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Title: 3 Attributes Nurses Need to Work with Mental Health Patients


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3 Attributes Nurses Need to Work
with Mental Health Patients
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Nurses are a special breed of individuals that
have a number of different attributes that set
them apart from the general public. When it comes
to those nurses that choose to specialize,
however, those differences can be even more
pronounced. For Example, those nurses who work
with substance abuse and mental health patients
must possess these top three attributes in order
to be successful in their careers.
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Build Relationships
  • Relationships are important to most people, but
    they are especially so when an individual is
    being treated for a substance abuse issue or
    addressing .
  • A mental health disorder. Sometimes these
    relationships are with their family and friends
    -- as well as their caregivers at their treatment
    facility.
  • Other patients, though, are estranged from those
    who are closest to them and, therefore, must rely
    almost exclusively on those providing services to
    them.

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  • Regardless of their individual circumstances, one
    of the most important relationships they will
    have is with the nursing staff.
  • These medical professionals are the ones that
    oversees much of the daily care for the patients
    assigned to them.
  • Having the ability to connect quickly with their
    patients so that trust and rapport is built is
    extremely important for the nurses that work in
    these facilities.

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Education Patients and Their Support System
  • Many people who seek treatment for their
    substance abuse and/or mental health issues do
    not fully understand the role that these issues
    play in their lives.
  • There are a number of patients who do not
    realize the intricate relationship that exists
    between mental health and substance abuse.
  • Dual diagnosis, as those people who present with
    both substance abuse and mental health issues are
    referred to as, must be tackled by addressing
    them in tandem with one another.

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Support Their Patients
  • Many patients who enter a substance abuse program
    or are getting help for their mental health
    issues have the support of their family and
    friends.
  • Just as many of those patients, though, are not
    being supported by any people outside of the
    facility. Regardless of their individual
    circumstances, a mental health and substance
    abuse nurse needs to be able to provide the right
    level of support those that he or she is caring
    for.
  • This support could come in the form of finding
    various resources so that friends and family can
    better cope with the issues that their loved one
    is going through.

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