Involving Mental Health Consumers in Nursing Handover: A Qualitative Study of Consumer Perspectives.

Involving Mental Health Consumers in Nursing Handover: A Qualitative Study of Consumer Perspectives. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2020 Dec 14;:1-20 Authors: Mullen A, Isobel S, Flanagan K, Harman K Abstract A number of benefits have been identified for including consumers in nursing handover, such as improved safety and information exchange. In mental health settings these benefits may translate to improved nurse-consumer engagement and working towards the provision of recovery orientated practice. The process of including the consumer, whilst considered best practice, is not well established in mental health settings. Therefore further understanding, in regards to the consumer perspectives about this practice, is needed to inform its adoption and implementation. This qualitative descriptive study explores consumers' perspectives of their possible involvement in the nursing handover process within a mental health inpatient setting. The study took place in two mental health inpatient units in regional New South Wales, Australia. Thirteen semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with consumers, and a conventional content analysis method was used to analyse the data. Findings are presented under two categories: understanding the purpose and process of nursing handover and considering consumer involvement in handover. Findings provide insight into the views of consumers about being involved in nursing handover and further strengt...
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: Issues Ment Health Nurs Source Type: research