OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (12): 1714-1718.

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Research progress on the role and function of psychiatric-mental health advanced practice registered nurses

LIU Shuting1, ZHU Aiyong1,2   

  1. 1. Graduate School, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China;
    2. School of Nursing and Health Management, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, China
  • Received:2024-09-09 Revised:2024-10-29 Online:2025-06-15 Published:2025-12-11
  • Contact: ZHU Aiyong,Professor,E-mail:zhuay@sumhs.edu.cn

Abstract: With the development of economy and society,the incidence rate of psychosis is rising,and the demand for psychiatric nursing talents is also increasing. The psychiatric-mental health advanced practice registered nurse(PMH-APRN) can provide primary mental health care services for patients with mental illness. This article provides an overview of the concept,origin,certification qualifications,current development status,role functions,and clinical value of PMH-APRN,and summarizes the inspiration for the development of PMH-APRN in China,aiming to provide reference basis for the development of advanced nursing practice in China.

Key words: Psychiatry, Advanced practice registered nurses, Advanced nursing practice, Specialist nurse, Research progress

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