Unveiling The Canvas: Exploring The Intersection Of Mental Health Policies And Psychiatric Nursing Practice In Saudi Arabia
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Abstract
Background: Policies and guidelines pertaining to mental health are crucial in psychiatric settings because they give guidance and support for providing patients with appropriate care. The mental health of psychiatric nurses must also be regulated by a psychiatric facility since working with psychiatric patients on a daily basis exhausts them. The laws and policies pertaining to mental health that impact the practice of psychiatric nursing in Saudi Arabia are examined in this article..
Method: A thorough search of databases, including Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science, was conducted in order to categorize pertinent research that was published between 2019 and 2023. The papers that were written in English and particularly examined how mental health laws and regulations affect psychiatric nursing practices met the inclusion criteria for this research. The selected studies also have to offer useful information on team dynamics and employ recognized measurement scales. Following an initial screening and quality evaluation, ten studies were included in the synthesis.
Findings: The study's six themes were: developing a professional attitude toward psychiatric disorders; defining the roles of psychiatric nurses in the psychiatric setting; mental health challenges impacting psychiatric nurses' practices; institutional policy impacting psychiatric nurses' practices; mental health regulation and stigmatization; and educational interventions to increase the practice of psychiatric nursing.
Conclusion: The study concludes that nurses' practice in the psychiatric ward has been favorably correlated with clearly defined roles, the policies and procedures of mental hospitals, and the education and training received by psychiatric nurses. The more guidelines that mental health nurses are given, the better care or services they can offer their patients.