Mental health nursing report

They are often unable to communicate or indicate what they really want, therefore, leaving the psychiatric nurse with the duty of identifying the best care options to help the patients, With the availability of treatment options, mental health patients can receive medical attention that aims at helping them regain their normal selves. These duties fall on the shoulders of mental health nurses, therefore indicating that nurses are an important component in mental health nursing, despite their responsibilities being supportive. Mental Nursing Professionalism In a mental health institution psychiatric nurses play an important role in the treatment of mental disorders. They care offer support to the various patients diagnosed with different mental problems. Even though the role of a psychiatric nurse is similar to that of other registered nurses, it requires unique set of skills that enable them to provide care for the mentally challenged.

Not only are psychiatric nurses responsible for providing care to the patients but also educate on the different aspects of mental health nursing and develop programs within the psychiatric care that provide patients with most adequate treatment options (Delaney 43). Therefore, the roles played by nurses in providing care to mentally challenged patients, are beneficial within the confines of an institution. However, these nurses in their day to day duties, they are faced with different challenges. Challenges for Mental Health Nurses in the Work Environment The roles that psychiatric nurses play in the provision of care for the mentally ill patients are very important and detrimental for the provision of care. However, when performing their duties many challenges befall them and therefore, requiring them to adapt and start processes for building solutions to issues that they face.

Working at a psychiatric hospital requires nurses to have the ability to suppress emotions such as anger and anxiety. It is common that patients with mental illness are handicapped mentally, and therefore; their actions and even what they say at times might cause anger (Marie, Hannigan and Jones 457). However, a nurse should be able to note that they are dealing with a person whose thinking capacity has been toiled with. Working with the mentally challenged is a challenge due to the dangers that lurk within it. Psychiatric nurses are prone to violence from the patients and such builds up stress within them. It Is also challenging for a nurse to carry out the various duties delegated to them, for example they are expected to be available at any moment they are needed.

Mental health nurses are always required and needed to offer assistance in case of an emergency. Therefore, they are faced by the challenge of keeping awake during their shifts at night to ensure that patients are safe and do not cause any harm. There are mental health cases of patients who have suicidal tendencies, nurses should always keep a keen eye on them and make sure that they receive treatment and are well cared for at every moment. Thus, preventing those with suicidal problems from hurting themselves is among the duties of a psychiatric nurse and is a challenge as well. Social determinants affect the quality of care offer when various norms and beliefs are used by people to contradict the type of healthcare to be offered.

Some people might have social beliefs that psychiatric patients cannot be healed and end up making requests for discharge of either their family members In this case, the patient will not receive the health are that they deserve as such affecting the quality of health care. However, it has been proven that healthcare can help patients suffering from mental illnesses recuperate and regain their normal mental capabilities Therefore; people require educating on the importance of healthcare offered to psychiatric patients. Managing Resources in Environment Nurse have a responsibility at ensuring that resources within the environment are managed to offer safe and quality healthcare to patients. Psychiatric patients often do not have the ability to use latrines to relive therefore, psychiatric nurses are responsible for helping them in disposing off the waste.