Recently added articles from Perspectives in Psychiatric Care:
Global Prescribing: A Transition
Jan 01, 2009; ... The United States has had advanced practice nurses (APNs) with prescriptive authority for almost two decades; every state allows some form of APN prescriptive practice. While individual state Nurse Practice Acts allow a continuum of prescriptive practice, in this country prescribing has been ...
Prescriptive Authority for Nurses: The Canadian Perspective
Jan 01, 2009; ... PURPOSE. This study aims to describe the role of prescriptive authority for nurses within Canada. CONCLUSIONS. Prescriptive authority for Canadian nurses is linked to the development of advanced practice nursing generally and nurse practitioners specifically. Recent legislative changes ...
Nurse Practitioners and Medical Practice: Opposing Forces or Complementary Contributions?
Jan 01, 2009; ... PURPOSE. The medical profession in Australia has expressed concern about the expansion of nursing practice into areas that are traditionally the domain of medicine. Particular apprehension is raised in relation to the prescription of medications. This paper will consider and critique the ...
Mental Health Nurse Prescribing in New Zealand and the United Kingdom: Comparing the Pathways
Jan 01, 2009; ... PURPOSE. Prescriptive authority in the area of mental health care is significantly different between New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Exploring the educational preparation and context differences aids understanding of the present dearth of mental health nurse prescribers in New ...
Prescribing by Mental Health Nurses: The UK Perspective
Jan 01, 2009; ... PURPOSE. This article aims to discuss the growth of mental health nurse (MHN) prescribing in the United Kingdom as an exemplar for readers to compare progress in their own countries and context. This study also aims to provide a historical overview of this process in the United Kingdom where ...
Revisiting "Suicide Proofing" an Inpatient Unit Through Environmental Safeguards: A Review
Jan 01, 2009; ... PURPOSE. This article identifies the types of environmental safeguards within psychiatric facilities that can be implemented to protect suicidal individuals from harming themselves. The history and variety of safeguards are discussed, as well as recommendations for administrators regarding ...
Informal Role Expansion in Australian Mental Health Nursing
Jan 01, 2009; ... PURPOSE. This study aims to determine the extent to which community mental health nurses are currently practicing beyond the traditional scope of nursing practice. DESIGN AND METHODS. A self -administered questionnaire was distributed to community mental health nurses in Victoria, ...
The Risks and Benefits of Switching Antipsychotics: A Case Study Approach
Jan 01, 2009; ... PURPOSE. Progression of metabolic illness in a patient with schizophrenia who was stabilized on an atypical antipsychotic is described using a case study framework. Risks and benefits of staying on current treatment versus switching to another agent and switching strategies are ...
Long-Term Lithium Therapy Leading to Hyperparathyroidism: A Case Report
Jan 01, 2009; ... PURPOSE. This paper reviews the effect of chronic lithium therapy on serum calcium level and parathyroid glands, its pathogenesis, and treatment options. We examined the case of a lithium-treated patient who had recurrent hypercalcemia to better understand the disease ...
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Jan 01, 2009; ... Perhaps the best example of science purposely driving psychiatric treatment can be found in the development of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Thinkers from at least the 17th century suggested the potential therapeutic benefits of induced seizures. Although known to be erroneous today, multiple ...
The Psychiatric Nurse in the Burn Unit
Jan 01, 2009; ... Admission to a burn treatment center usually is unexpected, can last from a few hours to a few months, and frequently propels the patient and their family members into a crisis, taxing them from both a physiological and a psychological perspective. Both patients and their families do the best ...
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Jan 01, 2009; ... Different Generations Review One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Milos Forman (Director) This review takes a different turn: one movie, two reviewers. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (OFOCN) is arguably the most watched psychiatric film in history. Although undisputedly perception-altering ...
The Dark Knight
Jan 01, 2009; ... Clap If You Believe in Batman Christopher Nolan (Director) There is a scene in the The Dark Knight tailor-made to get a snigger out of every psychiatric advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who sees it. It is a scary scene, set in the outskirts of the urban Neverland called ...
Time for a Change
Oct 01, 2008; ... It is with mixed emotions that I write my last editorial for Perspectives in Psychiatric Care (PPC). For almost 9 years my work life has focused on the journal and how I could fulfill my initial vision of what I thought was possible for PPC. After Suzy Lego's death in May 1999, the publisher, at ...
22q11 Deletion Syndrome: Is That What They Used to Call . . . ?
Oct 01, 2008; ... PURPOSE. 22q11 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is a very common, but commonly overlooked, disorder that has many viariable features, such as serious heart defects, speech and articulation problems, immune compromise, learning problems, pervasive developmental disorders, and a late appearing ...
In the Valley of Elah Paul Haggis (Director)
Oct 01, 2008; ... In the Valley of Elah Paul Haggis (Director) Now Saul and they, and all of the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. I Samuel 17:19 (KJV) In the Valley of Elah was recommended to me because of pervasive mental health themes in the film ....
Workplace Stressors and Coping Strategies Among Chinese Psychiatric Nurses
Oct 01, 2008; ... PURPOSE. This study was conducted with Chinese psychiatric nurses to identify their workplace stressors and coping strategies, as well as the relationships between their demographics, workplace stressors, and coping strategies. DESIGN AND METHODS. This survey was conducted, with the use ...
Perspectives in Psychiatric Consultation Liaison Nursing
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Role of the Psychiatric Consultation Liaison Nurse in Initiating Collaborative Nursing Research For many of us in the world of the psychiatric consultation liaison nurse (PCLN), the role of nurse researcher is not the first thing that comes to mind. As all of you will recall from ...
Strategies Used by Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses in Treating Adults With Depression
Oct 01, 2008; ... PURPOSE. Strategies used by psychiatric advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in treating clients with depression are described to explore their effectiveness. DESIGN AND METHODS. Ten APRNs participated in semistructured individual interviews for this qualitative descriptive study ....
Biological Perspectives
Oct 01, 2008; ... Irreversible Lithium-Induced Neuropathy: Two Cases Lithium was discovered in 1817 by Swedish chemist Johan August Arfwedson. The term lithium is derived from the Greek word lithos, meaning stone, because it was presumed to be absent from plants. This relatively abundant metal enjoyed a ...