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The expanded role of nurse case managers.
1Continuing Care Division, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Summary
Nursing practice must adapt to community-based care for long-term mentally ill clients. Rehabilitative nurse case management, grounded in the primary nursing model, offers expanded roles and essential skills for comprehensive patient support.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Community Health
- Mental Health Care
Background:
- The community is now the primary setting for managing long-term mental illness.
- Effective nursing practice requires responsiveness to evolving client needs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the role of rehabilitative nurse case management.
- To identify opportunities for nursing career development in mental health.
- To assess the primary nursing model's suitability for rehabilitative case management.
Main Methods:
- Literature review on nursing models and community mental health.
- Analysis of the primary nursing model's core principles.
- Conceptualization of the rehabilitative nurse case manager role.
Main Results:
- Rehabilitative nurse case management offers expanded professional opportunities.
- The primary nursing model provides a strong foundation for this role.
- Nurses can develop essential attitudes and skills for community-based mental health care.
Conclusions:
- The primary nursing model is well-suited for developing comprehensive rehabilitative case management.
- Nurse case managers can effectively support long-term mentally ill clients in the community.
- This role facilitates professional growth and career advancement for nurses in mental health settings.