Recovery based practice is not a new concept within mental health, although the term ‘Recovery’ has came to the forefront in recent times with the new Mental Health Act being introduced. Over the past years, mental health services has become increasingly led by consumers, with recovery as a key feature in treatment. Recovery-orientated mental health practice has become a focus globally and is now incorporated in most mental health policies. Despite this, studies prove that many consumer's feel the principles of recovery are not included in their care (Gale and Marshall-Lucette, 2012). A professional focus on recovery is important as it provides an insight into how consumer's feel their care can be improved (Aston and Coffey, 2012). It also helps them to realise what abilities and qualities they possess (Dorrer and Schinkel, 2008). The word recovery has different meanings to people, however, the true understanding of the word remains limited.Recovery is about building a meaningful and satisfying life, as defined by the individual themselves, no matter which stage of their illness. Davidson et al (2007), described recovery as ‘having an identity separate from ones condition and having a life that is satisfying, fulfilling, and contributing to others despite of or within the limitations imposed by the condition’. Recovery provides a new way of thinking in mental health system.
Biological, psychological, physical, environmental, economic, social and political factors all impact on health and wellbeing of an individual. For this reason alone it is important that we all know what recovery means and how nurses can conceptualise and incorporate principles of recovery within every aspects of care by working collaboratively and holisti...
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...” (Dow, Haralambous et al., 2006). This adaption of recover oriented care involves; getting to know the consumers by knowing their needs, preferences, life goals, life history, and what or who is important to them as well as empowering the consumer by allowing them to make decisions which will affect their life. In some cases, particularly when providing recovery oriented care for consumers with dementia, there is the potential for the term ‘recovery’ to be misleading. It may give an unrealistic expectation of recovery, and removes the focus from understanding the nature of the progression of the dementing illness (Hill et al., 2010). However, recovery approaches can provide people with a sense of being valued and respected, leading to improved wellbeing and quality of life. This can be enhanced further when used in collaboration with person-centred care practices.
Although nurses do not wield the power of doctors in hospital settings, they are still able to effectively compensate for a doctor’s deficits in a variety of ways to assure patient recovery. Nurses meet a patient’s physical needs, which assures comfort and dignity Nurses explain and translate unfamiliar procedures and treatments to patients which makes the patient a partner in his own care and aids in patient compliance. Nurses communicate patient symptoms and concerns to physicians so treatment can be altered if necessary and most importantly, nurses provide emotional support to patients in distress.
In thinking about whether one is enabled or encouraged to enact person-centred care in the workplace is a twofold response. In ones role of leisure and health officer, one of the parameters of agreed employment was that one would be able to work as a person-centred officer in the role. Therefore, one is encouraged to empower people with dementia to ...
The author will also discuss the nursing care required in each area (physical, psychological and social health) and some of the evidence that has supported this in relat...
One of the main references in promoting the adoption of policies related to CS is Bradshaw et al. (2007) who linked improved outcomes with CS. In the same light, a more recent publication of the HSE - the national supervision guidelines (2015), also states that CS could improve quality of care and staff engagement. The establishment proposes organisational change platforms to accomplish recovery alignment in the mental health service. This ensures compliance with the Mental Health Act (2001) regulations and initiates a responsibility on the HSE to facilitate this.
The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate my reflection and understanding in the Role of the Mental Health Nurse in an episode of care supporting and promoting the recovery of service users. According to the National institute for Mental Health (2004) recovery is a process to restore something or return to a state of wellness, is an achievement of quality of life that is acceptable to the person (Ryan 2012).
Butler, R. (2008). The Carers of People with Dementia. BMJ: British Medical Journal , 336, 1260-1261.
One in five Americans, approximately 60 million people, have a mental illnesses (Muhlbauer, 2002).The recovery model, also referred to as recovery oriented practice, is generally understood to be defined as an approach that supports and emphasizes an individual’s potential for recovery. When discussing recovery in this approach, it is generally seen as a journey that is personal as opposed to having a set outcome. This involves hope, meaning, coping skills, supportive relationships, sense of the self, a secure base, social inclusion and many other factors. There has been an ongoing debate in theory and in practice about what constitutes ‘recovery’ or a recovery model. The major difference that should be recognized between the recovery model and the medical model is as follows: the medical model locates the abnormal behavior within an individual claiming a factor that is assumed to cause the behavior problems whereas, the recovery model tends to place stress on peer support and empowerment (Conrad and Schneider, 2009). This essay will demonstrate that the recovery model has come a long way in theory and practice and therefore, psychological well-being is achievable through this model.
Challenges in the implementation of recovery-oriented mental health policies and services. International Journal of Mental Health, 42(2/3), 17-42.
middle of paper ... ... However, there is a large portion of mental health ill people that are able to find stability and maintain stability in their illness. Many of these people overcome their illness to some extent and manage to play an important role in society. Work Cited: Claire Henderson, Sara Evans-Lacko, Clare Flach, Graham, Thornicrofi.
Nursing practice has revolutionized itself throughout the years. Today we realize the causes of current illnesses as complex and multifaceted (source). In past models, for instance the medical model, the approach was straightforward and neglected the patients active involvement in their care; the patient was viewed as the passive recipient and the doctor, an active agent that “fixed” their patients. ( source). New developed models since then, such as the biopsychosocial model, show us that care focuses on many factors. The model demonstrates understanding of how suffering, disease, and illness can be associated by many factors seen at the different levels in society and the medical sciences (source). Caring for each component is important to the healing process.
Participant 4 stated, “I think just basically being there for the family as well…I think even just a cup of tea can go a long way with any family (McCallum & McConigley, 2013). Another theory that intertwines with Watson’s is Barbara Dossey’s Theory of Integral Nursing. Dossey articulates, “Healing is not predictable, it is not synonymous with curing but the potential for healing is always present even until one’s last breath,” (Parker and Smith, 2015, p. 212). Dossey believes that integral nursing is a comprehensive way to organize different situations in fours perspectives (nurse, health, person and environment) of reality with the nurse as an instrument in the healing process by bringing his or her whole self into a relationship with another whole self. In the HDU, the RN’s interacted with each patient while providing high quality care to create a healing environment for the patient and family even when their prognosis was otherwise. Patient 3 specified that “We still have to provide care...and make the family feel that they are comfortable and looked after” (McCallum & McConigley, 2013). These theories ultimately show the importance of a nurse through the aspects of caring to create and maintain a healing environment that is not only beneficial to the patient but to their loved ones as
The human becoming theory posits quality of life from each person's own perspective as the goal of nursing practice. It is a human science theory that views individuals as an open, unitary and free-willed beings that co-creates their health and interact with their environments. The human becoming theory views nursing as a basic science with a unique knowledge base. Parse defined unitary as the indivisible, unpredictable and ever-changing part of human that makes choices while living a paradoxical pattern of becoming in mutual process with the universe (Parse, 2004). Health is living one’s own chosen values; it is the quality of life experienced and described by the person and it cannot be given, guarded, manipulated, judged or diagnosed. It is a process of becoming that is unfolding and cannot be prescribed or described by societal norms but by the individual living t...
Seed, M., & Torkelson, D. (2012). Beginning the recovery journey in acute psychiatric care: Using concepts from Orem's self-care deficit nursing theory. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 33, 394-398
Over the years, there has been countless nursing theories has been developed in the field of nursing, but Lydia E.Halls theory has had a major impact in the nursing field. Hall’s background in psychiatry, rehabilitive care and with the help of her extensive knowledge and experience in the field of nursing, she derived a theory, focusing on the notion that centers on three components of care cure and core. The purpose of this paper is to present and explore the historical evolution of the theory and discuss the purpose of the theory. Lastly, explain the effect of Hall’s theory had on the profession of nursing.
However, recovery is based on core aspects such as hope and meaning whereby an individual tries to overcome discrimination, stigma and trauma attributed to the diagnosis of a mental illness. Also, it requires a person to assume the control over his or her life and empowered to make his or her own decision in full engagement. There are two types of recovery, i.e. clinical recovery and personal recovery. Therefore, it is vital for an individual to have a clear understanding of the two as well as identify the differences since recovery is considered to have a medical meaning. According to Rethinks, clinical recovery is a treatment outcome emerged from the designated experts of mental health professionals which encompasses the restoration of social functioning and getting rid of symptoms, hence making an individual to get back to normal. (Unger,