HLTENN063 — Apply nursing practice in the contemporary mental health care setting

1 Work as part of a multidisciplinary health care team in mental health care.

• 1.1Support multidisciplinary health care team to manage care of person requiring mental health care.
• 1.2Contribute to teamwork and positive group dynamics when working with health care colleagues.
• 1.3contributions of emergency services, referring agencies, hospital and community team staff and community support groups to the care needs of the person with a mental health condition.
• 1.4Participate safely as part of team in interventions involving chemical and physical restraint, and document in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.
• 1.5Identify where the acuity of a person exceeds own knowledge, skill and assessed competence and refer to multidisciplinary health care team.

2 Clarify impact of mental health treatment and rehabilitation on the person, families and carers.

• 2.1Perform mental health assessment.
• 2.2Identify impact of mental health condition on the person, families and carers.
• 2.3Identify opportunities to provide the person, families and carers with information on availability and access to recovery-orientated health services and community resources.
• 2.4Provide education to promote wellbeing and self-management of the mental health condition.

3 Relate therapeutically to a person with a mental health condition.

• 3.1Respond therapeutically to behaviour recognising antecedents for behaviour.
• 3.2Acknowledge individual experiences in a non-judgemental manner.
• 3.3Identify stages and philosophy of therapeutic relationships.
• 3.4Prioritise care issues in accordance with their presentation and behaviour.
• 3.5Maintain professional boundaries with the person and set limits for therapeutic interventions.
• 3.6Identify own verbal and non-verbal cues that impact the person and others and amend communication practices.
• 3.7Seek opportunities and participate in professional development to guide own practice.

4 Evaluate plan of care for a person with mental health condition and support self-management.

• 4.1Evaluate and review plan of care and propose modifications according to the person’s progress toward planned outcomes.
• 4.2Evaluate nursing interventions and identified outcomes against evidence-based best practice in mental health nursing care.
• 4.3Promote self-management of condition and assist to provide accurate information.
• 4.4Document uptake of health promotion initiatives to support self-management.

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