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Nursing Standard (Royal College of... May 2015This free app was created to help and empower people who experience the challenge of hearing voices, and to aid their relatives, carers and health professionals in...
This free app was created to help and empower people who experience the challenge of hearing voices, and to aid their relatives, carers and health professionals in understanding this phenomenon.
Topics: Humans; Mental Disorders; Mobile Applications; Psychiatric Nursing; Voice
PubMed: 26015129
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Journal of Psychiatric and Mental... Aug 2021
Topics: COVID-19; Humans; Leadership; Mental Disorders; Psychiatric Nursing; SARS-CoV-2; United States
PubMed: 32474983
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Systematic Reviews Jan 2018Relapse in individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) is a frequent occurrence and can add considerably to the burden of disease. As such, relapse prevention is an... (Review)
Review
BACKGROUND
Relapse in individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) is a frequent occurrence and can add considerably to the burden of disease. As such, relapse prevention is an essential therapeutic outcome for people with SMI. Mental health nurses (MHNs) are well placed to support individuals with SMI and to prevent relapse; notwithstanding, there has been no synthesis of the evidence to date to determine whether MHNs prevent relapse in this population.
METHODS
Electronic databases will be systemically searched for observational studies and clinical trials that report the association between mental health nursing and the hospitalisation of persons living with an SMI. The search will be supplemented by reference checking and a search of the grey literature. The primary outcome of interest will be hospital admission rate. Screening of articles, data extraction and critical appraisal will be undertaken by two reviewers, independently, with a third reviewer consulted should disagreement occur between reviewers. The quality of studies will be assessed using the Risk Of Bias In Non-randomised Studies - of Interventions (ROBINS-I) tool and the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias tool. Depending on the number of studies and level of heterogeneity, the evidence may be synthesised using meta-analysis or narrative synthesis.
DISCUSSION
This review will explore for the first time the clinical potential of mental health nursing in preventing relapse in persons with SMI. The findings of this review will serve to inform future research and education in this area. The evidence may also help inform future policy, including decisions regarding future mental health workforce development and planning.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION
PROSPERO CRD42017058694 .
Topics: Cost-Benefit Analysis; Hospitalization; Humans; Mental Disorders; Patient Admission; Psychiatric Nursing; Quality of Life; State Medicine
PubMed: 29316979
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The International Journal of Social... Jun 2022Psychiatric problems have been a growing and significant public health challenge. Community-based psychiatric services have been shown to contribute to the improvement...
BACKGROUND
Psychiatric problems have been a growing and significant public health challenge. Community-based psychiatric services have been shown to contribute to the improvement of health and social-related outcomes, but with limited specialists in this field. Consequently, Thailand has integrated these services into the primary care system delivered by community nurses working in primary care units (PCUs).
AIM
To describe the experiences of psychiatric patients in receiving services provided by non-specialist community nurses.
METHOD
A phenomenological approach was used. Eleven psychiatric patients with 10 major depressive disorders and 1 with schizophrenia were interviewed. The results were evaluated using thematic content analysis.
RESULTS
The results revealed two main themes as barriers and facilitators experienced in receiving services from community nurses.
CONCLUSION
Community-based services should be concerned about developing psychiatric nursing competency for community nurses to extend basic services to patients in communities and to assist family members.
Topics: Depressive Disorder, Major; Humans; Psychiatric Nursing; Qualitative Research; Thailand
PubMed: 33840239
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Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and... Jun 2021This is the first nursing journal article to introduce the pioneering work of American psychiatric nurse leader, Adele S. Poston. Poston supervised a team of nurses as...
This is the first nursing journal article to introduce the pioneering work of American psychiatric nurse leader, Adele S. Poston. Poston supervised a team of nurses as they cared for soldiers serving with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I in France. Poston and her nurses worked in the first American specialized neuropsychiatric hospital in a war. The soldiers they treated primarily had functional nervous disorders described at that time as "shell shock" or "war neuroses." The traumatized officers and enlisted men were considered capable of being cured and returned to active duty based on research done by American psychiatrists among British troops during the first 3 years of the war. The story of Poston's career prior, during, and after the war and her work with other nurses during a global war are significant in psychiatric nursing history. Bringing this hitherto missing piece of psychiatric and nursing history into the light gives us a unique opportunity to recognize Poston and the nurses who served with her, even as today we recognize the nurses who serve during the global COVID-19 pandemic. [(6), 37-47.].
Topics: Combat Disorders; Female; History, 20th Century; Humans; Mental Health Services; Military Personnel; Psychiatric Nursing; World War I
PubMed: 34060958
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20210219-02 -
The American Journal of Nursing Nov 2018The healing language of compassion and care can transcend the limitations of words.
The healing language of compassion and care can transcend the limitations of words.
Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anxiety Disorders; Empathy; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Nurse-Patient Relations; Nursing Care; Psychiatric Nursing
PubMed: 30358606
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000547671.00464.89 -
International Journal of Mental Health... Apr 2018Evidence on the use of simulation to teach psychiatry and mental health (including addiction) content is emerging, yet no summary of the implementation processes or... (Review)
Review
Evidence on the use of simulation to teach psychiatry and mental health (including addiction) content is emerging, yet no summary of the implementation processes or associated outcomes exists. The aim of this study was to systematically search and review empirical literature on the use of psychiatry-focused simulation in undergraduate nursing education. Objectives were to (i) assess the methodological quality of existing evidence on the use of simulation to teach mental health content to undergraduate nursing students, (ii) describe the operationalization of the simulations, and (iii) summarize the associated quantitative and qualitative outcomes. We conducted online database (MEDLINE, Embase, ERIC, CINAHL, PsycINFO from January 2004 to October 2015) and grey literature searches. Thirty-two simulation studies were identified describing and evaluating six types of simulations (standardized patients, audio simulations, high-fidelity simulators, virtual world, multimodal, and tabletop). Overall, 2724 participants were included in the studies. Studies reflected a limited number of intervention designs, and outcomes were evaluated with qualitative and quantitative methods incorporating a variety of tools. Results indicated that simulation was effective in reducing student anxiety and improving their knowledge, empathy, communication, and confidence. The summarized qualitative findings all supported the benefit of simulation; however, more research is needed to assess the comparative effectiveness of the types of simulations. Recommendations from the findings include the development of guidelines for educators to deliver each simulation component (briefing, active simulation, debriefing). Finally, consensus around appropriate training of facilitators is needed, as is consistent and agreed upon simulation terminology.
Topics: Education, Nursing; Humans; Mental Disorders; Patient Simulation; Psychiatric Nursing
PubMed: 29205739
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12419 -
Journal of Child and Adolescent... Nov 2017In 1992, a paper published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing detailed the work of psychiatric nursing staff on inpatient child/adolescent...
In 1992, a paper published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing detailed the work of psychiatric nursing staff on inpatient child/adolescent psychiatric units. The paper was organized around five therapeutic processes seen to organize nursing interventions into the essential functions of a therapeutic milieu. This paper updates that scheme as well as the nursing interventions that operationalize these therapeutic processes. The model is now organized according to four therapeutic categories: Safety, Structure, Support, and Self-Management. Each of these categories is explained and updated with recent nursing literature and psychiatric inpatient research. The support category highlights recent qualitative research focused on adolescents' perceptions of their psychiatric hospitalization experience. Recommendations for future directions for nursing milieu practice are suggested.
Topics: Adolescent; Child; Humans; Mental Disorders; Nurse-Patient Relations; Patient Safety; Pediatric Nursing; Psychiatric Nursing
PubMed: 30129239
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Issues in Mental Health Nursing Aug 2018Individuals with a severe mental illness have a gap in life expectancy of up to 20 years in comparison to the general population. Nurses who work in mental health... (Review)
Review
Individuals with a severe mental illness have a gap in life expectancy of up to 20 years in comparison to the general population. Nurses who work in mental health services have been identified as best placed to improve the physical health outcomes of individuals with mental illness. The literature identifies a lack of nursing knowledge related to physical health care and the presence of metabolic syndrome which is impeding nurses in providing essential physical health care to patients. An integrated literature review was carried out due to the dearth of research evidence pertaining to the impact of targeted education specifically with psychiatric/mental health nurses in the provision of physical healthcare. A search for literature included the following databases: CINAHL, Medline, PsycINFO, Embase and Web of Science revealed nine studies: seven quantitative, one qualitative and one mixed method. Qualitative synthesis has shed light on the value of targeted education on improving knowledge and skills in providing physical health care that can then be translated into clinical practice. Targeted education in physical healthcare grows psychiatric/mental health nurse's confidence and develops the skills necessary to enable them to screen and monitor and offer range of physical health interventions to individuals with severe mental illness. Accessible summary • The poor physical health outcomes and premature death of individuals with severe mental illness is of growing concern; a contributing factor is a lack of knowledge and confidence amongst psychiatric/mental health nurses to providing physical health screening and intervening in preventable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke cancer, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. • An integrated literature review was used to ascertain if targeted education on physical health care can improve the knowledge base of psychiatric/mental health nurses within physical health care. • Nine studies were critically appraised, and the data reduced using a narrative synthesis that tells a story of the findings from these research studies. • The review found that targeted education with psychiatric/mental health nurses does result in a statistical increase in knowledge This review finds that nurses have not been regularly supported with physical health education to alter existing practices. This lack of knowledge within physical healthcare is hindering psychiatric/mental health nurses to fully engaging in physical health care activities in practice.
Topics: Clinical Competence; Health Education; Humans; Mental Health; Psychiatric Nursing
PubMed: 29465277
DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2018.1429509 -
Addiction (Abingdon, England) Jun 2019
Topics: Addiction Medicine; Alcoholism; Biomedical Research; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Psychiatric Nursing; Scotland
PubMed: 30835905
DOI: 10.1111/add.14594