Author: Janet Ann O'NellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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An Exploration of the Role of the Psychiatric-mental Health Nurse in Nonpsychiatric Settings
Author: Janet Ann O'NellThe Role of the Mental Health Nurse
Author: Sheila ForsterPublisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780748738939
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Nine contributions from academics and clinicians examine the various roles of the mental health nurse in relation to clients and colleagues and within the context of the health care organization. Following an historical overview of mental health nursing, individual chapters discuss the skills nurses need to fulfill their roles as assessors, educators, therapists, reflectors, managers, supervisors, researchers, and clinicians. Distributed in the US by ISBS. c. Book News Inc.
Psychiatric/Mental Health Care for Advanced Practice Nurses in Non-psychiatric Care Settings
Author: The Roles of Psychiatric Nurses in Community Mental Health Practice
Author: Gertrude A. StokesPublisher:
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Category : Community mental health services
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses' Perspectives on Professional Boundaries
Author: Robin Catherine BeckerPublisher:
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Category : Nurse and patient
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
The therapeutic nurse-patient relationship is essential to psychiatric mental health nursing practice. Psychiatric mental health nurses must develop and maintain a positive therapeutic relationship with patients while upholding professional boundaries. The definition of professional boundaries is elusive and leaves much room for interpretation. Lack of a clear definition can impair nurses' knowledge and understanding of professional boundaries, which can lead to potential boundary violations. Currently literature does not represent the subjective definitions individual psychiatric mental health nurses have regarding professional boundaries. The purpose of this study was to explore the definitions of professional boundaries from the perspectives of psychiatric mental health nurses. All participants had a current registered nursing license, were currently employed at the sample hospital, and provided informed consent for participation. To address this purpose, answers to the following research questions were sought: 1) How do psychiatric mental health nurses define professional boundaries, 2) How does the psychiatric mental health nurse's definition of professional boundaries affect her or his practice, and 3) What challenges do psychiatric mental health nurses face in maintaining professional boundaries. To answer the research questions, a sample of seven psychiatric mental health nurses who practice at a hospital in Montana were interviewed using qualitative open-ended questions. Based on the participants response four themes relating to definitions of professional boundaries were identified. The themes were: (a) distinct to mental health, (b) changes throughout career, (c) relates to patient age, and (d) impact on practice. The results suggest the need for additional research on professional boundaries in a variety of psychiatric and non-psychiatric settings. The results of this study also offer many implications for future practice including regular staff training, thorough educational foundation, administrative attention to boundary violations and adequate self-care. The outcomes of this study can be used to guide psychiatric mental health nurses, nurse administrators, and healthcare organizations in promoting the therapeutic relationship while maintaining professional boundaries.
Psychiatric-mental Health Nursing
Author: American Psychiatric Nurses Association StaffPublisher: American Nurses Association
ISBN: 9781558105553
Category : Nursing ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Psychiatric-mental health (PMH) nursing is the nursing practice specialty committed to promoting mental health through the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of behavioral problems, mental disorders, and comorbid conditions across the lifespan. PMH nursing intervention employs a purposeful use of self and a wide range of nursing, psychosocial, and neurobiological evidence to produce effective outcomes. The American Psychiatric Nurses Association and the International Society of Psychiatric Mental-Health Nurses convened a task force of nurse experts from across their practice to review and revise Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, published in 2007. With input from across the nursing profession that was facilitated by ANA, the task force developed this all-new edition. It is the definitive and up-to-date delineation of psychiatric-mental health nursing, articulating the competent level of nursing practice and professional performance of all PMH registered nurses, whatever their practice level or setting. The publication's scope of practice addresses what is expected of all psychiatric-mental health nurses, specifying the who, what, where, when, why, and how of their practice. The detailed discussion of that scope of practice provides the context needed to understand and use the standards, presenting the underlying assumptions, characteristics, environments and settings, education and training requirements, key issues and trends, and ethical and conceptual bases of the specialty. The standards themselves are authoritative statements that describe the responsibilities by which psychiatric-mental health nurses are held accountable in their practice. Each standard is measurable by a set of specific competencies that serve as evidence of minimal compliance with that standard. While this foundational volume is primarily for those directly involved with psychiatric-mental health nursing practice, education, and research, other nursing and allied healthcare providers, researchers, and scholars will find value in this content. In addition, it is a resource for employers, insurers, lawyers, policy makers, regulators, and stakeholders. Since the late 1990s, ANA has partnered with other nursing organizations to establish a formal process for recognition of specialty areas of nursing practice. This includes the criteria for approving the specialty itself and the scope statement, and an acknowledgment by ANA of the standards of practice for that specialty. Because of the significant changes in the evolving nursing and healthcare environments, ANA's approval of specialty nursing scope statements and its acknowledgment of specialty standards of practice remain valid for five years, starting from the publication date of the documents. The standards in this publication are based on language from ANA's Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, Second Edition, a helpful supplement to this specialty text, which in turn is of optimal use with two complementary ANA texts: Nursing's Social Policy Statement: The Essence of the Profession and Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses: Interpretation and Application. These three books are also available as a set, ANA's Foundation of Nursing Package, to guide nursing practice, thinking, and decision-making. The set is proving useful as a professional reference, classroom textbook, in-service training guide, and credentialing exam resource. For more on these publications, go to www.Nursesbooks.org. Book jacket.
A Comparison of Attitudes Held by Nurses Working in Psychiatric Settings and Nurses Working in Non-psychiatric Settings Toward Mental Illness
Author: Judith Ann BowenExploration of Roles of Psychiatric Nurse Specialists in General Hospital Settings
Author: Nancy KowalPsychiatric-mental Health Nursing
Author: American Psychiatric Nurses AssociationPublisher:
ISBN: 9781558102507
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Psychiatric-mental health nursing promotes mental health through the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of human responses to mental health problems and psychiatric disorders. A core mental health profession, it is a specialty that employs a purposeful use of self as its art along with a wide range of nursing, psychosocial, and neurobiological theories and research evidence as its science. Its areas of focus emerge based on current and anticipated societal needs, including disparities in mental health and its care and treatment among the diverse populations.
Career Opportunities for Psychiatric Nurses at the National Institute of Mental Health
Author: National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description