Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice Book

Acknowledgments     iii
Preface     vii
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Scope of Practice     1
Introduction     1
History and Evolution of the Specialty     2
Origins of the Advanced Practice Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Role     3
Current Issues and Trends     5
Prevalence of Mental Disorders Across the Lifespan     6
Disparities among Diverse Populations     7
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Leadership in Transforming the Mental Health System     8
Prevention     11
The Evolving Role of National Data Systems to Improve Quality     11
Evidence-Based Practice and Lifelong Learning     12
Safety for Patients and for PMH Nurses     13
Definition of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing     13
Phenomena of Concern for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses     15
Levels of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice     16
Psychiatric-Mental Health Registered Nurse (RN-PMH)     16
Psychiatric-Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN-PMH)     19
Psychotherapy     20
Psychopharmacological Interventions     21
Case Management     21
Program Development and Management     21
Consultation and Liaison     22
Clinical Supervision     22
Ethical Issues in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing     23
Specialized Areas of Practice     23
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Clinical Practice Settings     23
Crisis Intervention and Psychiatric Emergency Services     24
Acute Inpatient Care     24
Intermediate and Long-Term Care     24
Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Treatment     24
Residential Services     25
Community-Based Care     25
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)     25
Primary Care     25
Integrative Programs     26
Telehealth     26
Self-Employment     27
Forensic Mental Health     27
Disaster Mental Health     28
Standards of Practice     29
Assessment     29
Diagnosis     31
Outcomes Identification     32
Planning     33
Implementation     35
Coordination of Care     36
Health Teaching and Health Promotion     37
Milieu Therapy     39
Pharmacological, Biological, and Integrative Therapies     40
Prescriptive Authority and Treatment     41
Psychotherapy     42
Consultation     43
Evaluation     44
Standards of Professional Performance     45
Quality of Practice     45
Education     47
Professional Practice Evaluation     48
Collegiality     49
Collaboration     50
Ethics     51
Research     52
Resource Utilization     53
Leadership     54
References     57
Glossary     65
Scope and Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice (2000)     69
Index     139