Nursing students' beliefs about mental health, interest in work, and job tendencies

AbstractPurposeTo explore nursing students' mental health educational level, mental illness beliefs, and interest in working in mental health.Design and MethodsDescriptive research conducted with 173 nursing students which convenience sampled. The questionnaire was composed of mental illness beliefs, interest in working in mental health,  and tendency to work in nursing areas.FindingsMain finding demonstarted perception of dangerous from mental illness related to low interest in working in mental health regarding all nursing students.Practice ImplicationsThere is a necessity to discuss mental health beliefs within theoretical and practical learning as  it may eventually can contribute to the quality of care and improve the image of mental healthcare.
Source: Perspectives in Psychiatric Care - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research