PMH-APRN - a nurse with graduate-level training who provides psychiatric-mental health care and promotes mental health across the lifespan
-assess,
... [Show More] diagnose and treat individuals and families who have psychiatric and/or substance disorders
-work in a variety of health care settings and practices and are eligible for reimbursement through private insurers, HMOs, PPOs, Medicare and Medicaid
ANA Code of Ethics: anticipatory guidance competency - ANA Standards and Scope: Standard 5B: Health Teaching & Promotion
-An educated professional nurse is aware of normal developmental and situational threats to wellness and can educate healthcare consumers to avoid them.
• Example: Moving a toddler from a crib to a bed can prevent injury associated with climbing out of the crib at that developmental age.
ANA Code of Ethics: the art of nursing is based on? - caring and respect for human dignity
ANA Code of Ethics: the fundamental principle of and attitude that the professional nurse must have as outlined in Provision 1 - ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 1
-"the nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person" (ANA, 2015b, p. 1).
ANA Code of Ethics: How should the nurse respond to the discovery of human trafficking in his or her practice? - ANA Code of Ethics: Provision 8
-Nurses must "bring attention to human rights violations in all settings and contexts. . . . The nursing profession must respond when these violations are encountered" (ANA, 2015b, p. 33).
Dr. Edward Cowles created in 1882 - the first organized training school within a hospital for the insane
1913, Effie Jane Taylor developed - the first nurse-organized training course for psychiatric nursing at Johns Hopkins Hospital
(before early psychiatric nurses were trained by physicians)
Following WWI, the National League for Nursing Education added: - "nursing in nervous and mental diseases" to curriculum guides
In WWII, many potential military recruits deemed unfit for service due to psychiatric concerns, while many veterans experienced combat-related neuropsychiatric conditions. Laura Fitzsimmons recommended: - standards of training for psychiatric nurses, which led to improved education and standards of care. [Show Less]