ArticleInternational journal of nursing studies advances2024
Learning and achieving basic mental health competence in placement studies with the support of a tool: A qualitative study of student nurses' experiences.
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- Mental health placements for health and social care students: A realist synthesis.Medical education · 2026Review
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Background: Learning basic mental health care competence is often challenging for the bachelor of science student nurses, and many lack basic mental health care competence to ensure safe and confident mental health care practice. Mental health assessment is an integrated part of this competence. Objective: The objective of this study was to explore and describe in depth how student nurses experience learning and achieving basic mental health competence while on mental health placement with the support of a learning tool. Design: An explorative and descriptive qualitative design was conducted to gain insight on how student nurses experienced learning basic mental health competence when on placement. Setting: A diversity of mental health placement settings in which student nurses were involved with patient care or welfare were approached; general psychiatric wards ( Participants: The participants comprised student nurses in their 3rd and final year while on mental health placement. Potential participants received information from course coordinators, the online learning platform, and from teachers in plenary. Using purposive sampling, 14 student nurses were recruited. Methods: Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted online and in person at two campuses of one university in Norway between August 2020 and December 2021. The interviews were transcribed and thematically analysed as described by Braun and Clarke. Results: Students expressed insecurity in a new clinical context. They engaged in new learning situations and realized the diversity of nursing practice. Unconventional placements were described as challenging contexts for learning basic mental health care competence. Conclusions: This qualitative study provided insight into how student nurses experience learning mental health assessment, and gaining relational, communicative, and ethical competence while on placement. Students revealed their insecurities and challenges in learning in a new context. Awareness of clinical learning opportunities on placement when preparing student nurses to learn basic mental health competence may help improve their confidence.
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