Reference no: EM133101260
Professional Experience Practice Analysis
Essay Topic
Use the nursing process to describe the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the nursing care you provided to one consumer, focusing on one mental health issue. Detail the assessment findings that led to developing a collaborative strengths-based and recovery-focused goal with the consumer. Describe the planning and implementation of two interventions supported by evidence from the scientific literature. Evaluate the intervention and make recommendations based on the evaluation.
Essay Aims
This essay assesses the student's ability to appropriately assess, plan, implement and evaluate mental health nursing care. The nursing process in mental health is a sequence of problem-solving steps used to identify and plan individualized care for persons experiencing mental health concerns. The steps in the nursing process include assessment, diagnoses, planning, implementation, evaluation and reflection.
ASSESSMENT
A mental health nursing assessment is presented in an integrated manner. Included but not limited to MSE, Risk, AOD, Physical health, Explanatory Model, Strengths, Consumer's Recovery and Wellness Plan (WRAP), Medications, MHA(2014) status, and forensic issues.
DIAGNOSES AND RECOVERY GOALS
The essay logically continues from the mental health nursing assessment to a discussion of the DSM-5 diagnoses provided by the psychiatrist to the consumer.
The essay provides one (1) nursing diagnosis/problem in NANDA format which is strengths-based and created following collaboration with the consumer/nominated person/advanced directive. The nursing diagnosis/problem directly aligns with the consumer's recovery-goals which are also stated.
REFLECTIVE PRACTICE
The student provides a brief reflection on their experience working with this consumer, in this setting and using the nursing process in a collaborative recovery-focused manner.
The RP should briefly explore a challenge encountered in this mental health care plan, and the impacts or benefits for consumer, team and others.
CONFIDENTIALITY, CONSUMER
Due diligence is taken and ALL identifying information is removed. A respectful pseudonym is used and stated (pseudonym). Age ranges descriptors are used rather than chronological age. No services are named. No dates are used. Any unique information is altered or withheld. The consumer cannot be recognised. There is no risk of a cumulative breach.
CONCLUSION
The essay concludes with a summary of the main contention and recommendations moving forward.
EVALUATION
The interventions' effectiveness is explored utilising subjective and objective data and previously outlined outcome measures. Recommendations are made based on evaluations.
Students are encouraged to phrase the nursing diagnosis as per previous PEP essays in the course. However, due to the specialist nature of
mental health nursing, the clinical essay for this subject differs slightly from previous clinical essays. So, all students must refer to the marking rubric in order to successfully pass the essay.
Confidentiality
Due to the nature of mental health nursing, students must be vigilant in maintaining consumer confidentiality and protecting privacy. Students who breach confidentiality cannot have their essays marked and will need to resubmit their essays. This may delay the release of student transcripts and subsequently ANMAC registration.
Students who repeatedly breach confidentiality will not pass the essay. It is your responsibility as a final year nursing student to ensure you understand confidentiality, and that no identifying information leaves the mental health service (including essays). If in doubt, ask.
Two (2) evidence-based nursing interventions are outlined for the one (1) identified mental health care issue. Outcomes measures are clear. Implementation is accurately described.
Adheres to APA style requirements for essay layout.
Attachment:- Mental Health Recovery Clinical Essay.rar