Mental Health Nursing Assesment Report

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Introduction
The outcome of a healthcare intervention is determined by the extent to which the
caregivers and the other stakeholders such as the consumers are able to work together to achieve
the desired goals in terms of quality (Thornicroft, Chatterji, & Evans-Lacko 2017). Collaborative
mental healthcare is a framework that seeks to improve how the needs of mental health patients
are met when healthcare providers, families, and the particular consumers work together
(Sunderji et al. 2016). Living with the effect of mental disorder implies that an individual is
experiencing the effects of the condition while under the intervention program, which include
management and coping strategies. Those who fully recover from a mental illness have learned
how to manage the symptoms and adhere to treatment plans and activities, which makes them
expert by experience. Collaborative mental health has been linked to improved patient
experience and reduced primary healthcare burdens. This paper highlights the reason why mental
health nurses should gain an understanding of health care consumer experiences of coping with
the effects of mental disorder and provides a reflection of the author’s experience.
Role of Collaborative Mental Health Nursing Practice
When the aspect of collaboration is introduced in mental healthcare, it implies a shift
from the ordinary paternalistic and authoritative approach to treatment to pave way for mutual
and person-centered care. In this case, the knowledge and experience of the practitioners and
healthcare consumers come into the picture. The relationship between the mental healthcare
consumer and the clinician has a significant influence on the therapeutic outcomes. Such a
clinical-evidence explains why there is a shift towards a collaborative approach in mental health
care across developed countries (Whitebird et al. 2014). Paternalistic and authoritative approach

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to mental healthcare limits the capacity of the nurses and other practitioners to incorporate the
therapeutic insights gained in clinician-patient collaboration to improve consumer outcomes. It is
important to recognize the position of consumer outcomes in mental healthcare efficiency.
Nurses are required to gain an understanding of the experiences of consumers of living with the
effects of a mental disorder in order to improve care delivery frameworks. A treatment centered
approach denies the patient the ability to directly participate in healthcare intervention; however,
a collaborative approach ensures that all interventions are geared towards the mental health
consumer with the objective of improving diagnosis, treatment, and recovery (Sunderji et al.
2016).
The use of collaborative mental healthcare nursing also plays a key role in influencing the
nature of services offered to consumers. Mental health consumers influence and contribute
towards the establishment of service delivery approach, planning, and policy formation
especially when there is a framework that supports data collection based on participation and
engagement (Whitebird et al. 2014). Through participation, mental healthcare consumers are able
to be included in the care delivery process. In fact, nurses are also expected have an
understanding of the experiences of consumers of living with the effects of a mental disorder for
them to be able to provide more insights regarding the efficiency, sustainability, and limitations
characterizing an intervention. Consumers of mental healthcare are primary agents when it
comes to rehabilitation and recovery frameworks (Liu, Daumit, & Dua 2017). In this case, they
are to be considered more than mere positive recipients of clinical-based mental interventions. It
is prudent for mental health nurses to incorporate healthcare consumers from the beginning of
the treatment process to rehabilitation and recovery (Sunderji et al. 2016). Such decisions ensure
that the patients are participating directly and indirectly in the decision process within the