title: Role, function, and decision making in community mental health.
abstract: In this study, opinions of 44 nurses who worked in urban community mental health settings were solicited in interviews that covered their role, functions, and part in the decision-making process. Most were found to have a limited view of their role and functions, one that was based more on their duties than on the possibilities in the field. Nurses with at least a baccalaureate degree and head nurses and clinical specialists believed they had a part in the decision-making process.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003657:Decision Making; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D012380:Role; D012947:Social Work; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires