The Psychiatric Nurse

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This paper compares the experiences of the author through a placement as a psychiatric nurse with the theory as laid out in literature. It provides a history of the development of the role of the nurse from the first half of the 1800's where nurses were seen as completing tasks that doctors either didn't have time for and where considered an "extension" of the doctor, rather than being in a profession of their own right. It also looks at present day views on the nursing role, behaviorist theory in terms of the nursing role as well as the therapeutic relationship with the patient.

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"Moving to the 20th century and onwards, nurses are now seen as part of a multidisciplinary team, rather than a continuation of the doctor. According to Evers (1977), there may be patients who need more than one intervention from a variety of professionals. For example, a patient may need the doctor to diagnose, the nurse to care for the physical and mental health needs, a physiotherapist for physical intervention of the body, and an occupational therapist for various activity work. This would explain why, as part of training, these disciplines study together. It is to train as part of a multidisciplinary team, and work as part of this team according to the Oxford Brookes University Student Guide, DipHE Mental Health Nursing (2002)."

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