Strengthening the mental health components of preregistration nursing programmes.

This article illustrates the solutions that one university has devised in terms of incorporating mental health field identity, relative to the Nursing and Midwifery Council standards of proficiency for registered nurses. Novel approaches were used to add mental health content to generic parts of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:British Journal of Nursing Vol. 34; no. 11; pp. 560 - 565
Main Authors: Ghoorun, Mo, Rooney, Niamh, McNulty, Brian, O'Connor, Allen, Lamph, Gary
Format: questions and answers Journal Article
Published: Mark Allen Holdings Limited 6/5/2025
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
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Summary:This article illustrates the solutions that one university has devised in terms of incorporating mental health field identity, relative to the Nursing and Midwifery Council standards of proficiency for registered nurses. Novel approaches were used to add mental health content to generic parts of the curriculum. There are also suggestions aimed at improving the experience of future students undertaking a preregistration mental health nursing education programme.