Mental Health Nurse Practitioners

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Length: 06:52

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Nurses_small The past decade has seen a growing health care gap between urban and rural Oregon. Nowhere is this gap more pronounced than in the field of of psychiatry. In some of Oregon's most remote areas, the mentally ill have no one to turn to. They may isolate themselves from society, or seek help in hospitals where doctors are often too busy to give them the attention they need. Rocognizing this problem, Oregon Health and Science University's School of Nursing began a new program to bring qualified mental health specialists to rural Oregon

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The past decade has seen a growing health care gap between urban and rural Oregon. Nowhere is this gap more pronounced than in the field of of psychiatry. In some of Oregon's most remote areas, the mentally ill have no one to turn to. They may isolate themselves from society, or seek help in hospitals where doctors are often too busy to give them the attention they need. Rocognizing this problem, Oregon Health and Science University's School of Nursing began a new program to bring qualified mental health specialists to rural Oregon