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Mental health nurses may require ongoing learning and training in physical healthcare throughout their career

Por: Dickens · G. L. — Junio 19th 2025 at 10:25

Commentary on: Jabbie L, Walshe C, Ahmed F (2023). The views and perceptions of training in physical health care amongst mental health nurses, managers of mental health nurses and trainers: A systematically constructed narrative synthesis. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. DOI: 10.1111/inm.13253.

Implications for practice and research

  • The authors of this narrative review conclude that mental health nurses’ preparation for delivering physical healthcare interventions is suboptimal and requires regular supplementation.

  • There is a need to establish what level of proficiency in physical healthcare skills mental health nurses require.

  • Context

    People with severe mental illness, notably those with psychosis, live 10 years less than the general population. Most premature death is from natural causes, chiefly cardiovascular disease and cancer.1 2 In this context, it has been noted that mental healthcare staff, nurses being the most numerous, are opportunely placed to make...

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