“It is much more real when it comes from them”: The role of experts by experience in the integration of mental health nursing theory and practice

Brenda Happell; Shifra Waks; Aine Horgan; Sonya Greaney; Fionnuala Manning; John Goodwin; Julia Bocking; Brett Scholz; Elisabeth Hals; Arild Granerud; Rory Doody; Chris Platania-Phung; Martha Griffin; Siobhan Russell; Liam MacGabhann; Jarmo Pulli; Annaliina Vatula; Graeme Browne; Kornelis Jan van der Vaart; Jerry Allon; Einar Bjornsson; Heikki Ellilä; Mari Lahti; Pall Biering

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“It is much more real when it comes from them”: The role of experts by experience in the integration of mental health nursing theory and practice

Brenda Happell^*, Shifra Waks, Aine Horgan, Sonya Greaney, Fionnuala Manning, John Goodwin, Julia Bocking, Brett Scholz, Elisabeth Hals, Arild Granerud, Rory Doody, Chris Platania-Phung, Martha Griffin, Siobhan Russell, Liam MacGabhann, Jarmo Pulli, Annaliina Vatula, Graeme Browne, Kornelis Jan van der Vaart, Jerry AllonEinar Bjornsson, Heikki Ellilä, Mari Lahti, Pall Biering

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Purpose: To examine nursing students' perceptions of Experts by Experience impact on theoretical and practical learning. Design and Methods: Qualitative exploratory study involving focus groups with undergraduate nursing students from five European countries and Australia. Data were analyzed thematically. Findings: Participants described positive impacts as: bridging the theory and practice gap through first-hand experience, including sub-themes: bringing theory to life; can't be taught any other way, and innovative teaching methods fueling curiosity. Relevance to Clinical Practice: Integrating theory and practice is key for quality mental health nursing practice. Experts by experience can potentially contribute to reducing this enduring gap.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	811-819
Number of pages	9
Journal	Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
Volume	56
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12496
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2020

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Happell, B., Waks, S., Horgan, A., Greaney, S., Manning, F., Goodwin, J., Bocking, J., Scholz, B., Hals, E., Granerud, A., Doody, R., Platania-Phung, C., Griffin, M., Russell, S., MacGabhann, L., Pulli, J., Vatula, A., Browne, G., van der Vaart, K. J., ... Biering, P. (2020). “It is much more real when it comes from them”: The role of experts by experience in the integration of mental health nursing theory and practice. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 56(4), 811-819. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12496

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