Role Expectations for United States Air Force Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialists.

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis was to describe and analyze role expectations for United States Air force (USAF) psychiatric clinical nurse specialists (PCNSs) held by the PCNSs and their mental health and nursing colleagues, specifically: clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, generalist mental health nurses, nurse administrators, and psychiatrists. A purposive sample was drawn from USAF medical facilities at which all groups were represented. Data were collected by mailed questionnaire. Respondents perceived the actual USAF PCNS role to include 5 of 40 role enactment behaviors, but identified the ideal/expected role to include 39 of the same 40 behaviors. A weak, positive correlation was found between perceptions of and expectations for the USAF PCNS role. The USAF PCNS role was found to be subject to conflicting expectations. These conflicting expectations may limit the PCNs' effectiveness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA167047

Entities

People

  • Thomas M. Gormley

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Data Analysis
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Patient Care
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Reliability
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Therapy
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Organizational Psychology.