Strategies for Improvement in Mental Health Nursing Enhancing Nurse Training and Competency
Strategies for Improvement in Mental Health Nursing
Enhancing Nurse Training and Competency
- Enhancing Nurse Competency and Education
- Continuous education for psychiatric nurses.
- Mental health first aid qualification.
Improving Patient-Centered Care
- Utilization of joint decision-making regarding treatment plans.
- Utilization of competence to care for patients of different cultures.
- Formation of interdisciplinary cooperation.
Advocating for Policy Changes
- More funding for mental illness.
- More telepsychiatry.
- Stronger legislation for mental health protection.
Conclusion
The 3 Ps model—Patient, Provider, and Policy— breaks down mental health nursing into specific categories. Nurses are actively engaged in improving mental health outcomes through meeting the patient’s needs, enhancing the provider’s role, and supporting the policies that are aimed at bettering the whole system. The NURS FPX 4015 Assessment 3 Concept Map The 3 Ps and Mental Health Care explores how mental health nursing is progressively moving toward a more responsive and comprehensive integrated care system using the objectives of the Capella University RN to BSN program, which focuses on evidence-based practice, interprofessional collaboration, or advocacy.
References
Information on the federal law that requires mental health and substance use disorder benefits to be equivalent to medical/surgical benefits. https://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Programs-and-Initiatives/Other-Insurance-Protections/mhpaea_factsheet
Information about how the ACA increased access to mental health care and enhanced mental health coverage. https://www.healthcare.gov/mental-health-care/
Official information about how HIPAA safeguards patient confidentiality, including mental health. https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/mental-health/index.html
