"But I'm not going to be a mental health nurse": nursing students' perceptions of the influence of experts by experience on their attitudes to mental health nursing

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dc.contributor.authorHappell, B.
dc.contributor.authorWaks, S.
dc.contributor.authorBocking, J.
dc.contributor.authorHorgan, A.
dc.contributor.authorManning, F.
dc.contributor.authorGreaney, S.
dc.contributor.authorGoodwin, J.
dc.contributor.authorScholz, B.
dc.contributor.authorvan der Vaart, K.J.
dc.contributor.authorAllon, J.
dc.contributor.authorHals, E.
dc.contributor.authorGranerud, A.
dc.contributor.authorDoody, R.
dc.contributor.authorChan, S.W.-C.
dc.contributor.authorLahti, M.
dc.contributor.authorEllilä, H.
dc.contributor.authorPulli, J.
dc.contributor.authorVatula, A.
dc.contributor.authorPlatania-Phung, C.
dc.contributor.authorBrowne, G.
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionPublished online 18 October 2019
dc.description.abstractBackground: Mental health nursing skills and knowledge are vital for the provision of high-quality healthcare across all settings. Negative attitudes of nurses, towards both mental illness and mental health nursing as a profession, limit recognition of the value of these skills and knowledge. Experts by Experience have a significant role in enhancing mental health nursing education. The impact of this involvement on attitudes to mental health nursing has not been well researched. Aim: To explore the impact of Expert by Experience-led teaching on students' perceptions of mental health nursing. Methods: Qualitative exploratory study involving focus groups with nursing students from five European countries and Australia. Results: Following Expert by Experience-led teaching, participants described more positive views towards mental health nursing skills and knowledge in three main ways: learning that mental health is everywhere, becoming better practitioners, and better appreciation of mental health nursing. Conclusions: Experts by experience contribute to promoting positive attitudinal change in nursing students towards mental health nursing skills and knowledge. Attitudinal change is essential for the provision of high-quality mental health care in specialist mental health services and throughout the healthcare sector.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityBrenda Happell ... Brett Scholz ... et al.
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Mental Health, 2019; 30(5):556-563
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09638237.2019.1677872
dc.identifier.issn0963-8237
dc.identifier.issn1360-0567
dc.identifier.orcidScholz, B. [0000-0003-2819-994X]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/123715
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.rights© 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2019.1677872
dc.subjectAttitudes education of health professionals
dc.subjectexperts by experience
dc.subjectmental health mental health nursing nurse education
dc.subjectnursing practice
dc.title"But I'm not going to be a mental health nurse": nursing students' perceptions of the influence of experts by experience on their attitudes to mental health nursing
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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