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  • Title: The skills required for conducting a community psychiatric nursing assessment: a qualitative study.
    Author: Harris DM, Happell B.
    Journal: Aust J Adv Nurs; 1999; 16(4):7-13. PubMed ID: 10603766.
    Abstract:
    The shift in focus from primarily institutionally based care, to community-based care, has highlighted the need for community psychiatric nurses with appropriate skills to care for clients experiencing mental illness within the community. This paper describes the results of a qualitative research project undertaken to examine the skills required by psychiatric nurses in conducting an assessment within the community. In depth interviews were conducted with a sample of six currently practising community psychiatric nurses, with differing levels of experience. The findings identified the main skills as: interpersonal skills; psychiatric nursing knowledge base; the ability to work with a variety of treatment modalities; and, literacy skills. The specific significance of these skills for the educational preparation of community psychiatric nurses is discussed.
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