TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner competencies
T2 - Opportunities for the 21st century
AU - Wheeler, Kathleen
AU - Haber, Judith
PY - 2004/6
Y1 - 2004/6
N2 - The purpose of this article is to discuss the development of the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) competencies. The historical context and controversy regarding the role of advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing as well as the consensus process of a national panel charged with the development of these competencies are described. Also, implications for education, practice, research, and policy are examined. The PMHNP competencies is a seminal document that will provide direction for the future of advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nursing.
AB - The purpose of this article is to discuss the development of the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) competencies. The historical context and controversy regarding the role of advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing as well as the consensus process of a national panel charged with the development of these competencies are described. Also, implications for education, practice, research, and policy are examined. The PMHNP competencies is a seminal document that will provide direction for the future of advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nursing.
KW - Advanced practie nursing
KW - Competencies
KW - Psychiatric-mental health nursing
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U2 - 10.1177/1078390304266218
DO - 10.1177/1078390304266218
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:4344661175
SN - 1078-3903
VL - 10
SP - 129
EP - 138
JO - Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
JF - Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
IS - 3
ER -