Bring back the registered mental health nurse.

Essential psychiatric, mental health and substance use competencies for the registered nurse.

An exploratory study of role transition from student to registered nurse (general, mental health and intellectual disability) in Ireland.

Ireland has seen much change in nurse education resulting in four year degree programmes since 2002. A unique aspect of these programmes was the incorporation of rostered internship. This study explored role transition for a cohort of students at pre and post-registration. The sample consisted of fourth year students registered on BSc nursing programmes (general, mental health and intellectual ...

Registered nurse workforce trends for new entrants age 23-26: hope for the psychiatric nursing workforce shortage.

There are not enough adequately educated psychiatric/mental health registered nurses for the inpatient and community care needs of persons with mental illness (Hanrahan, 2009). Recruiting and retaining a psychiatric nursing workforce has been the subject of much concern in the US and elsewhere (Hanrahan, 2009; Hanrahan & Gerolamo, 2004; Happell, 2008; Robinson, Murrells, & Smith, 2005). A short...

Work-Related Psychosocial Factors and Mental Health Problems Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain in Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background. Musculoskeletal pain is the most common cause of incapacity among nurses. This study aimed to report the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among hospital nurses and to explore the associations of work-related psychosocial factors and mental health problems with musculoskeletal pain. Methods. A cross-sectional survey was carried out among registered nurses at Tartu University Hospit...

Low back pain and associated presenteeism among hospital nursing staff.

OBJECTIVES In spite of the high prevalence of low back pain (LBP) and presenteeism previously observed among nurses, no study has assessed the risk of presenteeism specifically due to LBP in nursing staff. Therefore, aim of the present study was to assess prevalence and risk factors of presenteeism due to LBP among hospital nursing personnel. METHODS 174 female nurses underwent a clinical int...