Leadership & Management Roles

of the PMHN (Psychiatric Mental

Health Nurse)
Learning Objectives:
> Discuss what is PMHN.
> Describe the leadership and management roles of PMHN.
 PMHN
Responsible for helping patients cope with psychiatric
disorders, psychiatric nurse practitioners provide
treatment for disorders, including ADHD, mood
disorders, and anxiety. These NPs evaluate patients
before and during their care to monitor their progress
and administer medications as needed.26 Oct 2020
 PMHN
Psychiatric mental health nurses are
agents of change, and their leadership,
management role and characteristics
exist at many levels in health care.
Previous research presents a picture of
mental health nurses as subordinate
and passive recipients of the leader's
influence and regard leadership and
management as distinct from the
nurses' practical work.
PMHN
PMHN (Community)
1. Assessment and evaluation of the patient’s mental
health.
2. Development of treatment care plan.
3. Consultation with other health professionals about
treatment plan.
4. Provision of care and psychotherapy treatment.
5. Maintenance of medical records.
6. Support and education to the patients and their
family.
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33:217–222, 2012
Talley S, Brooke PS: Prescriptive authority for psychiatric clinical specialists: framing the
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https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/mental-health-nurse
http://www.innerbody.com/careers-in-health/becoming-mental-health-nurse.html
http://www.rntobsn.org/careers/psychiatric-nurse/
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/nursing/mental-health-nurse