Psychiatric Home Care Nursing Part 2

presented by Constantine Checa-Gerena, MSN, PMHNP

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Part I of this course addresses psychiatric home care nursing and common disorder. Part II of this course focuses on evidence based care and interventions to provide holistic quality care for the older adult at home. The novice visiting psychiatric nurse can use strategies gleaned from motivational interviewing, goal-setting, and psychoeducation of disease processes and self-management techniques to address the patient's self-care deficits and other biopsychosocial issues. As documentation is a major component of patient care and as is following Medicare regulations, this course also provides strategies to capture clinically important data to support appropriate reimbursement of services.

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Constantine Checa-Gerena, MSN, PMHNP

As a nurse, it has been Constantine Checa-Gerena's passion to help people get through difficult times in their life's journey by bringing hope and healing. As an educator at heart, she enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience not only about home care nursing, but also about overcoming the mental and emotional barriers that get in…

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1. Communication Strategies for Adults

This chapter introduces and defines the Trans-Theoretical Model along with the basic tenets of Motivational Interviewing: Open ended questions, Affirmation, Reflections, Summary. Through these techniques, visiting nurses can identify where on the change continuum a patient is and guide a patient to change health behaviors from maladaptive or unhealthy to adaptive and healthy.

2. Goal Setting

This chapter discusses the importance of goal-setting within the health home setting. By helping a patient to develop Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-Oriented (or SMART) goals, the psychiatric home care nurse is able to be patient centered while having a measure through which the need for more or less services can be determined.

3. Psychoeducation, Psychosocial Interventions and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

This chapter presents psychoeducation and how it is employed as an evidence-based skilled intervention. It is especially crucial for patients and families to better understand their disease and how to manage it as independently as possible. Teaching psychosocial interventions and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques while eliciting feedback is one of many ways to help a patient and family learn how to manage the psychiatric condition.

4. Documentation

This chapter summarizes the important aspects to include in documenting patient interaction—whether it is at start of care, visits within the certification, and at discharge or recertification time. Time management strategies are presented for completing effective and timely documentation. Being clear and concise supports effective care coordination, communication, and other tenets of recording quality home care documentation.

5. Bridging the Gap between Knowledge and Practice

This chapter integrates the components learned throughout Part I and Part II with a patient case study. An example of a thorough, but concise nursing note is provided that highlights the assessment, problem, SMART goals, and follow-up plan along with the clinical plan of care.

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