| Did you know that there is a branch of nursing that is | | | | branches of nursing.For example, the clinical practice of |
| concerned particularly for people of all ages who are | | | | nurses in this field usually comprises two levels: basic |
| suffering from mental illness or mental distress? This | | | | and advanced. If you are a nurse at the basic level, |
| branch of nursing is known as psychiatric nursing or | | | | you are concerned with assessing the mental health |
| mental health nursing. It is this branch of nursing that | | | | needs of individuals, families, groups and communities, |
| pays attention to such mental ailments as psychosis, | | | | as well as developing a nursing diagnosis and a plan of |
| depression and dementia.Psychiatric or mental health | | | | how to take care of these patients. Furthermore, it is |
| nurses are specifically trained to support other mental | | | | within your scope to see this plan through, after which |
| health professionals with their problems with patients. | | | | you have to evaluate the level of nursing care that |
| There are key differences between the scope of | | | | your patient received. |
| work of psychiatric mental health nurses and other | | | | |