Happell, Brenda, Stanton, Robert, Hoey, Wendy, and Scott, David (2015) Reduced Ambivalence to the Role of the Cardiometabolic Health Nurse Following a 6-Month Trial. Perspectives in Psychiatriac Care, 51 (2). pp. 80-85.

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Abstract

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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