@article{01KMMFBK2P7MYM5BQ2CKGZP24N,
  abstract     = {{Aims: To critically and constructively explore the future of mental health nursing in Flanders (Belgium) by examining the historical evolution, current challenges, and potential strategies for clinical excellence and advancement.
Design: This study used a historically informed and contextualised grounded analyses to envision future perspectives that support strategically targeted perspectives in compact regions such as Flanders (Belgium).
Methods: A synthesis of published literature, policy documents, academic sources, and Flemish nursing research was conducted to identify key directions.
Results: By addressing local challenges, particularly related to education and labor market scarcity, this paper proposes three key directions for progress: ‘Back to good basics’, ‘Reclaiming the driver's seat of clinical advancement’ and ‘Revitalizing clinical excellence from within clinical nursing practice’.
Impact: These interlinked perspectives provide a framework for revitalising mental health nursing in Flanders, supporting clinical excellence and development while responding to the most pressing contemporary challenges. Although rooted in a compact regional context, the insights and proposed directions may inspire similar reflections and initiatives in international mental health nursing contexts.}},
  author       = {{Desmet, Karel and Luts, Inge and Antierens, Alain and Deproost, Eddy and Vandecasteele, Tina and Verhaeghe, Sofie}},
  issn         = {{0309-2402}},
  journal      = {{JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING}},
  keywords     = {{advance practice nursing,clinical nursing research,nurse–patient relationship,nursing education,psychiatric nursing,CARE,HISTORY,EXPERIENCE,NURSES,COMMUNITY,FRAMEWORK}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{12}},
  title        = {{Is mental health nursing facing a slow death or clinical excellence and advancement? Future perspectives for the Flemish context (Belgium)}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1111/jan.70551}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}

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