Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

My goal of becoming a mental health nurse practitioner stems as well from another belief I have of nursing; advancing for the betterment of patient care. The advanced practice nurse basis their practice on evidence to reach the therapeutic goal. Increasing skills through education and being a source for others to come to increases the quality of care throughout clinical setting. I want to be a resource for all my fellow nurses so that it is not just I who increases patient outcomes, but assist others in doing the same.

I define my philosophy of nursing within the three nursing domains of person, health, and environment. My goal is to communicate the importance of nursing as a knowledge-based career, depending not only on the nurse fulfilling her role but also on the patient’s compliance. A patient must learn to provide self-care at home in the same capacity as the nurse would provide care in the clinical setting. I discuss various subjects within nursing. I explain why I want to be a nurse, what I believe a nurse’s role is, the different domains of nursing, and where I believe nursing will be in the future. My philosophy demonstrates the interdependence of the nursing domains. You cannot fully evaluate a person without evaluating their health,

This Case Study will be undertaken as a group activity and is designed to deepen your knowledge about mental illnesses, and to test your understanding about the nursing care of people suffering from such conditions. It will also assist you to express your ideas through class presentation and in writing.

Multiple studies have linked professionalism with high amounts of education (Blaney 1986, Jacobs and Bishop 1998, Hess 1996). Other professions such as lawyers, physicians, architects, etc. maintain a high-standardized level of education in which nursing fails to do so. The American Nurse Association (ANA) committee published a position paper that compared nursing to other professions and recommended that the ADN is not sufficient for this profession (Jacobs and Bishop 1998). Jacobs and Bishop (1998) made a point by stating that “the education of professional nurses must take place in institutions of higher learning with a bachelor of science in nursing degree required for beginning professional practice as they should be socialized with philosophic and value system that is compatible with this role” (p. 226). Nursing is an evolving profession where they must be able to utilize their critical thinking skills in order to “assess, diagnose, intervene, evaluate, be a leader, deliver evidence-based care and know how to research and interpret that evidence. These competencies are only achievable through higher education with the baccalaureate level being the launching point” (Tollick, 2013, p. 4).

To achieve positive and sustainable health outcomes it is important to understand the relationships between the subjects of person, environment, health, and nurse. People are unique and they prioritize their values differently. People are constantly seeking to define their truths and their purpose. These unique perspectives of the world guide the actions of everyone. There is a constant interaction between people and their environment. People and their environment both impact the wellbeing of each other. Health is multifaceted. Health is the culmination of physical, physiological, psychological, social, and spiritual status. These aspects of health are interconnected. Absolute health may never be achieved. However, nurses work to progress their

In the United States the Mental Health Care field is one of the most underserved areas of healthcare. The mental healthcare field faces many challenges to the proper treatment of patients from both a societal and professional standpoint. From a societal perspective a negative stereotype is associated with patients seeking psychiatric care. Patients seeking care are often labeled as defective or damaged. Add in the complication that most patients with mental illness appear to be normal, accepting that someone is ill without outward symptoms can also be difficult for a society to understand. From a professional perspective the challenges within the mental health care industry include personal prejudice, staffing issues, and problems with coordinating care. The combination of these factors has a direct negative impact on the willingness of individuals suffering from mental illness in seeking the care needed to treat the symptoms of mental illness.

Environment – It is critical factor to health. Environment plays a very large and remarkable role in maintaining health and promoting recovery from illness. The environment consists of internal and external influences. Maintain clean quite peaceful environment and physical and social factors are the main responsibilities of the nurses. Person can modify their environmental factor to

Nursing has developed into a profession, in which many theories have been developed and presented in order to lend guidance for purposeful and meaningful practice. In general, nursing theories are based on four concepts that collectively make up the nursing metaparadigm: person, environment, health, and nursing. These four concepts represent a commonality in the nursing profession (Tourville & Ingalls, 2003). This paper will

It is with great pleasure that I offer my support for Mr. Stanley Cedant as he pursues his goal of becoming a Mental Health Counselor. In the two and half years since I have known him, I have gained so much respect for his admirable character traits and his high level of professionalism.

The prevention of CAUTI remains a top priority in all of the hospital-acquired infections, therefore, preventive processes is utmost to the reduction in lengthy hospital stays, costly healthcare services and sustained quality of life for the patient and community at large. To reduce CAUTI rates, the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) can play a major roles in the prevention and eradication of harm as a result save lives. Foremost, the PMHNP acknowledges the “do no harm” ethical principle by seeking alternative choices prior to utilizing an indwelling catheter; armed with knowledge that frequent usage leads to CAUTI (Hanchett, 2012).

What is a nurse practitioner? Nurse practitioners are trained to diagnose and treat both physical and mental conditions through comprehensive history taking, physical exams, and ordering and interpretation of diagnostic tests (Yee, Boukous, Cross, & Samuel, 2013). The Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) states that nurse practitioners are registered nurses who are prepared by advanced education to provide primary care including medical procedures that may be required for a specialty area. The purpose of this paper is to reveal to the reader what a nurse practitioner is, providing background information of a mental health practitioner, nursing shortage, effect on the nurses and patients with the shortage of mental

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,

About one-quarter of all American adults suffer from a mental health disorder in any given year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Mental health is an important component of overall health and wellness. Treatment options often include medication and psychotherapy. Mental health nurses help patients who suffer from mental illness to recover their mental health so that they can live to their fullest potential. For example, mental health nurses work in a variety of settings, such as, psychiatric hospitals, substance abuse treatment programs, home healthcare services, community mental health agencies, and private practice. This paper will give a description of my clinical experience at a psychiatric hospital.

Hurley (2009) designed a qualitative study to clarify the identity of the mental health nurse. The author defines the psychiatric nurse’s role as the role as exhibited in several behaviors. The behaviors include, being a generic specialist, adopting the patient’s focus, engaging in talking therapy, interacting with the patients, and engaging in a therapeutic use of self. According to Foster, McAllister and O’Brien (2006) a therapeutic use of self is

Nursing is a profession that blends the rich traditions of the past with the ever changing realities of today's health care industry. Nursing is not simply an assortment of special skills and the nurse is not simply a person proficient in performing these specific tasks. Nursing is a profession. I believe this statement to be true because of several factors. The Title 19 Code for Nurses is titled "Standards for Professional Nursing Practice". The status of nursing as a profession reflects the values that society places on the work of nurses and how central nursing is to the good of society. "By being a professional we imply that the person is conscientious in actions, knowledgeable in the subject and