title: Clinical placements in mental health: are clinicians doing enough for undergraduate nursing students?
abstract: There are growing concerns identified in the literature about the lack of quality clinical placements in mental health for undergraduate nursing students. This study outlines an innovative student programme, designed and implemented by clinicians, committed to providing a quality clinical placement for students. The programme was evaluated by the use of an open-ended questionnaire administered to a sample of 10 undergraduate nursing students. Results of this evaluation suggested that the programme was able to provide a positive clinical experience in mental health for nursing students and is worthy of a more controlled investigation.
authors.affiliation: Rockdale Community Mental Health Centre, St George Hospital & Community Health Services, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia. antony_mullen@wsahs.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Antony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mullen
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009517:New South Wales; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires