Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Advanced Practice Workforce: Capacity to Address Shortages of Mental Health Professionals

Psychiatric Services : a Journal of the American Psychiatric Association
Kathleen R Delaney

Abstract

There is a recognized shortage of mental health professionals licensed to provide the full scope of mental health services, including assessment, diagnosis, and prescribing. Psychiatric mental health advanced practice nurses (PMH APNs) have the education and licensure to provide these services, address provider shortages and increase access to services. Unfortunately, federal reports and mental health workforce studies inaccurately depict important characteristics of PMH APNs, particularly their scope of practice, a situation that creates misunderstanding and impedes workforce planning. This Open Forum provides an accurate depiction of the PMH APN workforce, its size, scope of practice, and its capacity to increase access to mental health services. Also considered are the implications of using integrated care to increase access to mental health treatment. PMH APNs could increase the reach of these collaborative care models, which require constructing interprofessional teams in which each provider practices to the top of his or her license.

Citations

Jun 5, 2018·Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association·Kathleen R DelaneyAmy Rushton
Nov 9, 2018·Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association·Linda S Beeber
Feb 15, 2019·Issues in Mental Health Nursing·Brenda HappellChris Platania-Phung
Oct 8, 2019·Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association·Merrie J Kaas
Nov 22, 2019·Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association·Angela J BeckMaria Gaiser
Sep 12, 2019·Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association·Rebecca S Swenson, Kathleen Murphy-Ende
Feb 23, 2019·Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association·Kathleen R Delaney, Dawn Vanderhoef
Sep 11, 2020·Psychiatric Services : a Journal of the American Psychiatric Association·Hayley D GermackSusan H Busch
Oct 10, 2020·Archives of Psychiatric Nursing·Matthew TierneyElizabeth M Pace
Aug 26, 2021·Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services·Brayden N Kameg, Kirstyn Kameg
Oct 1, 2021·Perspectives in Psychiatric Care·Gizell GreenSima Reicher

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