Mental Health Nursing Report: Role in Patient Recovery and Care

This report examines the crucial role of a mental health nurse in facilitating patient recovery, emphasizing a person-centered care approach. It explores the link between recovery and social inclusion, highlighting how nurses can encourage service users to engage in activities and regain their place in society. The report details strategies to promote overall recovery, such as encouraging outdoor activities, establishing healthy eating habits, and fostering a supportive environment. It also covers methods for reducing anxiety, including relaxation techniques and challenging anxious thoughts. Furthermore, the report addresses the nurse's role in educating patients about medication management, including factors influencing medication adherence and essential questions to ask when administering medications. The report references relevant literature to support the discussed concepts, focusing on evidence-based practices to enhance patient outcomes.

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Table of Contents
Role of mental health nurse in recovery of service users................................................................2
Link between recovery and social inclusion....................................................................................2
Role of mental health nurse in promoting Moira’s overall recovery...............................................2
Strategies to reduce anxiety and maintain wellness........................................................................2
Role of nurse in educating Ciara.....................................................................................................3
Factors based on the person with prescribed medication................................................................3
Questions while administering prescribed medication....................................................................3
References........................................................................................................................................4

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Role of mental health nurse in recovery of service users
Mental health nurse adopts a person-centered care approach to understand the needs of service
users and encourage them to make informed decisions regarding their treatment and care
(Cusack, Killoury & Nugent, 2017). The role differs from the nurses within the multidisciplinary
team as such team uses efficient resources to recover service users.
Link between recovery and social inclusion
There possess a strong link among recovery and social inclusion that is being engaged with
society via leisure activities, culture, education and work. It supports individuals to regain their
position in society and allow participation in opportunities and activities.
Role of mental health nurse in promoting Moira’s overall recovery
To help Moira to recover from the situation, she is facing a mental health nurse can encourage
her to go for outdoor activities to combat anxiety. As she is suffering from an eating disorder,
hence a regular eating schedule and a healthy diet will help in identifying changes in her eating
habits. By understanding her situation, a mental health nurse can lift her spirits by talking to her
regarding her feelings as she is highly depressed with her mother and neighbors. Being
sympathetic will help Moira to realize that the nurse is well-aware regarding her feelings. As
Moira seeks treatment, hence the nurse must demonstrate that the treatment has a high success
rate. Therefore, a mental health nurse can make efficient use of the evidence-based approach to
develop a therapeutic relationship with patients to make them feel comfortable sharing their
feelings and thoughts (Happell, Bennetts, Tohotoa, Wynaden & Platania-Phung, 2019).
Moreover, the implementation of specialized evaluation, intervention, planning and assessment
skills will help in improving the outcomes for Moira. By considering the relationship between
Moira and his mother, the nurse must understand the need for categorizing or re-defining
difficult, frustrating and unacceptable behavior of Moira towards her mother.
Strategies to reduce anxiety and maintain wellness
The symptoms of anxiety can be reduced by practicing relaxation techniques that include deep
breathing, progressive muscle relaxation and mindfulness meditation. Moreover, strategies like
learning to accept uncertainty, challenging anxious thoughts and generating a worry period can
reduce anxiety and maintain wellness.

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Role of nurse in educating Ciara
While educating Ciara regarding medication management nurse will provide her detail
information regarding the prescribed medication along with its benefits. Ciara will be engaged in
a medication education program that will help her in overcoming generalized anxiety disorder
and comorbid depression.
Factors based on the person with prescribed medication
The factors include misconception, lack of understanding of medicines, the eagerness of patients,
perceived role of pharmacist, staff workload and special needs of patients. Moreover, behavioral
and clinical factors are also involved in a person being concordant with prescribed medication.
Questions while administering prescribed medication
While administering prescribed medication nurses must ask certain questions like,
 Is the prescribed drug therapy is verified based on the rights of medication
administration?
 Is the prescribed drug therapy is double-checked, assessed and evaluated?
 Is the drug therapy documented accurately as per local health service policy?

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References
Cusack, E., Killoury, F., & Nugent, L. E. (2017). The professional psychiatric/mental health
nurse: skills, competencies and supports required to adopt recovery‐orientated policy in
practice. Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, 24(2-3), 93-104.
Happell, B., Bennetts, W., Tohotoa, J., Wynaden, D., & Platania-Phung, C. (2019). Promoting
recovery-oriented mental health nursing practice through consumer participation in
mental health nursing education. Journal of Mental Health, 28(6), 633-639.