title: Mental health nursing: transitions from practice roles to academia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This paper provides an overview of some challenges facing mental health practice nurses transitioning to academic life, and suggests possible strategies to prevent foreseeable difficulties.
  
  
  RESULTS
  New and existing mental health faculty will benefit from a greater awareness of barriers and developing entry protocols to enhance the transition experience and reduce early workplace stressors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preparation and support for mental health staff transitioning from practice to the academe are essential to enhance the transition experience and reduce early workplace stressors.
authors.affiliation: Family and Community Health Research Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. m.cleary@uws.edu.au
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cleary
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Horsfall
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D012945:Social Values; D000078329:Workforce