ABSTRACT
This mental health training program was designed to increase primary care nurses' knowledge and skills about depression. The program emphasized criteria for assessing depression, presented psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic content, discussed care coordination among several agencies and providers, and addressed referral resources. Cultural and developmental issues were highlighted. The 237 participants had significant knowledge gains after the program on comparison of pretest and posttest measures. Client record audit found significant increases in the assessment of and intervention with depression. The training program successfully increased primary care nurses' abilities to use knowledge about depression in clinical practice.
Subject(s)
Community Health Nursing/education , Depressive Disorder/nursing , Education, Nursing, Continuing/standards , Nursing Assessment/standards , Adult , Aged , Depressive Disorder/diagnosis , Depressive Disorder/therapy , Education, Nursing, Continuing/methods , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Nursing Education Research , Program Evaluation , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to survey adolescents, parents, and school personnel to assess knowledge, skill, and program needs in the schools and community in order to prevent adolescent suicide. The subjects were 57 adolescents, 63 parents, and 49 school personnel from three public high schools in a southwestern United States community. A 21-item survey questionnaire was constructed to assess the perceptions of the three groups in relation to their level of knowledge, skill, and resource awareness for assisting a suicidal adolescent. Diversity in knowledge, skill, and resource awareness within the groups, as well as findings unique to each group, were noted. Implications for school-based suicide prevention education programs are discussed.
Subject(s)
Health Education/standards , Parents/psychology , Psychology, Adolescent , Suicide Prevention , Teaching , Adolescent , Adult , Attitude to Health , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , School Health Services , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
The purpose of this mental health training program was to increase primary care nurses' knowledge and skills about depression. The program emphasized criteria for assessing depression, presented psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic content, discussed care coordination among multiple agencies and providers, and addressed referral resources. Highlighted were cultural and developmental issues for Native Americans, Mexican-Americans, the elderly, and adolescents. The training program successfully increased primary care nurses' knowledge about depression and their abilities to use this knowledge in clinical practice.
