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Doctoral graduates in mental health nursing in Victoria, Australia: the doctoral experience and contribution to scholarship
- Source :
- International journal of mental health nursing. 17(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The last decade has seen a substantial increase in the number of psychiatric or mental health nurses in Victoria, Australia who hold doctoral qualifications. The literature refers to the importance of scholarship for the professional development and recognition of nursing as a discipline. However, there is a paucity of literature addressing the contribution of nursing doctoral graduates to scholarship in mental health nursing or indeed the broader nursing profession. This paper presents the findings from a survey of psychiatric nurse doctoral graduates currently residing in the State of Victoria. A questionnaire was developed by the authors and distributed to the known doctoral graduates. The main findings demonstrate considerable variation in the discipline and topic of inquiry and in the extent to which doctoral studies had led to dissemination of research findings and engagement in further scholarly activity. The strengthening of mental health nursing knowledge requires scholarship and doctoral graduates are expected to make a major contribution, through research and the dissemination of findings. This paper presents a descriptive overview of doctoral graduates in one State of Australia with a particular focus on research and scholarship.
- Subjects :
- Employment
Male
Academic Dissertations as Topic
Victoria
Attitude of Health Personnel
Doctoral studies
education
Psychiatric Nursing
Nursing Methodology Research
Nurse's Role
Surveys and Questionnaires
Pedagogy
Medicine
Humans
Professional Autonomy
Nurse education
Nurse Administrators
Fellowships and Scholarships
Mental health nursing
Education, Nursing, Graduate
Publishing
business.industry
Information Dissemination
Nursing research
Professional development
Research findings
Mental health
humanities
Scholarship
Nursing Research
Research Design
Faculty, Nursing
Female
Students, Nursing
Pshychiatric Mental Health
Diffusion of Innovation
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14458330
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of mental health nursing
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4016ef5990159ff5954bbfd4f2b3ec59