Ombudsman: a new role for advanced practice nurses in psychiatric-mental health nursing.
OBJECTIVE
The role of ombudsman for advanced practice nurses in psychiatric mental health nursing.


OBJECTIVE
To describe the role of ombudsman and its fit with nursing as seen in the Price Spratlen Ombudsing Model.


METHODS
The author's own experiences as both an advanced practice nurse and an ombudsman.


CONCLUSIONS
Because of downsizing, reorganization, and a general trend toward mutual distrust in large organizations, being an ombudsman has been named one of the "25 hottest careers." Advanced practice nurses in psychiatric mental health nursing, by virtue of their knowledge of interpersonal, preventive, and systems theories, are in a unique position to fill this role.
Spratlen
L P
LP
University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
D002322:Career Mobility; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*