successful implementation of the role can fulfil consumer demand for primary prevention counselling, improve access to mental health services and early intervention, and provide mental health services that better reflect national priorities. This examination of the Australian context will be contrasted with a review of the overseas literature on mental health nurse practitioners.

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Mental health nurse practitioners in Australia: Improving access to quality mental health care

Fisher

2005

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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“…The literature specifically relevant to psychiatric/mental health literature tends to relate to the perceived nature and scope, rather than to specific outcomes, of the role itself (Torn & McNichol 1996, Allen 1998).…”

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The role of the nurse practitioner in psychiatric/mental health nursing: exploring consumer satisfaction

Wortans¹,

Happell

Johnstone

2006

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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There is a substantial body of literature pertaining to the role of the nurse practitioner. Research directed towards consumer satisfaction suggests that the care provided by nurse practitioners is perceived as at least equal to that provided by a medical practitioner. However, there is a paucity of literature examining the nurse practitioner role in the psychiatric/mental health field. An evaluation of a Nurse Practitioner demonstration model has recently been undertaken in the Crisis, Assessment and Treatment Team in Victoria, Australia. This article presents the findings of a qualitative, exploratory study. Individual interviews were conducted with consumers (n = 7) who had received care and treatment provided by the nurse practitioner candidate. Data analysis revealed two main themes: the quality of the service provided, and the unique role of the nurse. The findings supported the available literature in articulating the specific aspects of the nurse practitioner role that are favourably perceived by consumers of services. This study contributes to the limited body of knowledge in the psychiatric/mental health nursing field and specifically emphasizes the importance of the relationship between nurse practitioner and consumer in facilitating the provision of effective care and treatment.

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“…The development of NP roles is described in the literature as occurring in direct response to a shortage of suitably qualified medical personnel in the United States (Morton, 1999;Torn & McNichol, 1996). The history from an Australian perspective is much more recent and not so clearly attributed to medical roles.…”

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