39561 - Mental Health Nursing (FO)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module, the student possesses knowledge related to taking charge of the person and his or her family in the context of priority specific health problems with particular regard to preventive, rehabilitative and educational aspects also in the community setting. Develops the therapeutic relationship as a shared intervention tool in the multidisciplinary setting. Identifies, plans and evaluates assitential interventions and collaborates with other professionals in diagnostic-therapeutic pathways.

Course contents

Health and Illness in Psychiatric Care.

The history of psychiatric care

The evolution of legislation in the psychiatric field

Organization and characteristics of the Department of Mental Health and Pathological Addictions (DSM-DP)

Integrated care: teamwork in the psychiatric setting

The nursing process in mental health care and the main reference models: H.E. Peplau -Case Management

Care strategies in specific psychopathological situations (care plan with formulation of Nursing Diagnoses, NOC,NIC) :

Mood disorders

Anxiety disorders

Psychotic disorders

Pharmacology in psychiatry: nursing role and responsibility to support therapeutic adherence

Aggressiveness and violence: nursing strategies in preventing and managing the patient in psychomotor agitation (de escalation techniques)

The constituent components of the therapeutic relationship in the psychiatric setting

The motivational interview

Assessment tools: the HoNOS scale

Psychiatric urgency: care strategies in suicide risk prevention and management

Physical restraint: care, regulatory and bioethical aspects

Good Clinical Practices for the prevention of physical restraint

Clinical case analysis of transcultural nursing (mental health): c

Hints of Recovery, Empowerment, Counselling, Open Dialogue, Social Skills Training

Hints of a " No Restraint" Organizational Model.

are plan with formulation of Nursing Diagnoses, NOC,NIC

 

Readings/Bibliography

Barelli,P.,Spagnolli,E. Mental health nursing. Rome: Carocci Faber Publisher,2017.

Carpenito,L.Y. Nursing diagnoses,application to clinical practice. Milan: Ambrosian Publishing House- seventh edition-,2020

Johnson,M. NOC Classification of Nursing Outcomes, Measuring health outcomes. Ambrosian Publishing House- third Italian edition on the original sixth edition-,2020.

Gobbi,P. The organizational model of the nursing case manager in psychiatry: Introduction of the nurse and educator case manager model in an accredited psychiatric facility. Italian Academic Editions,2015

Ministry of Health Recommendation No. 4 October 2008 Prevention of patient suicide in hospital.

Ministry of Health Recommendation No. 8 November 2007 Recommendation to prevent acts of violence against health care workers.

Raucci,V.,Spaccapeli, G.(2013). Fundamentals of nursing in mental health. Rimini: Maggioli Editore.

Teaching methods

Lecture, role playing, clinical case analysis

Assessment methods

Improvement project (to be delivered by mail , 7 days before, the date of the examination call;
Oral examination (will focus on the topics stated in the syllabus)

Teaching tools

slides,texts

Office hours

See the website of Giuseppe Pio Bartolillo