The professional psychiatric/mental health nurse: skills, competencies and supports required to adopt recovery ‐orientated policy in practice

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Nationally and internationally there has been a movement away from the traditional medical model towards a more holistic recovery‐oriented approach to mental health care delivery. At every level of service provision the emphasis is firmly on recovery and on facilitating active partnership working and involvement of service users, their carers and family members. What this paper adds to existing knowledge? This is the first study to identify on a national level specific areas of care that are addressed most or least by psychiatric and mental health nurses in care planning for mental health service users in Ireland. In addition, this is the first study to identify nationally how the recovery approach is being implemented by psychiatric and mental health nurses in relation to current recovery‐orientated policy. What are the implications for practice? Mental healthcare staff require more education on the recovery concept and this needs to be multidisciplinary team wide. Further research is required to establish how best to develop a shared approach to working with service users and their families within the mental healthcare environment. Further investigation is required to help determine how funding could be allocated appropriately for education and training and service development nationally. AbstractIntroductionThe restructuring of national mental health policy to an integrated recovery ethos demands a clarification...
Source: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research