Smith, JacquelineMustapha, Wafa2024-05-022024-05-022024-04-30Mustapha, W. (2024). Exploring how Alberta Health Services nurses are making sense of their role in relation to the recent changes to the Mental Health Act of Alberta (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.https://hdl.handle.net/1880/118648https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/43490The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore how Alberta Health Services nurses are making sense of their role in relation to the recent changes to the Mental Health Act of Alberta. The Mental Health Act (MHA) of Alberta was enacted to protect and ensure the rights of people suffering from mental disorders. The most recent MHA amendment, which was enacted in September 2020, includes expanded duties required of the hospital and health care providers. Social Constructivism, Carper’s Ways of Knowing theory, and Uncertainty theory will provide the theoretical framework for this study. A Thematic Analysis method was utilized to elicit responses using a semi-structured interview tool. Data analysis will be conducted using the six-step thematic analysis as introduced by Braun and Clarke (2006). The way nurses make sense of their role contributes to the composition of ethically informed, safe, and effective care within the scope of professional practice and current legislation. This study helps address this gap in the context of mental health nursing practice in Alberta.enUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Mental Health Actlegislationpoliciesinpatient mental health unitpsychiatrymental health legislationnursing role in mental healthAdvocacyNavigating uncertaintymental health policieshistory of mental healthAlberta Mental Health ActInstitutional practiceInformal ConventionsNursingMental Healthmaster thesis