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[Learning to construct a clinical case in mental health].
Aline Maino Pergola1, Ana Paula Rigon Francischetti Garcia
1Departamento de Enfermagem, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brasil. aline_pergola@yahoo.com.br
Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da U S P
|July 23, 2008
Summary
This study details a nursing student's experience constructing a mental health clinical case using psychoanalytic theory. The process integrated psychiatric interviews and theoretical concepts to develop coherent, psychoanalytically informed nursing care.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Psychoanalytic Theory
- Mental Health Nursing
Context:
- Undergraduate nursing curriculum at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp)
- Integration of Mental Health Nursing II and Psychiatric Nursing disciplines
- Case construction as a key pedagogical tool
Purpose:
- To describe an undergraduate nursing student's experience in constructing a mental health clinical case
- To explore the application of psychoanalytic theory in nursing practice
- To develop a theoretical framework for psychoanalytically informed nursing care
Summary:
- The study outlines the process of a nursing student synthesizing psychiatric interviews with psychoanalytic concepts
- Case construction involved learning through classes, supervision, and readings
- The student developed an understanding of the patient as a subject shaped by the unconscious and speech
Impact:
- Facilitated the development of a nursing care plan consistent with psychoanalytic principles
- Enhanced the student's comprehension of the patient's case through dialogue
- Identified key points for nursing intervention within a psychoanalytic framework
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