title: Creating a simulated Mental Health Ward: lessons learned.
abstract: The future of psychiatric-mental health nursing depends on the preparation of nurses who will meet the mental health care needs of society. The current article discusses the development of the "Mental Health Ward," a simulated mental health experience that was offered for the first time to undergraduate baccalaureate nursing students at a Midwestern university in the United States. The Mental Health Ward is an innovative simulated hospital environment that includes the use of standardized patients and role play scenarios, resulting in a full mission simulation whereby students learn various psychiatric diagnoses and practice various pertinent skills, including nursing assessments, admission and discharge processes, medication administration, and therapeutic communication. Lessons learned by faculty and students in formulating the Mental Health Ward are presented.
authors.forename: Jeanette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rossetti
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Musker
authors.forename: Siobhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smyth
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maney
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Selig
authors.forename: Trish
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jones-Bendel
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D015146:Midwestern United States; D017145:Models, Educational; D016544:Patient Simulation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*