The document outlines 11 standards for psychiatric and mental health nursing. Standard I discusses applying relevant theories to explain phenomena and provide treatment bases. Standard II covers continuously collecting comprehensive data through assessments. Standard III involves utilizing nursing diagnoses and classifications to identify health issues. Standard IV requires developing individualized nursing care plans with goals and interventions.

2. 1. Standard I: Theory
• Psychiatric & mental health nursing is
characterized by the application of
relevant theories to explain
phenomena of concern to nurses to
nurses & to provide a basis for
intervention
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3. 2. Standard II: Data Collection
• The nurse continuously collects data that
are comprehensive, accurate &
systematic.
• Effective interviewing, behavioral
observation, physical & mental health
assessment enable the nurse to reach
sound conclusions & plan appropriate
intervention with the client
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4. 3. Standard III: Diagnosis
• The nurse utilize nursing diagnosis &
standard classification of mental disorders
to express conclusions supported by
recorded assessment data & current
scientific premises.
• nursing’s logical basis for providing care
rests on the reorganization &
identification of those actual or potential
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5. 4. Standard IV: Planning
• The nurse develops a nursing care
plan with specific goals &
interventions delineating nursing
actions unique to each client’s needs.
• The nursing care plan is used to guide
therapeutic intervention & effective
achieve the desired outcomes.
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6. 5. Standard V: Intervention
• Psychotherapeutic intervention
• Health Teaching
• Activities of daily living
• Somatic therapies
• Therapeutic environment
• psychotherapy
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7. 6. Standard VI: Evaluation
• The nurse evaluation client responses
to nursing actions in order to revise
the database, nursing diagnosis &
nursing care plan
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8. Professional Performance Standards
7. Standard VII: Peer Review
• The nurse participates in peer review
& other means of evaluation to
assure quality of nursing care
provided for client.
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9. 8. Standard VIII: Continuing
Education
• The nurse assumes responsibility for
continuing education & professional
development & contributes to the
professional growth of others.
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10. 9. Standard IX: Interdisciplinary
Collaboration
• The nurse collaborates with other
health care providers in assessing,
planning, implementing &
evaluating programs & other mental
health activities.
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11. 10. Standard X: Utilization of Community
Health System
• The nurse participates with other
members of the community in assessing,
planning, implementing & evaluating
mental health services & community
systems that include the promotion of
the broad continuum of primary,
secondary & tertiary prevention of
mental illness.
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12. 11. Standard XI: Research
• The nurse contributes to nursing &
the mental health field through
interventions in theory & practice &
participation in research.
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