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Community Mental Health Nursing (RCMN)

FACILITATING THE REHABILITATION OF A MENTALLY ILL CLIENT AND IMPROPER SEXUAL ORIENTATION PERSONS

This is a therapy in mental health care where the RCPN recommends the referral and or facilitate the admission of a client in the community who has recovered from mental illness including alcohol and or substance use to a rehabilitation centre. This therapy may also be applicable to clients who have suffered from sexual disorders for them to benefit from proper human sexual rights and family values

Purpose

  • Prevent relapse
  • Promote reintegration client into society post admission
  • Promote independence of client

Indications

  • Facilitating the rehabilitation of a mentally ill client who has recovered, including those with alcohol or substance use.
  • Recommending referral or admission of a client to a rehabilitation centre.
  • Supporting clients with sexual orientation concerns to benefit from human sexual rights and family values.

Equipment

  • List of rehabilitation centres available
  • Map and or GhanaPost Global Positions System (GPS)of rehab centers
  • Records of the client Manually or electronically
  • Means of Transportation

Preparation

  • Introduce self and establish rapport with the client and family.
  • Read the map or GPS of the rehabilitation centre and identify available centres.

Procedure steps

  • Introduce self and establish rapport (refer to procedure)
  • Read map and or GPS of the rehab centre
  • Takes demographic data
  • Establish clients diagnosis
  • Identify client strength and challenges
  • Assess clients support system
  • Plans with the family on the rehabilitation processes
  • Assess previous occupational history
  • Identifies client's current occupational potentials and interests
  • Determine if client can continue with the previous occupation or needs re-releasing or designation of occupation
  • Liaise with the occupational therapist and or the psychiatric social worker to identify rehabilitation centers within clients community or any other job opportunities
  • Link client to an identified rehabilitation center
  • Identifies and links client to social support system such as NGO's or individuals who can be of help
  • Encourage client to join and participate in social activities such as religious groupings or social clubs
  • Ensure continuity of care and medication compliance
  • Encourage client and relatives to ask questions; gives appropriate answers
  • Record and report to the examiner
  • Thank patient and relatives

Precautions

  • Establish rapport and take demographic data before planning the rehabilitation process.
  • Establish the client's diagnosis and identify the client's strengths and challenges.
  • Plan the rehabilitation process with the family.
  • Liaise with the occupational therapist or psychiatric social worker to identify rehabilitation centres or job opportunities.

Aftercare

  • Encourage the client to join and participate in social activities such as religious groupings or social clubs.
  • Ensure continuity of care and medication compliance.

Nursing considerations

  • Assess the client's support system, previous occupational history and current occupational potentials and interests.
  • Determine whether the client can continue with the previous occupation or needs re-training or re-designation of occupation.

Patient education

  • Encourage the client and relatives to ask questions and give appropriate answers.
  • Link the client to social support systems such as NGOs or individuals who can be of help.

Documentation

  • Record and report to the examiner.

References and further reading

Educational resource only. Follow current Nursing and Midwifery Council guidance, local institutional protocols, scope of practice, and clinical supervision.

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