Articles of Interest

Constantly revolving news reports, articles and updates! This is where all the latest ISPN news is posted. Check back often!

• ISPN's position paper on the use of restraint and seclusion is referenced in a new report, "Strategies to De-escalate Aggressive Behavior in Psychiatric Patients," from the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ). 

• LACE - Licensure, Accreditation, Credentialing, and Education
     • CNS Role Core Competencies for LACE Model
   
• ISPN member, Linda Jo Volness, MS, RN, featured in Medscape Article

A recent article posted on Medscape, Bipolar Disorder and ADHD in Children: Confusion and Comorbidity,  by  L A Stokowski includes an interview with Linda Jo Volness. We all know Linda Jo from the many excellent papers she has presented at ISPN Annual Conferences. We have been working with Medscape to feature the work of our presenters in Medscape, so we are pleased to see this article and a mention of ISPN at the conclusion of the piece.

To view the article you can click on this link: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/711223
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• Essential Psychiatric, Mental Health and Substance Use Competencies for the Generalist Nurse
   • AAN PMH Essentials Introduction - May 2009 (PDF 59K)
   • AAN PMH Essentials I-IX Complete - May 2009 (PDF 1.9M )
   
• Health Care Reform and the Whole Health Campaign: National Perspective from Dr. Ronald Manderscheid - May 2009 (PPT 1.3M)
   • Whole Health Campaign - May 2009 (PDF 670K)
   • Ron Manderscheid, PhD, Resources - May 2009 (Word .doc 39K)
   
• Reparative Therapy Position Paper - April 2009 (PDF 202K)
   
• The Future of Children.org
   
• Global Perspectives on Mental Health - April 2008 (PDF 782K) 
  Silvina Malvárez, Regional Advisor on Nursing and Allied Health Professions, Pan American Health Organization
   
• ANCC Advanced Practice Credentials Changing - effective January 2008 (PDF 73K)
   
• Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing in the BSN Curriculum  August 2005 (PDF 176K)
   
• NIMH/NINR Mentorship Program: Building the Capacity of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Researchers (PDF 70K)
   
• ANCC FAQs - October 2000  (PDF 36K)
   
• Update on the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Exam Development - September 2008 (PDF 113K)
   
• Update on ANCC Change in Required Clinical Practice Hours - 2008 (PDF 76K)
   
• Network for the National Initiative: New Directions for Student Support - Re:
  Not Waiting for the ESEA Reauthorization - January 2008 (PDF 54K)
   
• International Forum  Editor, Martin Ward, Oxford UK
   
• Journals
    • Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing
    • Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
    • Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
   

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