keholder Support Discuss the stakeholders who would support the proposed idea and explain why they would be in support.

Assessing Patients for Mental Health Needs

Assessing Patients for Mental Health Needs

Primary care NPs are essential in identifying, assessing, and managing mental health concerns in patients across the life span. The need for NPs in this role is emphasized by limited mental health support & resources. NPs utilize brief mental health screening tools to assess needs and to promote communication with patients. The screening tools help to identify higher risk clients who need additional psychiatric evaluation.

What barriers have you faced in the clinical setting when assessing patients for mental health needs? Are providers at the clinic offered education to treat patients with mental health needs? Are patients completing the assessment tools independently? Does your community provide resources for vulnerable populations (elderly, homeless, veterans, children) who need additional support?

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keholder Support Discuss the stakeholders who would support the proposed idea and explain why they would be in support.

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Stakeholder(s) Supporting 1 Nurses are the main stakeholders who will support the initiative, given that they are most affected by inadequate nurse-to-patient ratios other than patients. Nurses face high levels of burnout in settings that have inadequate ratios (Lasater et al., 2021). That’s why they will gladly accept the proposal to increase the staffing levels through a legislative mandate.
Stakeholder(s) Supporting 2 Patients will also support the legislative action because of the benefits they will enjoy from increased nurse-to-patient ratios, including shorter hospitalization periods, reduced missed care incidents, shorter delays while receiving care, and overall improved care quality (Haegdorens et al., 2019).
 

 

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