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1) Nursing process applied to mental health nursing
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The purpose of the psychiatric-mental health nursing assessment is to:
• Establish rapport
• Obtain an understanding of the current problem or chief complaint
• Review physical status and obtain baseline vital signs
• Assess for risk factors affecting the safety of the patient or others
• Perform a mental status examination
• Assess psychosocial status
• Identify mutual goals for treatment
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• Formulate a plan of care
• Document data in a retrievable format
Gathering Data: review of systems, laboratory data, mental status examination
(objective data), psychosocial assessment (subjective data), spiritual/religious assessment, cultural & social
assessment
2) Cultural Barriers to mental health services
- Communication barriers
- Stigma of mental illness
- Misdiagnosis