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Foundation of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Mental illness is a psychological or behavioral disorder that alters thinking, mood, and the ability to perform activities of daily living and to relate to others. There is no medical test used to diagnose a mental disorder. Instead, practitioners use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) published by the American Psychiatric Association […]
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Theoretical models of human behavior of psychiatric and mental health nursing
The foundation of psychiatric and mental health nursing is based on theoretical models of human behavior. These models provide a basis for understanding a patient and diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions. Models of human behavior are used collectively in caring for a patient rather than basing care on a particular model. The psychiatric nurse […]
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Nursing someone who self-harms
Understanding – mechanism and meaning The first stage in nursing someone who has self-harmed is to understand what meaning the act has for them. In order to do this we have to ask about and explore with the client what happened and how they felt, before, during and after they self-harmed. This requires us to […]
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Nursing interventions for anorexia nervosa
Given the multiple routes to anorexia, the optimal emphasis of treatment may vary considerably across individuals. Potential interventions include cognitive behavioural therapy, family therapy, insight-oriented psychotherapy, with each being complementary rather than competitive interventions. Interventions can be considered in two stages: fi rst, initial treatment, usually in hospital, focusing on weight gain; and second, longer-term […]
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Principles of nursing a person experiencing depression
The main role of the nurse is to build a collaborative relationship with the person experiencing depression. This relationship is the core of working with the depressed person. It is a relationship that must be built on genuine respect and openness in which the nurse is seen as a partner in the depressed person’s recovery. […]
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mental health nursing assessment
In its broadest sense assessment permeates all aspects of nursing care. It is not just a discrete activity that initiates the ‘nursing process’ or ‘problemsolving cycle’, leading to a plan of care, which is implemented and evaluated. The preferences people have for different health care options (planning) necessitate assessment, as do their abilities to engage […]
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Development of community mental health nursing
Closure of the large mental hospitals and their replacement by smaller units attached to local district hospitals, and the development of day hospitals and community-care facilities had a marked impact on the practice of mental health nursing from the 1960s. May and Moore (1963) describe the work of two (later four) nurses seconded from Warlingham […]
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Mental health nursing – consultation, facilitation, advocacy
Mental health nurses need grounding and information in order to question practice, to contribute to decision making in multi-disciplinary teams, and to draw on research-based knowledge in the delivery of care and the development of mental health services. It is hoped that much of this chapter contributes to meeting such needs. Thus, how ‘grounded’ nurses […]
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