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The changes in the education of psychiatric nurses: do psychiatrists have a role?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Michael S. Jorsh*
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University of Keele and City General Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 7QB
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The new syllabus for both general and psychiatric nurses, Project 2000, is a manifestation of the gradual revolution taking place in nursing. It attempts to address some long-standing issues which have concerned the profession in several countries. The resolution of these issues will determine the role of nurses as members of the multidisciplinary team and effect cooperation and interactions therein.

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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991

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