Key result
A 6-month trial of a cardiometabolic health nurse in the workplace reduced ambivalence and increased positivity toward the role among mental health nurses.
Why the study?
Does a 6-month trial of a cardiometabolic health nurse improve attitudes toward the role among mental health nurses?
Observational
No
Does a 6-month trial of a cardiometabolic health nurse improve attitudes toward the role among mental health nurses?
Implementing a cardiometabolic health nurse in mental health settings reduces staff ambivalence and improves positivity toward the role, potentially easing organizational resistance.
May ease workplace resistance to cardiometabolic roles; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
PURPOSE: To determine the changes in attitudes toward the inclusion of a cardiometabolic health nurse for the physical healthcare management of people with serious mental illness following a 6-month trial. DESIGN AND METHODS: Repeated survey of nurses working in a regional mental health facility. FINDINGS: Nurses working in mental health were initially supportive of the role. A 6-month trial of a cardiometabolic health nurse in the workplace reduced ambivalence and increased positivity toward the role. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Reduced ambivalence and improved positivity toward the role may facilitate less organization resistance to the implementation of a cardiometabolic health nurse in the mental healthcare setting. Specialized training and role recognition may be needed to further support this role.
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Happell et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Attitudes toward cardiometabolic health nurse. Implementation of a cardiometabolic health nurse was evaluated on Changes in attitudes toward the inclusion of a cardiometabolic health nurse. A 6-month trial of a cardiometabolic health nurse in the workplace reduced ambivalence and increased positivity toward the role among mental health nurses.
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