Mental Health Nurse Reflection

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The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate my reflection and understanding in the Role of the Mental Health Nurse in an episode of care supporting and promoting the recovery of service users. According to the National institute for Mental Health (2004) recovery is a process to restore something or return to a state of wellness, is an achievement of quality of life that is acceptable to the person (Ryan 2012). The Mental Health Nurse (MHN) role has changed over the last thirty years with scientific experiences suggesting that modern MHNs have further autonomy (Whittington & McLaughlin, 2000). Models of nursing have been offered throughout the history as pathways to empowering practice between the MHNs and service users. The Tidal Model

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