Assessment on specialized nurses’ training of the mental health in urban areas

Abstract

Mental health nursing is only prepared by State mental health national center and MNUMS. Mental health nursing curricula of the different schools which prepare mental health nurses are varied as well as training environment and training methodologies are not met the modern standard yet. This study aimed to assess the specialized training for the mental health nurses in urban areas of Mongolia. Specialized mental health nurses of 46 from urban areas are involved in this study were 46 (100%) female. Specialized mental health nurses who studied at State Mental Health National center from urban areas assessed the training environment comfortable or acceptable was (31) 67.4% and medium was (13) 28.3%. And theory of the specialized training and correlation of the theoretical session and practice were assessed medium (14) 30%. Specialized training contents are not providing the enough knowledge for further professional practice and manual practicum of intervention is not enough during training shows that the training organizations need to innovate and improve the training contents.