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Motivational interviewing: a valuable tool for the psychiatric advanced practice nurse
Abby Karzenowski1, Kathy Puskar
1University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
Abstract:
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is well known and respected by many health care professionals. Developed by Miller and Rollnick (2002) , it is a way to promote behavior change from within and resolve ambivalence. MI is individualized and is most commonly used in the psychiatric setting; it is a valuable tool for the Psychiatric Advanced Nurse Practice Nurse. There are many resources that talk about what MI is and the principles used to apply it. However, there is little information about how to incorporate MI into a clinical case. This article provides a summary of articles related to MI and discusses two case studies using MI and why advanced practice nurses should use MI with their patients.
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