A Job Task Analysis of the Expanding Role of the Pediatric Mental Health Specialist and the Nurse Practitioner in Pediatric Mental Health

Lack of access to support, services, and providers for children and adolescents with mental health conditions is a serious problem in the United States. Fewer than half of the children who need services obtain them. To meet this demand, the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board launched a new specialty certification in 2011 for advanced practice registered nurses called the pediatric primary care mental health specialist (PMHS). In 2016, a job task analysis of the role of the PMHS and nurse practitioners practicing in pediatric mental health and developmental/behavioral pediatrics was conducted. Surveys were completed by 293 respondents. Demographic characteristics, tasks performed in practice, diagnoses made, assessment and screening tools used, and types of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions were obtained and are reported. The roles of the PMHS and nurse practitioner in pediatric mental health are well established and key to expanding services and access to children and their families.     

基于内容分析法探讨新形势下护士长管理工作

目的探讨新形势下护士长管理工作的重点、难点及创新点。方法以护士长工作重点、难点、创新点为主题,综合专科、人员、自身,结合日常管理工作进行20 min汇报,采用内容分析法对其进行归纳及分类统计。结果护士长报告的管理重点前两位为保障安全管理(55.38%)和保障护理质量(47.69%);积极团队文化建设(43.08%)与护士专业能力提升(35.38%)是护士长面临最多的管理难点;创新点体现在积极团队文化的建设(30.77%)和护士专业能力的培养(24.62%)等。结论护理部管理者应进一步加强护士长对重点问题的管理,帮助护士长积极克服管理难点,搭建平台促进护士长分享管理创新点,对于创建高水平的管理人才梯度,提升高效科学的管理水平具有重要意义。