Mental Health Nursing Sample Assignment
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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................1Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC)...........................................................................1CONCLUSION...................................................................................................................6REFERENCES..................................................................................................................7
INTRODUCTIONThe Professional practice is replicated as conduct and work with context toparticular profession. The professions are referred as occupation with need ofprolonged duration of education and training. The present report will discuss on basis ofmental health nursing, how Nursing and Midwifery council seeks to protect the publicand to maintain care standards. The Mental health nurses care for its patients who aresuffering through mental illness, mental disorder and dysfunction. The Nursing andMidwifery Council is regulator for nursing and midwifery profession in United Kingdom. Itmaintains register of midwives, nurse and specialist community public health nurseswith eligibility of practise in UK. Furthermore, it will articulate about care standards andto protect public.Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC)The role of NMC is for protecting well-being and health of public. It set standardsfor training, education, performance and conduct which midwives and nurses coulddeliver healthcare of the best quality along and consistently throughout whole career.Henceforth, its process in clear and transparent for investigating midwives and nurseswhich are undertaken in standards of NMC. It also provides en-surety about upgradingknowledge and skills and for upholding its professional standards (Standards forcompetence for registered nurses, 2019).On basis of standards for competence which applies to field of nursing as mentalhealth is related to professional value competencies which are demonstrated by mentalhealth nurses. They should use multiple methods of involving people and work in suchaspect which will promote positive relationship laying special emphasis on humanrights, social inclusion and recovery. In simple words, it is ability of person for living selfdirected life with presence or absence of symptoms. Mental health nurses shouldunderstand and apply legislation for service users and gives special attention forprotecting vulnerable people comprises complex requirements arise through cognitiveimpairments, ageing, long term conditions along with approaches at end of life(Cummings and et.al., 2018).Mental health nurses must practise in such aspect which addresses potentialpower which imbalances among professionals and people experiencing issues related1
to mental health. They should have in-depth understanding related to mental healthlegislation with reference to treatment and care of people with these issues. They mustbe capable for promoting mental health and well-being as it challenges discriminationand inequalities which might arise through and contribute directly for mental healthissues. In the same series, they should be involve in supervision and reflection forexploring emotional impact on practice and how it aligns to mental health legislation,value based framework and policy as well.Mental health nurses provides and evaluate care where they lead in givingevidence based, compassionate and safe nursing interventions. Further, they ensureabout care as they delegate and give about person-centred and consistent with topstandards. They provide support to people of all age with range of settings of care andwork in partnership with carers, families and people for evaluating care is effective andobjectives of care aligned about wish, preferences along with desired outcome. Theygive huge contribution for continuous monitoring and improvement in quality oftreatment and care for enhancing health outcome and experience of people of nursingand care (Webb and et.al., 2018).They also contribute in role of leadership for managing and coordinating thecomplex integrated and nursing care needs of people at any stage of life across hugerange of settings and business unit. According to standards of Nursing and Midwiferycouncil, mental health nurses should practise in such aspect which lays specialemphasis on therapeutic use of self. They must be capable for drawing specific range ofmethods for involving people of each age who are experiencing issues related to mentalhealth. It is very important to those who develops and maintain therapeutic relationshipsand work with those who uses various ranges of interpersonal approach and skills toexplore and creating sense of experience which promotes recovery.Mental health nurses must imply relationship building and communication skillsfor involving and managing distressed people through hearing voices, experiencingperceptual issues and distressing thoughts. These skills and knowledge will directlyfacilitate by therapeutic group with mental health issues and their carers and families. Inthe same series, they should be sensitive and account about impact of trauma andabuse on well-being of people and developing mental health issues (Ross and et.al.,2
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