Addressing Gaps in Mental Health Needs of Diverse, At-Risk, Underserved, and Disenfranchised Populations: A Call for Nursing Action

Pearson, Geraldine S.; Hines‐Martin, Vicki; Evans, Lois K.; York, Janet; Kane, Catherine; Yearwood, Edilma L.

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2014.09.004

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“…As psychiatric treatment shifts from inpatient treatment to community care (Tachimori, Takeshima, Kono, Akazawa, & Zhao, 2015) and psychiatric nurses have an essential role in meeting the diverse mental health need (Pearson et al 2015), team-based care is better in improving patient satisfaction (Wen & Schulman, 2014). Assistant nurses are a member in team-based care.…”

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Job‐related stress in psychiatric assistant nurses

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AimWe aimed to clarify how stress among psychiatric assistant nurses (PANs) differed from Registered Nurses (PRNs).DesignCross‐sectional survey study was conducted with PRNs and PANs working in six psychiatric hospitals in Japan.MethodsThe Psychiatric Nurse Job Stressor Scale (PNJSS) and the job stressor and stress reaction subscales of the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire measured stress in 68 PANs and 140 PRNs. The results were statistically analysed.ResultsPsychiatric assistant nurses had significantly higher scores than PRNs on the job stressor subscales in psychiatric nursing ability, interpersonal relations and in the stress reaction subscales of irritability and somatic symptoms. “Psychiatric nursing ability,” “Communication” and “Use of techniques” were associated with almost all stress reactions in PANs than in PRNs.

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Job‐related stress in psychiatric assistant nurses

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“…According to Healthy People 2020, health disparities adversely affect groups of people who have systematically experienced relatively greater obstacles to health based on their racial or ethnic group; religion; socioeconomic status; gender; age; mental health; cognitive, sensory, or physical disability; sexual orientation or gender identity; geographic location; or other characteristics historically linked to discrimination or exclusion (Healthy People, 2020). Even more than other areas of health and medicine, the mental health field is plagued by disparities in the availability of and access to its services (Pearson et al, 2015). We join Pearson et al's (2015) call to action focused on transforming mental health care and outcomes for all Americans particularly in light of the opportunities offered by PM.…”

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Raising the Level of Nursing Involvement in the National Precision Medicine Initiative: An Example

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Purpose: The Precision Medicine Initiative® (PMI) goal of ushering in a new and more effective era of health care that benefits all Americans requires two critical and interdependent components: a cohort assembly of one million or more Americans who reflect the diversity of the United States of America and an interdisciplinary workforce that includes nursing. The purpose of this paper is provide an example of nursing involvement in PM, specifically as related to gathering biospecimens (saliva) from vulnerable, under-studied adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders and their family members. Source(s) used: First, we provide a brief description of important concepts related to PM as well as current roles of nurses in PM. Then, we share lessons learned from our feasibility study aimed at increasing the diversity of our state-wide cohort assembly that has provided biospecimens for the Indiana Biobank. Conclusion: Nurses can definitely contribute to biobanks in support of the PMI. This paper is a call to action for nurses to take their rightful place in PM.

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“…addition to their significance in the cost-effective process of task shifting or task sharing (Fulton et al 2011), mental health nurses play an essential role in meeting the mental health needs of diverse, at-risk, underserved and disenfranchised populations throughout the lifespan (WHO 2007;Bruckner et al 2011;Kakuma et al 2011;Pearson et al 2015).…”

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“…Unfortunately, the shortage of nurses working within the realm of mental health remains a significant problem around the globe (WHO 2007(WHO , 2013(WHO , 2015Bruckner et al 2011;Kakuma et al 2011;Pearson et al 2015). Lack of incentives coupled with poor working conditions such as inadequate safety, low wages and the stigma surrounding psychiatric patients has been linked to poor recruitment and retention of mental health nurses (WHO 2007;Bruckner et al 2011;Pearson et al 2015). Thus, an interest in targeting student mental health nurses has been steadily increasing.…”

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“…To date, the main focus of nursing programmes lies in teaching each generation the critical skills necessary to improve the health of individuals and diverse communities both locally and globally (van de Mortel & Bird 2010). Towards this end, establishing a balanced curriculum that ensures sufficient mental health content is delivered to produce competent mental health practitioners at qualification without having a negative impact on general nursing competence remains a core necessity (WHO 2007;Pearson et al 2015).…”

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