The purpose of this assessment is to demonstrate your ability to describe an overview and foundation of psychiatric/mental health nursing care and to articulate your assessment using language of the discipline of psychiatric mental health practitioners.
Compare and Contrast Nursing Roles
Demonstrate your understanding of the role of the mental health nurse and relate it to the role of nursing in general (in acute care settings as well as other settings). Answer the following questions in paragraph form using references from the learning path.
• What are the differences and similarities between a mental health nurse and an acute care nurse?
• How might the mental health nurse role be incorporated in your own nursing practice currently?
Mental Health Nursing Theory
Using Peplau’s Interpersonal Theory of Nursing, clearly explain the meaning/purpose of nurses’ approach to interacting with patients in both mental health & all nursing areas. Answer the following questions in paragraph form using references from the learning path.
• How does Peplau’s Interpersonal Theory of Nursing apply (or not apply) to nursing practice in mental health and all other areas of nursing care? • How does this theory apply or not apply to your current nursing practice?
Historical and Present Day
Perspective Thoroughly and accurately describe the historic origins of mental health nursing. Include at least 3-5 names & dates of key mental health nursing history and an explanation of the role’s significance today. Answer the following questions in paragraph form using references from the learning path
• What are some key historical events in mental health nursing and what is their meaning for today’s mental health nursing?
• How are these past events significant for today?
Key Concepts in Mental Health
Nursing Synthesize resources to accurately & thoroughly define
1) milieu therapy,
2) crisis intervention and
3) the use of pharmacological, biological and complementary interventions.
Describe how mental health nursing uses each of these interventions.
Answer the following questions in paragraph form using references from the learning path.
• What are the key interventions related to milieu therapy, crisis intervention and pharmacological, biological and complementary interventions? How does a psychiatric mental health nurse use these?
• How are these key concepts interrelated or how do they relate to each other?
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