Extended and expanded role of Psychiatry nurse

extended and expanded role of Psychiatric nurse

1. EXTENDED AND EXPANDED ROLE OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSE BOOMINATHAN. V MSc nursing – MHN 1 st year MTPG & RIHS

2. INTRODUCTION Psychiatric mental health nurses work in a variety of hospital and community settings. During recent years in the development of health services in the world, much emphasis has been placed on the “expanding role” of the nurse. Psychiatric nursing is a specifically area within the discipline of nursing. Traditionally, the role of the nurses was to provide care and comforts as they carried out specific nursing function, but changes in nursing of the day have expanded the role to include increased emphasis on health promotion and illness prevention, as well as concern for the client as a whole. 2

3. CONT.. Tremendous changes has happened in all specialties of nursing including psychiatric nursing. The role shift of psychiatric nursing and mental health care are influenced by factors like economics financing of health care, information technology, managed behavioral health care, the psychobiologic shift, accountability in practice and mental health research . 3

4. EXPANDED ROLE OF NURSE Expanded means to spread out and Roll means an assumed character. The functions of a nurse that are not specified in the traditional limits of nursing practice legislation is called expanded role. Because of increasing educational opportunities for nurses, the growth of nursing as a profession and a greater concern for job enrichment, the nursing profession offers expanded role and different kinds of career opportunities . 4

5. “ Expanded role of nursing means engagement of nurse role within the boundaries of nurse, "it is the responsibility assumed by a nurse within field of practice autonomy 5

6. EXTENDED ROLE OF NURSE Nurse in extended facilities assist clients with their daily activities provide care when necessary and coordinate rehabilitative activities. These nurses have increased responsibilities and autonomy and they are supposed to provide care in variety of settings such as hospital and community. Extended role in nursing is one in which a nurse assume responsibility outside the usual practice area with autonomy 6

7. “It is the responsibility assumed by a nurse beyond traditional functioning of the nurse and it is the scope of nursing services outside the hospital”. 7

8. PURPOSE OF EXPANDED &EXTENDED ROLE OF NURSE 1. To get autonomy 2. To have a professional role 3. To meet the changing health needs and achieve the expectations of the client. 4. To improve the distribution of the health care services 5. To increase the cost of health care 6. Nurses received advanced nursing practice and get certified from the institution 8

9. ROLE EMERGENCY The role of psychiatric nursing began to emerge during this developmental period in the early 1950s. In 1947 published an article in the American Journal of Nursing that reemphasized the shortage of psychiatric and general duty nurses. She described “attitude therapy” as the nurse’s directed use of attitudes that contribute to the patient’s recovery. In implementing this therapy the nurse observes the patient for small and fleeting changes, demonstrates acceptance, respect, and understanding of the patient, and promotes the patient’s interest and participation in reality. 9

10. Medical duties Nursing care plan Demeanour Patient educator Patient advocate Care manager ROLE OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSE Is Assessment, evaluation, triage and referral nurse Utilization review nurse Risk manager Chief quality officer Marketing and development specialist 10

11. Primary mental health nursing Registered psychiatric nurse ( rpn ) Collaborative psychiatric nursing practice Clinical nurse specialist ( cns ) Nurse psychotherapist Psychiatric nurse educator Psychosocial rehabilitation nursing ROLE OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSE Child psychiatric nursing Gerontological and geriatric nursing Deaddiction nursing Neuropsychiatric nursing Community mental health nursing Advanced practice roles Nurse researcher Forensic psychiatric nurse 11

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