TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical health care for people with mental illness
T2 - Training needs for nurses
AU - HAPPELL, Brenda
AU - PLATANIA-PHUNG, Chris
AU - SCOTT, DAVID
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - People diagnosed with serious mental illness have higher rates of physical morbidity and decreased longevity, yet these people are not adequately served by health care systems. Nurses may provide improved physical health support to consumers with serious mental illness but this is partly dependent on nurses having necessary skills and interest in training opportunities for this component of their work. This survey investigated Australian nurses' interest in training across areas of physical health care including lifestyle factors, cardiovascular disease, and identifying health risks
AB - People diagnosed with serious mental illness have higher rates of physical morbidity and decreased longevity, yet these people are not adequately served by health care systems. Nurses may provide improved physical health support to consumers with serious mental illness but this is partly dependent on nurses having necessary skills and interest in training opportunities for this component of their work. This survey investigated Australian nurses' interest in training across areas of physical health care including lifestyle factors, cardiovascular disease, and identifying health risks
U2 - 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.01.015
DO - 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.01.015
M3 - Article
SN - 0260-6917
VL - 33
SP - 396
EP - 401
JO - Nurse Education Today
JF - Nurse Education Today
IS - 4
ER -