Consulta de enfermagem de saúde mental e psiquiátrica em contexto domiciliário

Abstract

This report is intended to demonstrate the training path that I developed in the Masters of Nursing in a professional nature in the area of specialization in Mental Health Nursing and Psychiatry. This route is part of the curriculum component and its application to the stage that I made in the ―Unidade Comunitária de Cuidados Psiquiátricos de Odivelas‖, where I practice, and where I had the opportunity to initiate a new approach to mental health nursing - a systematic consultation of psychiatric mental health in the home. In order to make possible the systematization of this consultation, I established as a strategy to organize two important stages in this process: the first relating to planning, which took place in Stage I of the internship and the second held in Module III and aimed at implementing the psychiatric mental health consultation in the home. For the planning of the consultation in the home, it was important to make the diagnosis of the situation, develop a set of support tools and guidance for consultation, and develop strategies for effective liaison with other community facilities. For the implementation of outpatient the consultation, it was helpful mobilizing the instruments developed at the time of planning and energize the network of advocacy as a way of supporting users and families with mental health needs. To evaluate the implementation of the consult, I conducted an instrument, that sought to know the opinion of the users of this consultation, in four dimensions: accessibility, effectiveness, continuity and interpersonal aspects. The personal and professional development that I experienced during this formative journey was framed by my particular sensitivity to the intervention in mental health nursing and psychiatric in the community. Taking into account the objectives, the activities and critical thinking that I have made. This report shows that I have acquired and deepened the skills related to the profile of nurse specialist in psychiatric and mental health, as outlined in the syllabus of this course and approved by the Order of Nurses.

Date of Award	30 Dec 2011
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Alexandra Sarreira Santos (Supervisor)