scholarly journals What Are the Core Competencies of a Mental Health Nurse? Protocol for a Concept Mapping Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-153
Author(s):  
Nompilo Moyo ◽  
Martin Jones ◽  
Rachel Cardwell ◽  
Richard Gray
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Mental Health Nursing ◽  
Mental Health Nurses ◽  
The Core ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
Mental Health Nurse ◽  
Health Nurse

This study aims to identify and contrast key stakeholder perspectives about the core competencies of mental health nurses. Mental health nurses provide much of the direct care and treatment to patients with mental disorders. The perspectives of users of mental health services, mental health nurses, mental health nurse clinical leaders, psychiatrists, and mental health nurse academics regarding the core competencies of a mental health nurse are informative to improve the quality of care given to patients. We will use concept mapping to compare and contrast the views of different stakeholder groups (n = 50, 10 per group) about the core competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) of mental health nurses. There are six stages in concept mapping: preparation, generation of statements, structuring of statements, representation of statements, interpretation of maps, and utilisation of maps. The Good Reporting of A Mixed Methods Study (GRAMMS) checklist will guide this study. The final output is a “concept map” that can be used and interpreted to understand core mental health nursing competencies. This study will provide insight into the perceived core competencies of mental health nurses from a variety of perspectives.

scholarly journals Introducing a nurse-led deliberate self-harm assessment service

2001 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 212-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gill Griffin ◽  
Jonathan I. Bisson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Mental Health Nurses ◽  
Deliberate Self Harm ◽  
Mental Health Nurse ◽  
Health Nurse ◽  
Nurse Assessment ◽  
Self Harm

Aims and MethodThis study considered patients admitted to hospital following deliberate self-poisoning. The characteristics of the patients and the outcomes of assessments by trainee psychiatrists and a mental health nurse were compared.ResultsThere were no significant differences in the outcome of 68 assessments performed by a trainee psychiatrist and 77 by a mental health nurse. The nurse assessment service was well-received by the poisons unit, a medical ward specialising in overdose treatment, and trainee psychiatrists.Clinical ImplicationsPsychosocial assessments following self-poisoning can be provided by appropriately trained and supervised mental health nurses. The introduction of a nurse-led service should enhance relationships with the local poisons unit and reduce the workload of junior doctors without compromising their training needs.

scholarly journals ‘Enhanced Support for High Intensity Users of the Criminal Justice System’: An Evaluation of Mental Health Nurse Input into Integrated Offender Management Services in the North East of England

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Dyer ◽  
Paul Biddle
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Mental Health Nurses ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Mental Health Nurse ◽  
Health Nurse

The current UK Government's focus on the development of services to manage and support offenders with mental health problems has resulted in a number of innovative project developments. This research examines a service development in the North East of England which co-located mental health nurses with two Integrated Offender Management teams. While not solving all problems, the benefits of co-location were clear, although such innovations are now at risk from government changes which will make Integrated Offender Management the responsibility of new providers without compelling them to co-operate with health services.

scholarly journals An exploration of why qualified mental health nurse prescribers do not prescribe

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (7) ◽  
pp. 404-412
Author(s):  
Helen Oldknow ◽  
Warren Gillibrand ◽  
Andrew Clifton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Nurses ◽  
Descriptive Phenomenology ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Structure And Agency ◽  
Knowledge Culture ◽  
Mental Health Nurse ◽  
Health Nurse ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Mapping Exercise

This article is an exploratory study of perceptions in mental health nurses who are qualified to prescribe yet choose not to do so. In-depth semi-structured face-to-face interviews, field notes and analysis of documents were used to investigate the perceptions of the non–prescribing nurse prescriber. A mapping exercise was conducted to identify potential participants. Interview data analysis was based on the principles of descriptive phenomenology and the research was theoretically framed within concepts of power, structure/agency and culture. This study has contributed to understanding the views of non-prescribing mental health nurse prescribers on why they do not use their prescribing qualification. The findings from this study suggest that there are complex, interlocking factors: power and knowledge; culture; and structure and agency, which may enable or prevent mental health nurse prescribers from independently prescribing.

Mental health prescribing in Scotland: time for change

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 493-498
Author(s):  
Austyn Snowden
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Current Theory ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Mental Health Nursing ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
Mental Health Nurse ◽  
Nurse Prescribing ◽  
Health Nurse ◽  
Health Nursing

This article suggests that the time is right for the coherent strategic development of mental health nurse prescribing in Scotland. This conclusion comes from the synthesis of current theory and practice, i.e. there is no coherent theory opposing mental health nurse prescribing and the necessary supportive infrastructure is now known. In order to situate this discussion, the article begins with an overview of some of the broader issues mental health nurse prescribing faces. It then examines in detail one of the more enduring arguments which continues to oppose the introduction of prescribing in mental health nursing: nurses should not prescribe because they should be doing something else. A critical analysis of this position concludes that this perspective is misguided. More practical questions remain, however, but the article concludes that there is now enough evidence to support effective strategic leadership in mental health nurse prescribing, and reiterates the requisite infrastructure.

Reflection and mental health nursing. Part seven: reflection as a tool for teaching and learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
John Fowler
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Reflective Learning ◽  
Mental Health Nursing ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
Mental Health Nurse ◽  
Health Nurse ◽  
Health Nursing

Reflection is an important skill in the armoury of the mental health nurse. Most nurses are familiar with its use in the review and development of their clinical client-centred practice; however, its use for the nurse's own development is less well appreciated. The author highlights how the elements of a reflective learning process can be used by the clinically based nurse to enhance the support of their students' learning. The principles of reflection before, during and after action are then explored as a tool in enhancing the clinician's own experiential learning, examining the dynamic relationship between experience and reflection.

scholarly journals The role of the community mental health nurse in Botswana: The needs and problems of carers of schizophrenic clients in the community

Curationis ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kgosidintsi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Mental Health Nurses ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Mental Health Nurse ◽  
Health Nurse ◽  
Community Mental Health Nurses

The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the role of the psychiatric/community mental health nurse in the context of primary health care in which mental health is an integral part of the general health care system and in a specific socio-economic background. Nine (9) community mental health nurses who graduated from a local training program for community mental health nurses at post basic level, twenty five (25) carers responsible for daily care and welfare of schizophrenic clients from rural, semi-rural, urban and semi-urban areas country wide participated in the study. The study was exploratory and both qualitative and quantitative data was collected using semi structured interviews, unstructured observation and documentary search methods were used. Data analysis for both qualitative and quantitative data was done through simple frequency counts.

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