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Nurse education in two fields: improving the care of individuals with a secondary diagnosis of mental illness in medical and surgical settings

Por: Mallison · B. · Mapungwana · E. — Octubre 3rd 2025 at 17:49

Commentary on: Pasere E, O’Hara D, Ballard E, Kilgour C, and Holland L, A narrative review of medical and surgical nurses’ attitudes and perceptions when caring for patients with a secondary diagnosis of mental illness, Nurse Education Today 2025; 151:106 684

Implications for nursing education

  • The study highlights the importance of education reform in preregistration nurse education to optimise the health outcomes for individuals with a secondary diagnosis of mental illness (SDMI).

    •  Context

    Individuals with mental illness experience higher rates of physical health issues compared with those without.1 These people tend to have poorer surgical outcomes and report fewer positive experiences of care during hospital admissions for medical or surgical procedures.1 Unpreparedness, negative attitudes and perceptions, along with a reported lack of knowledge and skills, contribute to nurses working in medical and surgical environments feeling unable to deliver effective holistic care to...
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