Integrating Mental Health Nursing in the Prelicensure Nursing Curriculum.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Background
Learning to care for patients with mental health concerns is an important part of nursing school. Teaching mental health concepts across the nursing curriculum, rather than in just one course, prepares students for meeting the mental health needs of all clients. This article describes the integration of mental health concepts throughout an accelerated bachelor of science in nursing program.Method
Faculty developed an innovative approach to integrate mental health throughout the curriculum in lieu of a stand-alone course.Results
Quantitative metrics remained consistent when comparing cohorts before and after the integration of mental health. However, students did not recognize mental health content within the program.Conclusion
Integrating mental health concepts in the prelicensure nursing curriculum enables students to learn and understand how to care for clients with mental health concerns in any clinical setting. [J Nurs Educ. 2020;59(7):405-408.].Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Hartman, AM; Phillips, BC
Published Date
- July 2020
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 59 / 7
Start / End Page
- 405 - 408
PubMed ID
- 32598012
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1938-2421
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0148-4834
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.3928/01484834-20200617-10
Language
- eng