Mental Health Nursing Reflective Report

Nursing practice has revolutionized itself throughout the years. Today we realize the causes of current illnesses as complex and multifaceted (source). In past models, for instance the medical model, the approach was straightforward and neglected the patients active involvement in their care; the patient was viewed as the passive recipient and the doctor, an active agent that “fixed” their patients. ( source). New developed models since then, such as the biopsychosocial model, show us that care focuses on many factors. The model demonstrates understanding of how suffering, disease, and illness can be associated by many factors seen at the different levels in society and the medical sciences (source). Caring for each component is

I am posted in st. John rehabilitation center in a4 ward. Every week we had same patients. I want to write a reflection on my one patient he was very aggressive patient. I felt so scared because of his aggression. He was very agitated and some time he forcing to staff members to stop their work by using physical force. One day, he hits me on my hands to stop doing anything . I was so scared at that situationand I told to registered nurse about this event and she helped me a lot to handle that patient. Registered nurse support me to deal with that patient and provide some tips to maintain patient safety and also mine safety too. This is the whole situation that I want to explain in my reflection.

The aim of this utilization review is compare and contrast the global issue of mental health and shortage of nursing staff. Mental health is not the primary choice of nursing students when they graduate, and there is a shortage of psychiatric nurses as the older generation is coming closer to retirement. Across the states in Australia, studies have been conducted by Registered Nurses to survey and analyze nursing students and their field of preference after graduation. From the studies analyzed in this literature review, mental health has the least number of interested future nurses. Four articles, which included 2 qualitative researches, one quantitative, and one systematic review, were chosen to compare and contrast to each other. All the articles chosen were studies done no earlier than 2007, and research must have been conducted by at least one nurse, and published in a peer review nursing journal. Topics in this subject were not found in the United States however, different states in Australia were found and compared to each other. Findings on all the research reviewed led to the same results; mental health is the least preferred by nursing students to choose as a career, and the studies confirmed that the more theoretical and clinical training the students had, the more positive views the students reported on psychiatric nursing for their future. Overall, mental health nursing continues to have a shortage in nursing staff due the lack of interest, however,

In the healthcare profession practice is guided by ever-evolving research that helps determine best practice policies and protocols, allowing clinicians to provide the best care possible to their clients. However, much of psychiatric nursing care is characterized by subjective or immeasurable interventions and thus, important areas such as the benefits of therapeutic time with clients are relatively understudied and may also be undervalued. As psychiatric nurses I believe that our therapeutic communication skills are one of our most valuable tools, just as important as the medical interventions that we also carry out. For this paper the article I will be reviewing is Thomson and Hamilton 's (2012) qualitative study " Attitudes of Mental

Suffering from a mental illness can be debilitating and overwhelming, not only for the client, but their family members, as well. As front-line workers, mental health nurses are responsible for developing a rapport and building a foundation with this particular population. In doing so, psychiatric nurses can positively impact client care outcomes, allowing the client to experience optimal levels of holistic care. Effective therapeutic nurse-client relationships with mental health clients must be developed and maintained by nursing staff in order to provide their clients with the best care possible. In fact, The Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) states that “the therapeutic nurse-client relationship is central to all nursing

Working in an inpatient environment can be quite demanding, so it’s important to be able to manage a large case load and being organised is essential to this. I exhibit this through my work every day and I plan to continue to demonstrate this throughout the Mental Health Nursing degree. During my time working with learning disabilities I learnt how to communicate through Makaton which has come in useful, especially when working with patients who have both a mental illness and a learning disability. I am lucky that I genuinely enjoy my job and that my role as a support worker allows me to explore many things within mental health. I always volunteer to attend extra training sessions, as I have a genuine interest in mental health.

Research and data must be collected to determine new mental health requirements to improve present quality of services provided.

Ms. Greene maintains knowledge of current techniques, trends and professional issues in Mental Health Nursing and she embraces long time learning. She stays abreast of current mental health issues through obtaining Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and nursing journals. Ms. Greene received her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) from Rutgers’s University. Ms. Greene displays leadership skills by working as a charge nurse on the mental health ward and provide mentorship to newly hired nurses. She remains compliant in her Virginia Talent Management System (TMS) and current in basic life support certification. Ms. Greene involves herself in other educational endeavors to improve her clinical knowledge and enhance her overall practice and role

There will be an observation of when mental health was founded, then mental health will be critically explored, by investigating the meaning of mental good or poor health. A discussion on two perspectives will be then be attempted, by comparing and contrasting their ways of working with people with poor mental health and a brief understanding of the involvement of the mental health patient/ service user. There will also be a brief explanation on multidisciplinary approach that meets the needs of the service user who has poor mental health. An understanding of the diverse nature of determinates to mental health and well-being will be identified. Policies, legislations and research will be used to discuss today’s issues on

The response I am most familiar with when I tell people I work in a prison is; a wrinkled brow followed by a puzzled look and then their asking as if they had not heard right the first time; “You’re a prison nurse?” My correctional nurse coworkers have told me they often feel embarrassed to tell others where they work as a result of the mixed responses they get including the sense that correctional nursing is what a nurse does when they can’t find a “real” nursing position. So, you can imagine how happy I was when my former supervisor asked if I wanted to work with other nurses and the Arizona Nurses Association to make changes within the

To start, an outline of Mrs Brown’s current strengths is obtained using the strengths assessment (Rapp & Gosha, 2006). Focuses on Mrs Browns own strengths were important, following a person-centred care also discussed in this assignment. It was critical to integrate throughout this essay how progressive and crucial the nurse-client relationship is. Hildergard Peplau added to the hypothesis that it is the restorative and interpersonal nature of this relationship that empowers the individual, encouraging them to achieve their maximum capacity whilst living with mental illness (Happell, Cowin, Roper, Lakeman & Cox, 2013 : Wepa, 2007). Abandoning the biomedical approach, it was important to approach Mrs Brown in a therapeutic alliance to maintain nurse-client relationship. Absolute care, centred on the person, adopting practices that are evidence based to gather information

Stakeholders play a positively affected role with the research methodology for implementing this program for new entry nurses that will be working with individuals or groups of people that suffer from mental disorders. These stakeholders include consumers, caregivers, mental health service providers, mental health service managers, health policy makers, and health service researchers. First, determine the staff members that will be involved in building this program. This would consist of the mental health service providers, mental health service managers, health policy makers and health service researchers. This team of experts will be responsible for brainstorming the desired end-results of this program. The team will bring knowledge of research

This may include the following; facilitating communication of distressing thoughts and feelings, assisting patient’s with problem solving to help facilitate activities of daily living, helping patient’s examine self-defeating behaviours and test alternatives, finally promoting self-care and independence (Varcarolis, 2015, p156). Unlike other relationships the therapeutic relationship main goal is to focus on the patient’s needs and problems, the Enrolled Nurse uses strong communication skills, has an understanding of behaviours of the patient and the patients strengths, to improve the patient’s mental health. Working together the Enrolled Nurse and the patient will explore the patient’s problems and concerns and decide on potential solutions that will be implemented by the patient (Varcarolis, 2015,

My roles includes ensuring that the service users with mental health conditions such as schizophrenia and psychosis live as independently as possible, I help them with their personal hygiene, working with each service user as a keyworker, assisting with the development of their care plans,supporting clients in the ordering and collecting of their prescriptions. My certificate in safe handling of medication allows me to administer medication to each service user and I also help to train new staff. I work as a good team player with other support workers, social workers, line manager, district nurses, families and health care professionals regarding client's care. My job is helping me gain experiences which enables me to understand the principles of mental health and a contentment to be caring for individuals who desires to live a normal life.

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