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- Title
Rol del profesional de Enfermería en una unidad de atención a personas con discapacidad intelectual y problemas de salud mental.
- Authors
Bahamonde García, Juan Manuel; Otaduy Zubia, Marta; Bosque Martínez, Carmen
- Abstract
The Spanish population with disability amounts to 3.8 million persons (approximately 8% of the total); 9% of them presents recognized intellectual disability (ID). Over half of those persons with ID have not been evaluated comprehensively: genetic and organic screening, psychopathological evaluation, and assessment of their level of disability. The Unit Specialized in Mental Health for Patients with Intellectual Disability is a unique device in the Community of Madrid, part of the Psychiatry Unit of the Hospital Universitario de La Princesa. It is worth highlighting that behaviour problems are the main reason for consultation in this unit, and the main cause of incorrect psychopharmacological treatment. The objective of this article is to present the Working Protocol for Nurses within the interdisciplinary team of said Unit, with the objective to help to ensure a holistic approach for the population managed at the Unit Specialized in Mental Health for Patients with ID and their main caregivers. Aspects of care for this population are addressed, stating the specific interventions and activities within the team by the Nursing Professional specialized in Mental Health. The presence of the Nursing Professional Specialized in Mental Health guarantees an adequate care and screening fo r the most prevalent organic conditions in this population. In the immediate future, it will be necessary to go even deeper into the need for coordination with the different professionals involved in care fo r this population.
- Subjects
PSYCHIATRIC nursing; FUNCTIONAL assessment; HEALTH care teams; MENTAL health services; PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities; NURSE practitioners; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL roles
- Publication
Metas de Enfermería, 2019, Vol 22, Issue 10, p28
- ISSN
1138-7262
- Publication type
Article