Inadequate mental health nursing content in pre‐registration nursing curricula has been the
topic of debate and concern since the introduction of comprehensive nursing education in …

BACKGROUND: Concerns have been expressed about inadequate mental health content in
generic pre-registration nursing curricula in Australia. These have led to claims new …

Abstract Mental Health First Aid training is designed to equip people with the skills to help
others who may be developing mental health problems or experiencing mental health …

ABSTRACT The Australian Mental Health Nurse Education Taskforce conducted a national
examination of mental health content of preregistration nursing curricula in order to develop …

Criticisms about the mental health nursing content of Bachelor of Nursing programs have
been common since the introduction of comprehensive nursing education in Australia. Most …

In 2008 the final report of the Mental Health Nurse Education Taskforce was released. This
paper presents the findings of the report's survey into the mental health content of generic …

Concerns relating to the adequacy of nurses' preparation for the care of people with mental
illness prompted significant revision of the mental health component in a Bachelor of Health …

In late 1999 the National Mental Health Working Group of the Australian Health Ministers
Advisory Council commissioned the Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health …

The shortage of a skilled mental health nursing workforce is persistent and worsening.
Research consistently demonstrates the inability of the comprehensive model of nursing …

Desperate times call for creative solutions. The mental health workforce shortage has
created an opportunity to rethink current and future education and training needs in order to …