Mental health nursing students’ views on their readiness to address the physical health needs of service users on registration

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 570-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pras Ramluggun ◽  
Mahmood Anjoyeb ◽  
Gibson D'Cruz

In order to provide sound, person-centred care, mental health nursing students need a thorough understanding of theory alongside the ability to translate this knowledge into practice. It can be difficult to apply ideas from the classroom and books when learning how to work with mental health service users for the first time. That is why the theoretical aspects of this book are presented alongside realistic accounts of nursing practice. Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing is a case-based and service user centred textbook for mental health nursing students. Designed to support students throughout their pre-registration studies, the text covers the essential knowledge required to provide high quality nursing care. Contributions from real service users and cases of fictional clients are explored in detail to provide excellent transferable skills for practice. Dedicated chapters explore fundamental nursing skills and mental health law before providing a case-based exploration of the areas and subjects that will be encountered by students in university and placement. Practice-based chapters introduce students to the needs of a diverse range of fictional clients and explain how the skills of communication, assessment, care planning and monitoring can be applied. Each chapter provides a sample care plan explaining why and how clinical decisions are made, so that students can develop their own skills and practice. The text opens with clear advice to help students succeed in their studies and concludes with a wealth of practical and thoughtful advice on becoming a professional and getting that first job. Online Resource Centre * Twenty one video clips of fictional service users demonstrate the application of theory and prepare students for real nursing practice * Quizzes, scenarios and a range of activities help students to apply their learning * Interactive glossary explains terminology and jargon * Sample CV's and self awareness exercises aid professional development


2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
Rebecca Rylance ◽  
Stephanie Daye ◽  
Ashlea Chiocchi ◽  
Amanda Jones ◽  
Gary Jones ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 104866
Author(s):  
Silvia García-Mayor ◽  
Casta Quemada-González ◽  
Álvaro León-Campos ◽  
Shakira Kaknani-Uttumchandani ◽  
Laura Gutiérrez-Rodríguez ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 2572
Author(s):  
Raionara Cristina de Araújo Santos ◽  
Rafaella Leite Fernandes ◽  
Tarciana Sampaio Costa ◽  
Francisco Arnoldo Nunes de Miranda

ABSTRACTObjective: to report early experiencesin teaching resulting from practical classes in the discipline Adult Health I, under the perspective of Mental Health. Method: this is an experience report of three students from the Graduate Program in Nursing of Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) on the participation in the practical classes in mental health, held on June 2009, in the 2nd male infirmary of Hospital Psiquiatrico Dr. João Machado (HJM), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, with undergraduate students at the 5th semester of the Nursing course. Results: the practical course activities of each subgroup were carried out during four days, where the individuals identified some aspects of the psychiatry history and the psychiatric reform and became responsible for the nursing care of a patient. Conclusion: the wealth of experiences gained from the practice in mental health at this hospital is highlighted, both on the part of the undergraduate students and the graduate students. Descriptors: nursing; mental health; nursing students; teaching.RESUMO Objetivo: relatar experiências iniciais na docência decorrentes das aulas práticas na disciplina de Saúde do Adulto I, na perspectiva da Saúde Mental. Método: trata-se de um relato da experiência de três alunas do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) acerca da participação nas aulas práticas em saúde mental, realizadas em junho de 2009, na 2ª enfermaria da ala masculina do Hospital Psiquiátrico Dr. João Machado (HJM), Natal/RN, com os acadêmicos do 5º período do curso de Enfermagem. Resultados: as práticas disciplinares de cada subgrupo ocorreram durante quatro dias, onde os indivíduos identificaram alguns aspectos da história da psiquiatria e da reforma psiquiátrica e tornaram-se responsáveis pelos cuidados de enfermagem de um paciente. Conclusão: salienta-se a riqueza de experiências advindas das práticas em saúde mental neste hospital, tanto por parte dos alunos de graduação como para as mestrandas. Descritores: enfermagem; saúde mental; estudantes de enfermagem; ensino.RESUMENObjetivo: relatar experiencias iniciales en la docencia derivadas de las clases prácticas en la disciplina de Salud del Adulto I, en la perspectiva de la Salud Mental. Método: esto es un relato de experiencia de tres alumnas del Programa de Posgrado en Enfermería de la Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) acerca de las clases prácticas en salud mental, realizadas en junio de 2009, en la 2ª enfermería masculina del Hospital Psiquiátrico Dr. João Machado (HJM), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil, con académicos del 5º periodo del curso de Enfermería. Resultados: las prácticas en la clase de cada subgrupo ocurrieron durante cuatro días, donde los individuos identificaron algunos aspectos de la historia de la psiquiatría y de la reforma psiquiátrica y se tornaron responsables por la atención de enfermería de un paciente. Conclusión: se destaca la riqueza de experiencias advenidas de las prácticas en salud mental en este hospital, tanto por parte de los estudiantes de graduación como de las estudiantes de postgrado. Descriptores: enfermería; salud mental; estudiantes de enfermería; enseñanza.


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (13) ◽  
pp. 1-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Rodgers ◽  
Jane Dalton ◽  
Melissa Harden ◽  
Andrew Street ◽  
Gillian Parker ◽  
...  

BackgroundPeople with mental health conditions have a lower life expectancy and poorer physical health outcomes than the general population. Evidence suggests that this discrepancy is driven by a combination of clinical risk factors, socioeconomic factors and health system factors.Objective(s)To explore current service provision and map the recent evidence on models of integrated care addressing the physical health needs of people with severe mental illness (SMI) primarily within the mental health service setting. The research was designed as a rapid review of published evidence from 2013–15, including an update of a comprehensive 2013 review, together with further grey literature and insights from an expert advisory group.SynthesisWe conducted a narrative synthesis, using a guiding framework based on nine previously identified factors considered to be facilitators of good integrated care for people with mental health problems, supplemented by additional issues emerging from the evidence. Descriptive data were used to identify existing models, perceived facilitators and barriers to their implementation, and any areas for further research.Findings and discussionThe synthesis incorporated 45 publications describing 36 separate approaches to integrated care, along with further information from the advisory group. Most service models were multicomponent programmes incorporating two or more of the nine factors: (1) information sharing systems; (2) shared protocols; (3) joint funding/commissioning; (4) colocated services; (5) multidisciplinary teams; (6) liaison services; (7) navigators; (8) research; and (9) reduction of stigma. Few of the identified examples were described in detail and fewer still were evaluated, raising questions about the replicability and generalisability of much of the existing evidence. However, some common themes did emerge from the evidence. Efforts to improve the physical health care of people with SMI should empower people (staff and service users) and help remove everyday barriers to delivering and accessing integrated care. In particular, there is a need for improved communication between professionals and better information technology to support them, greater clarity about who is responsible and accountable for physical health care, and awareness of the effects of stigmatisation on the wider culture and environment in which services are delivered.Limitations and future workThe literature identified in the rapid review was limited in volume and often lacked the depth of description necessary to acquire new insights. All members of our advisory group were based in England, so this report has limited information on the NHS contexts specific to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A conventional systematic review of this topic would not appear to be appropriate in the immediate future, although a more interpretivist approach to exploring this literature might be feasible. Wherever possible, future evaluations should involve service users and be clear about which outcomes, facilitators and barriers are likely to be context-specific and which might be generalisable.FundingThe research reported here was commissioned and funded by the Health Services and Delivery Research programme as part of a series of evidence syntheses under project number 13/05/11. For more information visitwww.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects/hsdr/130511.


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