The Psychiatric Nurse's Role in Application of Recovery and Decision-Making Models to Integrate Health Behaviors in the Recovery Process
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2010
Abstract
Recovery from mental illness is a process that involves personal decision-making in many areas. Nurses are in a unique position to assist individuals in assessing their personal health status and integrating health behaviors into their recovery plans. The use of assessment tools, motivational interviewing techniques, and recovery planning can help individuals make decisions about their health, try out new behaviors, and integrate healthy living behaviors into a recovery plan and activities. This role of the nurse in this process is outlined, strategies are described, and outcome examples are provided.
Journal Title
Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Journal ISSN
0161-2840
Volume
31
Issue
8
First Page
532
Last Page
536
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.3109/01612841003687316
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