The Concept of Being a Mental Health Nurse

Running head: THE CONCEPT OF BEING A MENTAL HEALTH NURSE
THE CONCEPT OF BEING A MENTAL HEALTH NURSE
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1THE CONCEPT OF BEING A MENTAL HEALTH NURSE
The patients suffering from mental health disorders, mental illness and psychological
dysfunction requires a close and appropriate treatment under the guidance of the health care
providers. A mental health nurse play a role of health care provider required by a
psychological patient. A credential mental health nurse requires an experience in the
particular field, and can practice for three years after that they have to reapply again for the
post of MHN (healthtimes.com.au, 2019). Mental Health Nurse (MHN) treat patients
suffering psychosis, bipolar disorder, depression and schizophrenia. MHN is a very
rewarding job of releasing a patient from mental illness, at the same time it is very stressful
and difficult job.
Rice, Stalling and Monasterio 2019 described an approach of developing a data-
focussed policy for mental nurse role in United States. This policy interesting as it would
develop the nurses professionally and prepare mental nurses to address and treat mental
patient more effectively. From thus study, it was analysed that there was a crisis of mental
health nurses with potential capability to treat patient. Hence, from this policy, mental health
nurses would build and communicate a data driven policy with a proper emphasis on the
patient outcomes. According to Simaes and Gomes 2019, the patient suffering with high
level of mental distress requires close clinical attention by mental health nurses. The mental
nurse should be experienced and qualified enough to tackle the mental stress or disorder
of the patient. This study undertook a comparison on the personal aspect of the nurses
with hobby and without hobby to understand the psychology of the nurse as it is important
for the nurse to be mentally healthy and conscious. Hence, to maintain the superiority of
healthcare and patient safety it was necessary to ensure the mental aspect of nurses for health
programs. Australia 2019 highlighted the cultural change experienced by the mental health
nurses as no inputs were taken from them regarding the general practitioners for a patient
hence hampering the health outcome of the patient. Thus, this study is important for better