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Deliberate self-harm: developing clinical guidelines

J Allen1, S Williamson, C Gatford

  • 1Training Centre, Nottingham Healthcare Trust.

Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
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Nurses are using reflective practice to create guidelines for managing patients who self-harm. This article details the learning cycles and reflective methods used in psychiatric care.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatric Nursing
  • Clinical Guideline Development
  • Reflective Practice

Background:

  • Acute psychiatric admissions present complex management challenges, particularly for patients who self-harm.
  • Developing evidence-based clinical guidelines is crucial for consistent and effective patient care.
  • Reflective practice offers a framework for continuous learning and improvement in nursing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the application of reflective practice by nurses in developing clinical guidelines for managing patients who deliberately self-harm.
  • To elucidate the cyclical learning processes inherent in guideline development.
  • To detail the specific reflective techniques employed by nursing staff.

Main Methods:

  • Nurses engaged in a cyclical process of reflection on their experiences with patients who self-harm.

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  • Reflective techniques were utilized to analyze patient management strategies and identify areas for improvement.
  • The insights gained were synthesized to formulate practical clinical guidelines.

    • Main Results:

    • Reflective practice facilitated a deeper understanding of the complexities of managing self-harm in an acute psychiatric setting.
    • The cyclical learning process led to the iterative refinement of management strategies.
    • Nurses successfully developed a set of clinical guidelines informed by their reflective experiences.

    Conclusions:

    • Reflective practice is a valuable tool for nurses in developing robust clinical guidelines for managing patients who deliberately self-harm.
    • The described cyclical learning process can enhance clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes.
    • Implementing reflective practice fosters a culture of continuous quality improvement in psychiatric nursing.