title: Psychiatric nursing recruitment. Roles for educators and nursing staff.
abstract: Recruiting new nurses to a relatively unpopular specialty in the midst of a nursing shortage is challenging. However, the literature offers educators and clinical nursing staff important insight regarding the promotion of student interest in psychiatric nursing. Clearly, a collaborative effort is needed. Educators and clinicians should work together to provide students with a satisfying psychiatric nursing experience. Through a combination of effective, intellectually stimulating classroom instruction and positive, welcoming clinical experiences, educators and clinical nursing staff may increase the number of nursing graduates who pursue this rewarding specialty.
authors.affiliation: Quinnipiac University, 275 Mount Carmel Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518, USA.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Durkin
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D010560:Personnel Selection; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D000078329:Workforce