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Mental health nurses or nurses working in mental health settings?

Mental health nurses or nurses working in mental health settings? Traditionally, all states and territories of Australia had a system for the recognition and registration of mental health nurses (known historically as psychiatric nurses). The state and territory licensing bodies held a separate register for nurses who had completed an accredited programme in psychiatric nursing. Employment as a registered psychiatric nurse (RPN) or registered mental health nurse (RMHN) was an entitlement only of nurses who had qualified and registered as such. The introduction of comprehensive nursing education has led to the abolition of separate registers in all parts of Australia with the exception of South Australia ( Clinton and Hazelton 2000 , Happell 1997 ). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mental Health Practice Royal College of Nursing (RCN)

Mental health nurses or nurses working in mental health settings?

Mental Health Practice , Volume 11 (3) – Nov 1, 2007

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Publisher
Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
Copyright
©2012 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers.
Subject
General
ISSN
1465-8720
eISSN
2047-895X
DOI
10.7748/mhp2007.11.11.3.18.c6262
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Abstract

Traditionally, all states and territories of Australia had a system for the recognition and registration of mental health nurses (known historically as psychiatric nurses). The state and territory licensing bodies held a separate register for nurses who had completed an accredited programme in psychiatric nursing. Employment as a registered psychiatric nurse (RPN) or registered mental health nurse (RMHN) was an entitlement only of nurses who had qualified and registered as such. The introduction of comprehensive nursing education has led to the abolition of separate registers in all parts of Australia with the exception of South Australia ( Clinton and Hazelton 2000 , Happell 1997 ).

Journal

Mental Health PracticeRoyal College of Nursing (RCN)

Published: Nov 1, 2007

Keywords: student recruitment and retention education: overseas professional development health policy

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