Home health nursing initiatives: Mental health outpatient care

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

4 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

07/29/2009

Category :

Science & technology

Sub category :

Medical studies

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Summary :

Introduction
Rice's view on patients suffering from depression and schizophrenia
Monitoring depressive patients
Schizophrenic drug treatment
1. Administering the treatment
The social and medical benefit of education
The advantages and concerns with psychiatric home nursing care
Ontario's Home Care Program
Conclusion
Works cited

Abstract

Extending the accessibility of home nursing care for patients with mental illness will greatly improve their health and well being. A psychiatric home care nurse (PHCN) can assist patients with a primary diagnosis of mental illness; in particular, those with a history of not following their treatment plan, those who require frequent hospitalization, those who are otherwise unable to socially function or those who cannot adequately care for themselves will acquire considerable benefit. It is the intention of this project to holistically improve outpatient client-care by providing regular PHCN support to mentally ill patients, thereby offering a substitution for the level of inpatient care received during hospitalization; and as a means to assist or supplement family participation. As such, the paper will act as a project proposal to implement effective psychiatry home care while outlining the potential services to be offered, and surveying similar ongoing community initiatives related to the project. By installing the PHCN program, we hope to offer a bridge to facilitate semi- or fully independent patient living.

Psychiatric home care is expected to provide continuous and comprehensive treatment which meets a wide selection of issues, including medication and treatment, housing, psycho-social skills training, education, health promotion and work rehabilitation [Rice, 2006].