Developing Professional Values in Mental Health Nursing

Developing Professional
Values in Mental Health
Nursing

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Qualitative study: Comparing views of people with dementia and family carers......................3
Quantitative Study: A group Intervention using Percussion Instrument with Familiar Music to
reduce Anxiety and Agitation of Institutionalized Older Adults with Dementia........................5
CRITICAL DISCUSSION..............................................................................................................7
Research relate to clinical setting................................................................................................7
Policies and guidelines in clinical setting that link to research evidence...................................7
Effect of research findings on patient care..................................................................................7
Barriers to implement findings...................................................................................................8
EBP barriers for nursing practice................................................................................................8
Recommendations.......................................................................................................................8
Legal issues around healthcare research.....................................................................................8
CONCLUSION (250)......................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Professional nursing values can be defined as one of the important principle of integrity,
dignity, justice and respect. For providing better services to patients, care providers requires
following or considering all these principles, empathy, compassion and altruism (Schmidt and
McArthur, 2018). This present study will discuss better ways of implementing or conducting
research in clinical setting. By comparing research design or strategies such as qualitative and
quantitative, better approach and way is being known for clinical setting. Research study is
related to dementia. Qualitative research compare views of people with dementia and family
carers in regard to dementia and all important aspects that can improve end of life care. It will
discuss importance of random sampling and ways as how it makes target people or sample
makes feel valued and motivated. It will also show importance of group music intervention in
reducing rate of dementia or reducing stress level among older people. There are some
differences between qualitative and quantitative research strategy and by conducting research in
both manners, better decision can be taken. It helps researcher in making study successful and
implementing better research in clinical setting.
Qualitative study: Comparing views of people with dementia and family carers
Aim of the study: The main aim of conducting this qualitative research is to know
differences in views of people with dementia and family carers of people with dementia.
Research on this topic can help associated and responsible person in knowing ways of
conducting research in clinical setting and knowing importance of end of life care in dementia as
it is the hot topic.
Study design: This is a qualitative research in which non-numerical data have been
gathered. One of the main reasons of using qualitative research is to know detailed information
about dementia and different views. By conducting qualitative research and comparing it with
quantitative, better ways of research conducting can be known in clinical setting. But there are
some limitations of this design that is: time-consuming process and difficulties in investigation
causality (Han, Guo and Hong, 2020).
Sampling issues: Sample or target people relevant to the study plays a major role as they
are the one who helps researcher in providing information. They are being selected as per the
nature of the topic as it is related to clinical setting and dementia so, 11 people with early stage
dementia living at home and 25 bereaved carers were taken from 6 service providing end of life
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care. This study creates transferability as readers can find easier in knowing detailed
information with proper evidence.
11 people with dementia were recruited through local clinical research network and
information gathered by conducting open-ended interviews. Main issue that were found in
sampling were lack of support and time. It consumed too much of time in knowing information
from sample via online interview questions.
Methods of data collection and analysis: It is qualitative research in which non-
numerical data are being gathered. So, for analysing gathered data or focused group, thematic
data analysis tool is being used. Qualitative interviews and focus group were ways of data
collection (Oliveira, Zarit and Orrell, 2019).
Findings: For end of life care in dementia, some areas have been found that can help
people with dementia in improving mental health and clinical setting as well. Some important
areas that can improve overall clinical practices and health of people with dementia are: skilled
care teams, comfort care and care in place. All sample, 11 people with dementia and 25 family
carers helped in knowing all 7 areas that can improve quality of end of life service. Views related
to important aspects related to end of life care varies in people with dementia and family
caregivers (Poole and et.al., 2017). As per the experts views one main aspect that can help in
improving health and clinical practice include: ensuring comfort for minimizing distress with
proper future care planning. But it is argued by people with dementia and as per them it is
believed that skills and abilities in care providers play a vital role as it leads good end of life care
to people with dementia.
It is also found in this regard that person centre care approach is must for improving
health of patient with dementia. Psychological as well as spiritual support to family caregivers to
patient with dementia also plays a vital role in improving quality of end of life care. Some other
aspects and elements that are vital in improving overall quality of care that are being approved
by both people with dementia and family caregivers such as: education and abilities in healthcare
team, setting care goals and making an effective planning, avoiding aggressive treatment or
becoming empathic. All these can improve clinical practice. Family care and their involvement
also plays a vital role as it helps nurses and care providers in improving their overall quality of
care and reducing patient stay rate in hospitals (Oliveira, Vass and Aubeeluck, 2019). It is also
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