The Role of Psychiatric Nurse and

Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Wida Kuswida Bhakti
The Aims of this subject are the student will:
 Describe psychiatric nurses role
 Explain interdisciplinary collaboration
Background
 Managed care is based on a health (rather than illness)
paradigm.
 increases client access to appropriate (mental health)
services.
 cost effectiveness through the development of clear
boundaries with regard to targeting, planning and
delivering needed (mental health) services.
 quality control through a utilization review process.
 availability of a choice of providers based on the type
of care required (ANA, 1993).
 Support for a meaningful participation of consumers
and families in the redesign, implementation,
evaluation, and monitoring of the managed care
system is encouraged (NAMI, 1995).
Psychiatric nurses must be
registered and have
a nursing license, and on-the-job
training is also usually required.
 Psychiatric nurses provide
medical care to patients who
have mental health issues.
 They often work in hospitals or
facilities that treat people
with mental health problems.
Psychiatric unit nurses care for
patients with illness or disease
that has led them to temporary
or long-term hospitalization.
They are responsible for direct
care of a set of patients,
facilitating their recovery
through social interaction and
traditional therapies.
 Psychiatric unit nurses are
usually assigned a caseload of
patients and provide direct
care to their patients, which
includes facilitating social and
emotional needs, supervising
medication schedules and
evaluating patient
The role of the registered nurse in a
psychiatric unit is
 to provide essential teaching,
(Teaching is an essential nursing
function which helps patients to
better understand
their mental illnesses and
treatments.)
 promote therapeutic
communication, and
 conduct thorough assessments.
Mental Health Nurse
 Evaluating mental health needs of
patients.
 Developing treatment plans.
 Providing psychotherapy services.
 Providing personal care.
 Coordinating with families,
doctors, and other health
professionals.
 Administering medications.
 Community Psychiatric
Nurse (CPN)
CPNs work outside hospitals and
visit clients in their own homes, out-
patient departments or GP
surgeries.
They can help you to talk through
problems and give practical advice
and support.
They can also give medicines and
keep an eye on their effects.
 Mental health nurses are
responsible for planning and
providing support and medical
and nursing care to people
who have a range of mental
health issues.
 Mental health nurses support
people with issues ranging
from anxiety and depression
to personality and
eating disorders or addiction
to drugs or alcohol.
 The interdisciplinary care
plan is a strategy that is
developed based on data
gathered during patient
assessment.
 This care plan determines
the needs of the patient and
establishes protocols to
meet those needs.
 The objective of the plan is
offer patient care in a
seamless continuum.
 An interdisciplinary approach
relies on health professionals
from different disciplines, along
with the patient, working
collaboratively as a team.
 The most effective teams share
responsibilities and promote
role interdependence while
respecting individual members'
experience and autonomy.
 The purpose of
the interdisciplinary team is
to foster frequent, structured,
and documented
communication among
disciplines to establish,
prioritize and achieve
treatment goals. ...
 A licensed or certified
therapist from each discipline
involved in treating the
patient.
 All disciplines involved in
the care of a patient
collaborate to develop the
patient'splan of care.
 Each healthcare team
member provides input into
the plan of care.
 The patient/family/significant
other is included in the
development,
implementation,
maintenance, planning, and
evaluation of
the care provided.
 Benefits
of interprofessional
collaboration—for nurses,
other healthcare
professionals, and
patients—include
improved patient
outcomes, fewer
preventable errors,
reduced healthcare costs,
and improved relationships
with other disciplines