%0 Journal Article
%T Psychiatric
%A Andrew Monasterio
%A Janette Stalling
%A Michael J. Rice
%J Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
%@ 1532-5725
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1078390318808368
%X OBJECTIVE: To describe the development of a data-driven policy platform for psychiatric nurses roles and outcomes to alleviate the current mental health crisis in the United States. METHOD: Drawing on census data, statistical reports, and analysis of the current psychiatric mental health nursing (PMHN) workforce, a data-driven policy platform is designed to recruit, train, and prepare psychiatric nurses for addressing the nation¡¯s mental health crises. RESULTS: As noted by the Institute of Medicine¡¯s 2010 & 2016 reports on the future of nursing, the largest available health care workforce is not being used effectively, particularly to address the nation¡¯s mental health care needs. The development of a data-driven platform provides direction for psychiatric nurses in developing the workforce to meet the national mental health crisis. CONCLUSIONS: From education through practice and research, psychiatric-mental health nursing must build and share a data-driven, relationship-to-care platform emphasizing how PMHN care affects patient outcomes. Using a data-based platform to grow supportive public opinion, psychiatric mental health nursing can build a workforce to modify national accreditation standards and laws supporting data-driven PMHN care. The specialty profession must also seek to modify the nursing profession¡¯s attitude toward embracing data-driven platform of care relationships to psychiatric mental health outcomes
%K service delivery systems
%K professional issues
%K public policy issues
%K evidence-based practice
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1078390318808368