Abstract |
A survey was sent to all Psychiatric Mental Health (PMH) Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who had a registered e-mail address with the American Nurses Credentialing Center, resulting in 1,899 usable surveys. The practice of two groups of APRNs was examined and contrasted: those certified to treat children and adolescents and PMH-APRNs certified only to treat adults. Our findings raise concerns about the numbers of PMH-APRNs treating children. Considering the national demand for mental health professionals prepared to treat children, the specialty must move to increase the number of qualified APRN child providers.
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Recommended Citation |
Drew, Barbara; Delaney, Kathleen R (2009). National Survey of Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing: Development, Process, and Finding. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 15(2) 101-110. doi: 10.1177/1078390309333544. Retrieved from https://oaks.kent.edu/nurspubs/58
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