scholarly journals The Mental Health Nursing Review: implications for community psychiatric nurses

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 217-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Gournay
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Psychiatric Nurses ◽  
Mental Health Nursing ◽  
Seriously Mentally Ill ◽  
Community Psychiatric ◽  
Health Nursing

The recent review of mental health nursing recommended that nurses refocus their attention on people with serious mental illness. There are some encouraging trends in the training of nurses in problem-oriented case management. However, mental health nursing needs to face various problems. These include the need for the large-scale retraining of nurses currently working in traditional psychiatric hospitals and difficulties in the new Project 2000 programmes. In addition, there is a clear lack of leadership in the profession, largely because of the recent emphasis on management rather than clinical and academic attributes. Finally, nursing needs people who care what happens to the seriously mentally ill.

scholarly journals Letter from Australia: mental healthcare in Victoria

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Castle
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
The Past

SummaryMental health services in the state of Victoria, Australia, have undergone enormous change over the past 15 years, with the closure of all stand-alone psychiatric hospitals and a shift of resources and services into the community. Although successful overall, various areas cause concern, including pressure on acute beds, a paucity of alternative residential options, and suboptimal integration of government and non-government agencies concerned with the care of people with mental illnesses. Certain groups, notably those with complex symptom sets such as substance use and mental illness, intellectual disability and forensic problems, remain poorly catered for by the system. Finally, community stigma and lack of work inclusion for mentally ill individuals are ongoing challenges.

scholarly journals A Phenomenological Study to Explore the Challenges in Mental Health Nursing Practice towards Developing Practice Guidelines

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 210-212
Author(s):  
Nivamani Barman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Mental Health Nursing ◽  
Health Nursing

Background: Nurses were facing various challenges while providing care to patients with mental illness. The study aims to explore those challenges so that practice guidelines can be developed. Methodology: Approach- Qualitative, Research Design- Phenomenological study, Sample- Nursing personnel, Sample size- 10, Sampling technique- Purposive sampling technique, Setting- Indoor of Tertiary Care Hospital, Inclusion Criteria- Both male and female, Nurses working in Indoor and with work experience of at least one year. Results: Results shows that 10% of the subjects are male, 90% were female, 70% were Hindu, 30% were Christian, 10% were GNM, 20% were Bsc. Nurse, 60% were DPN, 10% were Post Basic Bsc nurses, 70% were married, 30% unmarried, 40% of the subjects had 1-3 years of work experience, 60% had more than 10 years of work experience and no one had exposed to any training programs associated with it. Thematic analysis shows that major challenges were more work load, less number of staff, lack of personal safety and security, restricted hospital facility, psychopathology of acutely ill patients, negative attitude of family members and limited continuing up gradation of knowledge. Conclusion: The study results show that, nurses faced various challenges while delivering care to patients with mental illness. Key words: Challenges, Mental Health Nursing Practice, practice guideline.

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