title: Nurses' tending instinct as a conduit for men's access to mental health counseling.
abstract: No article has been found melding the phenomenon of nurses' tending instinct and men's mental health counseling access. This theoretical article presents nurses' tending instinct as a viable rationale to support men in utilizing mental health counseling services. Nurses can be the conduit that assists men in accessing mental health counseling when the need arises. An amalgamation of related topics, including nurses' tending instinct, men's illness/injury/disease profile, psychological medicine, and counselor skills, were forged together to unify this innovative theoretical consideration. Implications for nursing practice also were explored.
authors.affiliation: Counselor Education Program, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, USA. jefsmith@creighton.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003376:Counseling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006293:Health Promotion; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration; D006380:Helplessness, Learned; D006801:Humans; D007323:Instinct; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000523:psychology*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009013:Morale; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012944:Social Support