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Department
of Nursing Mission Statement
The mission of the Nursing
Department of the Arizona State Hospital is to demonstrate a standard of
professional accountability and competency in the individualized assessment,
planning, implementation and evaluation of care for the patient as a whole. As
a pivotal part of the interdisciplinary treatment team, nursing provides a
unique component of care that restores and enhances the quality of life by
maximizing individual growth of the patient.
Facts
about the Nursing Department
Nursing staff members function in collaboration with other members of the
treatment team, including the Psychiatrist, Medical Physician, Social Worker,
Psychologist, Rehabilitation Specialist, Pharmacist, Dietician, Community
Clinical Case manager and various support personnel to develop a plan of care
for each patient.
The Nursing staff provides direct patient care on 13 treatment units divided
into 5 treatment programs:
- Forensic Program --
Pre-Trial (Wick 1, Wick 2, Wick 3)
Adult Forensic Restoration to Competency
- Forensic Psychiatric
Treatment Program (Wick 4, Wick 5, Community Reintegration Unit)
Post-Trial Forensic Adults
- Rehabilitation
Program (Civil Hospital--Desert Sage, Palo Verde East, Ironwood 1st
floor)
Adult Psychosocial Rehabilitation
- Medical/Rehabilitation
Program (Civil Hospital--Palo Verde North)
Adult Psychiatric Treatment with focus on patients who are
medically or functionally compromised
- Adolescent Treatment
Unit
Co-ed Psychiatric/Forensic Adolescents
The scope of primary
nursing care is based on the following psychiatric and mental health nursing
practice standards, as stated by the American Nurses Association.
These include the following:
- Assessment/Diagnosis/Planning/Implementation
- Self-care activities
- Counseling
- Health promotion/health
maintenance
- Psychobiological
interventions
- Advocacy
- Intake
screening/evaluation
- Health teaching
- Milieu therapy
- Crisis intervention
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