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Psychiatric Nursing CE Week 1 Notes

The document discusses the benefits of self-awareness for nurses, including making better decisions, performing better at work, and developing communication skills. It provides 5 ways to increase self-awareness, such as mindfulness, listening, journaling, and seeking feedback. Barriers to self-awareness include a lack of mindfulness and unwillingness to receive feedback. The roles of a psychiatric nurse are also outlined, including primary provider of care, nurse leader, researcher, and patient advocate.

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Psychiatric Nursing CE Week 1 Notes

The document discusses the benefits of self-awareness for nurses, including making better decisions, performing better at work, and developing communication skills. It provides 5 ways to increase self-awareness, such as mindfulness, listening, journaling, and seeking feedback. Barriers to self-awareness include a lack of mindfulness and unwillingness to receive feedback. The roles of a psychiatric nurse are also outlined, including primary provider of care, nurse leader, researcher, and patient advocate.

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NCM117AR2_B – Psychiatric Nursing

WEEK 1
BENEFITS OF SELF-AWARENESS
CLINICAL AREAS OF AFFILIATION 1. makes the person more proactive, boost their
 Bacolod City Mental Health Care Center acceptance, and encourage positive self-
(BCHMCC), Inc. development
 Paglaum Village, Brgy. Mansilingan, 2. allows the person to see things from the
Bacolod City perspective of others, practice self-control and
 Better Days Ahead Recovery Center work creatively
 Homesite, Bacolod City 3. leads to better decision making
4. make the person perform better at their jobs;
ACTIVITIES IN THE CLINICAL AREAS develop better communicators and enhance our
1. Giving of Patient Assignment with self-confidence.
Endorsement
2. Chart Reading 5 WAYS TO INCREASE SELF-AWARENESS
3. Morning Circle 1. Practice mindfulness
 An activity done early in the morning with  Pay attention to your inner state
patients, nurses and other members of the  Practice mindful walking, listening and
health team. Each participant takes turn in eating
introducing themselves 2. Practice Listening
4. Hataw  Pay attention to the speaker
 An exercise program mandated by the DOH  Observe emotions and body language
for patients and health workers.  Don’t judge and evaluate
 Department of Health (DOH) Mandated 3. Create space and time
 Music : Gloria Estefan’s Heaven What I feel  Connect with your self daily
(1998)  Avoid digital distractions
5. Nurse Patient Interaction (NPI to include  Allow “me-time”
Vital Signs Taking) 4. Gain a different perspective
6. Conduct Mental Status Exam  Ask for feedback
7. Therapeutic Modes 5. Journal your awareness
8. Medication Administration  Process thoughts through writing
9. Nursing Case Study
10. Culminating Activity BARRIERS TO SELF-AWARENESS
11. Home Visits 1. Lack of mindfulness
2. Cognitive bias
CONCEPTS ON SELF-AWARENESS 3. Confirmation bias
4. Unwillingness to seek feedback
SELF-AWARENESS 5. Experiencing self vs Remembering self
 is the ability to see yourself clearly and
objectively through reflection and introspection WAYS FOR STUDENT NURSES TO DEVELOP
(Ackerman, 2021). SELF-AWARENESS
 process of understanding and accepting one’s 1. Assess own qualities.
own believes, feelings, state of mind, standards,  Creating a list of moral and ethical values,
different approaches, inspirations, biases, attitudes, feelings, strengths and
strengths and boundaries and recognizing how weaknesses, behaviors, requirements,
they affect others (Bibi, 2016) wishes, and judgment
 Self-awareness is tremendously essential for 2. Uncover hidden positive and negative
nurses qualities of self
 Nurses need to know themselves so that their  Ask others for what they see in you
individual emotional state, attitudes and desires 3. Identify and allocate qualities to create
do not confine quality care provided to clients balance
(White, Duncan, & Baumle, 2010)  Utilize self-awareness activities
 Participate in values clarification exercises
to help nurse differentiate their own personal
beliefs and attitudes from of clients

1
ROLES OF A PSYCHIATRIC NURSE
The role of the psychiatric nurse will depend on the
following:
a. Skills
b. Educational background
c. Experience

ROLES

A. Primary Provider of Care/Staff Nurse


 Traditional roles of nurses
 Administer prescribed treatments
 Monitoring efficacy of treatment rendered
B. Nurse Leader/ Administrator
 Assumes management and leadership roles
C. Researcher
 Engage in further clinical studies and trials
to seek new evidence and support to the
treatment of patients
D. In-Service Educator
 Provides health education to patients,
families and significant others to improve
understanding of their illness
E. Program Evaluator
 Evaluates and monitors health programs
implemented
F. Liason Officer
 provides an important link between the
hospital and the community. He or she
ensures people leaving hospital continue to
receive the right care after discharge.
G. Patient Advocate
 nurses are involved in promoting patient
safety and quality care
 protecting patients
 being patients’ voice
 provision of quality care
H. Consultant
 Provides healthcare consultations and
technical advice
I. Clinical Practitioner
 involves in clinical nursing specialty that
provides physical and mental health care to
psychiatric patients

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