Maximising psychiatric nurses' contribution to interdisciplinary working

Abstract

Internationally, the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric care has resulted in expanded roles for mental health nurses within a community interdisciplinary team setting. This presents an opportunity for mental health nurses to improve service delivery. This opportunity also results in a more empowered nursing team. This article identifies change issues within one community psychiatric nursing team and the team's contribution to an improved service delivery where service users can avail of same day assessment for crisis referrals, a reduction in waiting times for assessment and co-ordinated delivery of care with an identified key worker utilizing a recovery model philosophy.

L’infirmière psychiatrique, leader de l’équipe multidisciplinaire

“…Cela nous permet d'appuyer ce que nous S.M. Valentina Moya • L' infirmière psychiatrique, leader de l' équipe multidisciplinaire… avons trouvé dans la littérature, soit que le rôle de l'infirmière dans une équipe multidisciplinaire est central (Al Sayah et coll., 2014 ;Boschma, 2012 ;Walsh, Cleary et Dowling, 2012).…”

Diagnostic Masking and Overshadowing in Intellectual Disability—How Structured Evaluation Helps

“…Integration of the proficiencies of the psychiatrist and mental health nurse in the diagnostic and therapeutic processes is deemed to enhance the mental health service delivery in persons with ID (MacNeela et al., ; Taua et al., ). Contemporary psychiatric practice divulges the supersized role of the mental health nurse from a caregiver to one of an assessor working among an interdisciplinary treating team (Lewis, Gaffney, & Wilson, ; Walsh, Cleary, & Dowling, ). Such commitments from the psychiatric nurse require a comprehensive understanding of the diagnostic hurdles encountered and the therapeutic strategies utilized in the field of ID (Taua et al., ).…”

Recovery‐oriented nursing care based on cultural sensitivity in community psychiatric nursing

“…It was also clarified that the competency to work within an interdisciplinary team is essential for CPNs to provide recovery‐oriented care for clients (Walsh et al . 2012).…”