What interventions can improve the mental health nursing practice environment?
Abstract
The nursing practice environment is an important factor for services to consider in the attraction and retention of a skilled workforce during future nursing shortages. Despite the significant number of international studies undertaken to understand the influence of the practice environment on nurse satisfaction and retention, few have been undertaken within the mental health setting. This paper reports on results from a survey conducted in a large Australian public mental health hospital to examine nurses' perceptions of their practice environment, and identifies interventions that could be implemented to improve the practice environment. The hospital is the only remaining, standalone public mental health hospital in Western Australia.
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
2016
Publication Title
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing
School
School of Nursing and Midwifery
RAS ID
21444
Copyright
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Comments
Redknap, R.C., Twigg, D.E., Towell, A.J. (2016). What interventions can improve the mental health nursing practice environment? International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 25(1), 42-50. Available here