An Educational Program of Psychosocial Interventions for Mental Health Nurses in Acute care in Jordan.

Abstract

The function of psychosocial interventions was presented to help nurses improve the quality of care for mentally ill patients and achieving therapeutic outcomes. These interventions reduce the environmental stress, and provide knowledge and the necessary structured psychological management.They are considered important tools for helping mentally ill patients overcome their symptoms and prevent future complications and relapse. A need assessment was carried out through several reports (e.g., WHO-AIMS report) that assessed the mental health system in Jordan and presented the importance of the need of such training program in mental health settings and evaluate its effectiveness for psychiatric nurses. The purpose of the project is to develop an educational psychosocial interventions training program for mental health nurses in Jordan. These interventions help nurses to improve their knowledge and skills to deal with vulnerable population to improve mental health management and outcomes.A literature review correlated to developing psychosocial interventions program and evaluating its effectiveness reported that psychosocial interventions affect both the patient and mental health nurses positively. They improve the initial assessment, treatment process, and medication management, preventing complications and relapses, and shortening recovery time, and they also improve self-accomplishment and job satisfaction of mental health nurses.The project is designed to provide psychosocial interventions, suitable for Jordanian nurses that consider tools that nurses can use to improve the quality of care for mentally ill patients. The project represents the post certificate program which includes the theoretical framework, learning outcomes, and psychosocial strategies. In addition, the implementation of the program is discussed, and the evaluation processes are addressed.