Nurses' career choice and satisfaction with mental health transition-to-practice programs : A cross sectional study
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Alexander, Louise, Toomey, Nigel and Foster, Kim Narelle. (2024). Nurses' career choice and satisfaction with mental health transition-to-practice programs : A cross sectional study. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.13035
Authors | Alexander, Louise, Toomey, Nigel and Foster, Kim Narelle |
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Abstract | Introduction: Globally, there are consistent issues recruiting staff into the mental health nursing workforce. In Australia, recent efforts to expand the workforce include recruitment of a wider range of nurses in addition to new graduates into mental health transition-to-practice programs. Understanding the career motivations of nurses entering the field is an important element of recruitment and retention. Aim: To describe nurses' satisfaction with their mental health transition program and identify factors influencing their choice of mental health as a career. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey with questions on program satisfaction and career choice was responded to by n = 55 enrolled and registered nurses in a mental health transition program. Results: Nurses reported overall high satisfaction with their program and identified increased time release for professional development and being supernumerary as necessary to support role development. Almost 25% of nurses reported personal experience of mental illness as an influence in choosing a mental health career. Discussion: Mental health transition programs are important in recruitment and retention and need to be tailored to the needs of a wide range of nurses and include support for staff wellbeing. Implications for Practice: Tailored transition programs can help strengthen role clarity, and support staff retention. |
Keywords | cross sectional survey; mental health nursing; recruitment; retention; transition-to-practice; workforce |
Year | 01 Jan 2024 |
Journal | Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing |
Journal citation | pp. 1-11 |
Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd (UK) |
ISSN | 1365-2850 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.13035 |
Web address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpm.13035 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-11 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
03 Sep 2024 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 13 Feb 2024 |
Deposited | 20 Sep 2024 |
Additional information | © 2024 The Authors. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. | |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
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