[Reflection on university training in psychiatric nursing.].
This article focuses on present-day training in the field of psychiatric nursing at the undergraduate level. Following the author's definition of a competent psychiatric nurse, she then offers suggestions and traces the difficulties encountered by the professor to develop three essential qualities in such a student: a humanist approach towards the client; true concern for the client experiencing mental health problems; and the development of personal qualities and aptitudes that enable the student to establish, maintain and successfully carry out a supportive relationship with the client. The author finally insists on the fact that, as in all disciplines, we must improve the standards for training students. However, her emphasis lies mostly on the need to restore the care and attention a nurse-client relationship deserves.