@article{ref1,
title="Mental health needs of children and adolescents at camp: are they being assessed and treated appropriately by the camp nurse?",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing",
year="2006",
author="Courey, Tamra J.",
volume="19",
number="4",
pages="215-223",
abstract="TOPIC: Increasingly, more children and adolescents are attending camps with mental health concerns. This can pose a challenge for camp nurses who may lack experience in assessment and treatment of mental health issues. PURPOSE: To focus on the importance of addressing and treating mental health needs of children and adolescents at camp utilizing the Scope and Standards of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice. SOURCES: Personal observations, camp nursing experience, and scholarly published literature. CONCLUSIONS: It is paramount that mental health needs of children and adolescents at camp are addressed and managed appropriately by the camp nurse. Education of camp nurses and camp administrators is also a vital part of providing care.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1073-6077",
doi="10.1111/j.1744-6171.2006.00074.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6171.2006.00074.x"
}