The future of mental health nursing education in the United Kingdom: reflections on the Australian and New Zealand experience

Hemingway, Stephen; Clifton, Andrew; Edward, Karen‐Leigh

doi:10.1111/jpm.12312

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“…); and (v) Australian is held up as a cautionary example for other nations considering embracing generic mental health pathways (Hemingway et al . ). Australian academics have assiduously chronicled the demise of mental health nursing through large numbers of peer‐reviewed publications (e.g.…”

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Rise of the zombie institution, the failure of mental health nursing leadership, and mental health nursing as a zombie category

Lakeman

Molloy

2017

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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In this paper, we propose that mental health nursing has become a zombie category, at least in the Australian context. Mental health nursing is a concept that has lost any real explanatory or conceptual power, yet nevertheless persists in public discourse and the collective imagination. In recent decades, powerful forces have contributed to the zombification of the mental health nursing workforce and the academy. An increase in medical hegemony, the ascendancy of allied health in mental health service provision, the need for uncritical and servile workers, protocol-driven work practices, and a failure of leadership to mobilize any substantial resistance to these trends have enabled the infection to spread. The recognition of zombification, active resistance against the forces that conspire to cause it, and the cultivation of genuine conscientious critical thought and debate offer the only hope of survival of mental health nursing as a thriving specialty.

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Rise of the zombie institution, the failure of mental health nursing leadership, and mental health nursing as a zombie category

Lakeman

Molloy

2017

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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“…[20] Such comparison often lead outgroups to be reductively characterised by members of the ingroup, leading to stereotyping and prejudice. [15] The positivist biomedical model of illness, which is based on the principles of biological abnormality, diagnosis, treatment and cure has dominated healthcare for over a century [21,22] and much general nursing practice is still based on this model. [23,24] Sellman [5, p130] argues that Florence Nightingale's approach to nursing was founded on the nineteenth century social more that individuals should display 'conformity with the orders of those with purported greater knowledge'.…”

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Cultural differences in General and Psychiatric Nurses: A critical analysis using Social Identity Theory

Coleman¹

2019

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This paper explores cultural identity within General (Adult) and Psychiatric (Mental Health) nursing as reflected in healthcare literature; illustrating how significant cultural differences associated with the history of the disciplines, representation of their fields of practice, professional knowledge, power, status, gender and employment rights affect interdisciplinary communication and working relationships. Applying Social Identity Theory (SIT), it argues that psychiatric nursing is a low status group compared to general nursing and highlights actions, congruent with SIT, which can be regarded as attempts to enhance the status of this discipline; so far with very limited success.

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“…This problem has previously been identified as an issue that has been associated with the shift towards a more generalist approach in Australian nursing education Wynaden 2011). Indeed, a recent paper has used the Australian nursing education model to argue against the introduction of generalist approach in the UK, specifically because recent Australian nursing graduates appear to lack specialized competence in mental health practice (Hemingway et al, 2016). This lack in specialized skills underlines the need for more emphasis on mental nursing in undergraduate nursing courses.…”

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Survey of antipsychotic medication curriculum content in Australian university nursing programmes

Morrison

Stomski

McAllister

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Int J Mental Health Nurs

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Antipsychotic medication has long been one of the first-line interventions for people with serious mental illness, with outcomes including reductions in symptoms and relapse rates. More recently, however, questions have been raised about the efficacy of antipsychotic medications, especially in light of their side-effect profile. Such questions have implications for the nurses administering antipsychotic medications, particularly in relation to their knowledge of the antipsychotic medication, its efficacy, and side-effect profile. Also important is the education of nursing students about antipsychotic medications, their use, and management. The present study reports findings of research that explored current curriculum content concerning psychopharmacological treatment in Australian undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programmes. Using a survey design, the research examined the content and modes of delivery of this content to gauge how well students are prepared for administering antipsychotic medication to people with serious mental illness. Findings of the research suggested the need for improvement in preparing nursing students to administer antipsychotic medication, including indications, contraindications, as well as recognition and management of side-effects.

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The future of mental health nursing education in the United Kingdom: reflections on the Australian and New Zealand experience

Cited by 25 publications

References 29 publications

Rise of the zombie institution, the failure of mental health nursing leadership, and mental health nursing as a zombie category

Rise of the zombie institution, the failure of mental health nursing leadership, and mental health nursing as a zombie category

Cultural differences in General and Psychiatric Nurses: A critical analysis using Social Identity Theory

Survey of antipsychotic medication curriculum content in Australian university nursing programmes

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