title: Education in primary prevention in psychiatric-mental health nursing for the baccalaureate student.
abstract: The concept of primary prevention is discussed, as it has traditionally and recently been used in reference to mental health and mental illness, as an introduction to the description of a course concerned with primary prevention in psychiatric-mental health nursing. The course, developed for senior baccalaureate nursing students, included both a didactic and a clinical component, is reviewed and the evaluation outcomes are discussed. The paper concludes with a call for nursing to enhance its concern for prevention of mental illness and promotion of mental health.
authors: Southern Illinois University, School of Nursing, Edwardsville.
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Welch
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Boyd
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Bell
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D008603:Mental Health; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000193:education*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education*