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abstract: 'Accessible summary
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This paper examines the usage of psychological therapies by mental
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health nurses. The paper presents the findings from a questionnaire
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survey of 528 practising mental health nurses in Australia. Key findings
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include:
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Mental health nurses believe employing psychological therapies such as
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cognitive behaviour therapy in their practice will improve therapeutic
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outcomes for consumers.
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Mental health nurses overwhelmingly want to employ psychological
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therapies in their practice.
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They think mental health nursing and hospital and community health
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management is too focussed on medical treatment and risk management,
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which means that their nursing practice is dominated by the
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administration of medication, excessive documentation, and patient
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observation.
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They identify barriers preventing them from practising psychological
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therapies. These include lack of confidence, low nurse morale, no
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support from other nurses, low staffing levels, lack of training
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opportunities, and inadequate support from nursing management.
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This paper reports on a research project which examines the feasibility
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of mental health nurses employing psychological therapies in the nursing
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care of people with severe mental illness. Attitudes towards current
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usage and factors influencing the adoption of psychological therapies
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are investigated. The paper addresses the gap in the Australian nursing
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literature regarding the therapeutic role of mental health nurses (MHN)s
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in relation to the use of evidence-based psychological therapies. This
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paper presents the findings from an online questionnaire survey of 528
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practising MHNs in Australia. The findings demonstrate enthusiastic
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support among nurses towards employing psychological therapies, with
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93\% of respondents indicating they would like to use psychological
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therapies in their current practice. Correspondingly, there is strong
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demand for education and training in applying psychological therapies. A
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number of barriers to implementing psychological therapies are
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identified. It is noted that place of employment is a significant
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factor, with mental health nurses working in the public sector more
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likely to state institutional barriers are restricting their therapeutic
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potential and preventing them from implementing psychological therapies.'
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affiliation: 'Fisher, JE (Corresponding Author), Univ Sydney, Sydney Nursing Sch,
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Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Univ Sydney, Sydney Nursing Sch, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.'
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author: Fisher, J. E.
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author-email: jacklinfisher@optusnet.com.au
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author_list:
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- family: Fisher
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given: J. E.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/jpm.12079
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eissn: 1365-2850
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files: []
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issn: 1351-0126
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journal: JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
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keywords: 'evidence-based nursing; psychological therapies; mental health nursing;
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cognitive behavioural therapy'
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keywords-plus: 'COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; NURSING-EDUCATION; DIRECT-ENTRY;
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SCHIZOPHRENIA; INTERVENTION; SETTINGS; TRIAL; CARE'
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language: English
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month: APR
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number: '3'
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number-of-cited-references: '39'
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pages: 264-270
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papis_id: 49516d944e0cece8dabc58b930a86f32
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ref: Fisher2014usepsychological
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times-cited: '10'
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title: The use of psychological therapies by mental health nurses in Australia
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000332046300011
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '30'
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volume: '21'
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web-of-science-categories: Nursing; Psychiatry
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year: '2014'
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