Standard of mental health nursing

2. 1. Standard I: Theory
•Psychiatric & mental health nursing is
characterized by the application of
relevant theories to explain
phenomena of concern to nurses to
nurses & to provide a basis for
intervention
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3. 2. Standard II: Data Collection
•The nurse continuously collects data that
are comprehensive, accurate &
systematic.
•Effective interviewing, behavioral
observation, physical & mental health
assessment enable the nurse to reach
sound conclusions & plan appropriate
intervention with the client
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4. 3. Standard III: Diagnosis
•The nurse utilize nursing diagnosis &
standard classification of mental disorders
to express conclusions supported by
recorded assessment data & current
scientific premises.
•nursing’s logical basis for providing care
rests on the reorganization &
identification of those actual or potential
health problems that are within the scope
of nursing practice.
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5. 4. Standard IV: Planning
•The nurse develops a nursing care
plan with specific goals &
interventions delineating nursing
actions unique to each client’s needs.
•The nursing care plan is used to guide
therapeutic intervention & effective
achieve the desired outcomes.
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6. 5. Standard V: Intervention
•Psychotherapeutic intervention
•Health Teaching
•Activities of daily living
•Somatic therapies
•Therapeutic environment
•psychotherapy
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7. 6. Standard VI: Evaluation
•The nurse evaluation client responses
to nursing actions in order to revise
the database, nursing diagnosis &
nursing care plan
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8. Professional Performance Standards
7. Standard VII: Peer Review
•The nurse participates in peer review
& other means of evaluation to
assure quality of nursing care
provided for client.
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9. 8. Standard VIII: Continuing
Education
•The nurse assumes responsibility for
continuing education & professional
development & contributes to the
professional growth of others.
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10. 9. Standard IX: Interdisciplinary
Collaboration
•The nurse collaborates with other
health care providers in assessing,
planning, implementing &
evaluating programs & other mental
health activities.
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11. 10. Standard X: Utilization of Community
Health System
•The nurse participates with other
members of the community in assessing,
planning, implementing & evaluating
mental health services & community
systems that include the promotion of
the broad continuum of primary,
secondary & tertiary prevention of
mental illness.
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12. 11. Standard XI: Research
•The nurse contributes to nursing &
the mental health field through
interventions in theory & practice &
participation in research.
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