A survey of the nurse's role in psychiatric outpatient clinics in America.

This study proposed investigation of the duties of the registered nurse employed in psychiatric outpatient clinics, particularly those duties in which the nurse was involved in individual or group therapy. The method involved in this research was use of a questionnaire. A questionnaire concerning the duties of nurses was sent to the 187 psychiatric outpatient clinics in the United States thought to employ one or more nurses. The findings indicate that the majority of such nurses actively function in both individual and group psychotherapy, without additional educational preparation.