Scoping the Australian mental health nursing workforce

Abstract

This is the second of four articles on the Scoping Study of the Australian mental health nursing workforce conducted on behalf of the Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses (ANZCMHN) for the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council (AHMAC) National Working Group on Mental Health (NWGMH). Its purpose is to focus on overlooked issues in planning the mental health nursing workforce. Whereas it is acknowledged that there are problems in the supply of mental health nurses, it is argued that equal attention needs to be given to addressing the working conditions and rewards of mental health nurses.