Abstract

Executive Summary of a study conducted to identify and describe state regulation requirements for psychiatric technicians/aides in the United States as a first step in examining staffing in acute psychiatric hospitals.

Description

This study (OSP 8136) was funded by a 2018 Sigma Theta Tau International/Western Institute of Nursing Grant.

Author Details

Teresa Serratt, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Iota Nu at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA

Type

Report

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Pilot/Exploratory Study

Keywords:

Regulations, Mental Health, Workforce, Psychiatric Technicians

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Review Type

None: Sigma Grant Recipient Report

Acquisition

Self-submission

Date of Issue

2019-09-19

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