Building Success on Strong Foundations - PNA
Building Success on Strong Foundations - PNA
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Psychiatric Nurses Associati<strong>on</strong> <strong>PNA</strong> - <str<strong>on</strong>g>Building</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Success</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> Str<strong>on</strong>g Foundati<strong>on</strong>sClinical Learning Manual for UndergraduateNurse Students in a Mental Health Day HospitalFacilityEast Galway Mental Health Services-Ballinasloe Day HospitalGerard GrehanBallinasloe Day Hospital, Health Centre, Brackernagh,Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.Ph<strong>on</strong>e: 0909646256Email: gerardgrehan@hse.ieThe aim of this Clinical Learning Manual, developed in 2008, is to facilitate nursing undergraduate learning, whilst<strong>on</strong> clinical placement, within Ballinasloe Day Hospital. It augments Learning Objectives for undergraduates, alreadyin place, within Ballinasloe Day Hospital. The manual includes topics with a professi<strong>on</strong>al, legal, biopsychosocialand interpers<strong>on</strong>al focus, with each nurse having worked <strong>on</strong> a specific number of topics.The aim of clinical practice is to enable students develop domains of competence (An Bord Altranais, 2000) andbecome safe, caring, competent decisi<strong>on</strong>-makers willing to accept pers<strong>on</strong>al and professi<strong>on</strong>al accountability forevidenced based nursing care. In this regard, each registered nurse has a duty to provide students with clinicalsupport to help them questi<strong>on</strong>, analyse, reflect up<strong>on</strong> their practice and develop aut<strong>on</strong>omy in decisi<strong>on</strong>making toenable them to become safe, caring, competent nurses.A Recovery focused post registrati<strong>on</strong> mentalHealth/Psychiatric Nursing ProgrammeSchool of Nursing, Dublin City University, Dublin & HSE Nth Eastand Mid Leinster Regi<strong>on</strong>sDenise Proudfoot, Programme DirectorSchool of Nursing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9.Ph<strong>on</strong>e: 00 353 1 700 8544 / 700 5947Email: denise.proudfoot@dcu.ieThis <strong>on</strong>e year programme aims for students (all who are already registered nurses) to become competent,compassi<strong>on</strong>ate and critically aware psychiatric/mental health nurses. The philosophy of the programme is based<strong>on</strong> the Visi<strong>on</strong> for Change (DOH& C 2006) This policy document provides a comprehensive blueprint for thedevelopment of resp<strong>on</strong>sive and dynamic mental health services in Ireland for all. It foregrounds the followingprinciples:· The adopti<strong>on</strong> of the recovery model within mental health service;· The importance of societal resp<strong>on</strong>ses to mental health issues;· The lifespan approach to mental health care whilst c<strong>on</strong>sidering the needs of the wholepopulati<strong>on</strong> in relati<strong>on</strong> to mental health activities;· Involvement of service users and their carer’s in every aspect of service developmentand nurse educati<strong>on</strong>al programmes;· Mental health promoti<strong>on</strong>This is a <strong>on</strong>e year course and student spends 36 weeks in practice settings and 12 weeks in college.8