A Vision for Psychiatric/Mental

A Vision for Psychiatric/Mental
Health Nursing:
Update on the implementation
of Recommendations
2nd National Mental Health Nursing
Conference
A National Collaborative
Approach
Irish Institute of Mental Health Nursing
This project is also
supported by
An Bord Altranais
•This report provides the profession with a Vision for where
we need to be, it identifies what nurses and services require
to deliver contemporary evidence based care.
•Provides strategic direction for the further development of
the role of the Psychiatric Nurse in the Irish mental health
services. It will strengthen both clinical nursing practice and
leadership within a person centred, community based,
recovery orientated multidisciplinary environment
• It sets a clear and informed road map for the profession for
the years ahead to respond to service users needs and
choices
•It provides the profession with a template from which we can
work from and measure our progress
Implementation Plan
Structure for Implementation of the
Recommendations
National Implementation Steering Group
DNE
DML
South
West
Regional
Working
Groups
Regional
Working
Groups
Regional
Working
Groups
Regional
Working
Groups
Sean Tone
Colum Bracken
Mary O Mahony
Kevin Mills
Chair
Chair
Chair
Chair
…identifying the gaps!!!
&
………minding the gaps!!
Minding the gaps.......
• Recommendation 3
Title of Registered Psychiatric Nurses to be
reviewed:
“An inclusive consultation process is required
to review the title of the Registered
Psychiatric Nurse” to reflect the role related
to the health component of the mental health
spectrum of care”
Minding the gaps.......
• Certificate in Psychosocial Interventions Level 8
Module developed and currently been rolled out in
RCNE’s
• Certificate in Basic Cognitive Behavioural Skills for
Practice National Guiding Framework developed –
Level 8 Module to be rolled out in Autumn 2014 in
RCNE’s
• Nursing Metrics to measure the quality of care being
delivered have been developed implemented and
evaluated and are being rolled out nationally in all
mental health services:
‘if we cannot measure it – we cannot improve it’
Minding the gaps.......
• Recommendation 1
Clinical Supervision shall be made available
internally to all nurses and to be availed of by
all nurses to ensure recovery values and
principles have been translated and
maintained in clinical practice’
Risk Assessment & Safety Planning
Risk Assessment & Safety Planning
Compassion +
Evidence based care =
CLINICAL COMPETENCE
Clinical competence =
Effective clinicians =
EFFECTIVE SERVICES
Filling the gaps.......
Professional Nursing
Conference
‘Every two years, a psychiatric nursing
conference, sponsored by the ONMSD will
take place to showcase and celebrate
achievements in meeting the
recommendations, and to consider overall
progress, and any interim amendments to
the recommendations, that may be
necessary.
Filling the gaps.......
Every two years a psychiatric/mental health
professional nursing conference, sponsored
by the ONMSD will take place to showcase
and celebrate achievements in meeting the
recommendations of this report and to
consider overall progress, and any interim
amendments to the recommendations that
may be necessary.
Thank You
Eithne Cusack