Hope is imperative to recovery in mental illness, so much so that hopelessness is considered a key risk factor for suicide and other negative health outcomes. The requirement to foster hope in patients, and in families, is stressed in nursing education, however, there is a dearth of evidence on how nurses experience maintaining this responsibility. This presentation describes an interpretive description study into nurse’s experiences of fostering hope in patients with mental illness. Key findings include hope fostering interventions, some of which may require a cognitive shift and expansion of awareness of the influence of the nurses’ self within the therapeutic relationship
Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Time: 5:30-7:OO pm EST
Presenter: Kelly Holt, RN
Kelly Holt is a Clinical Nurse Specialist with the Mood Disorders Program at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. She is passionate about best practices in nursing and mental health, and has particular interest in Nurse-led psychosocial interventions promoting recovery in mental illness, and in particular interventions impacting hope. She is an Associate Clinical Professor with the McMaster School of Nursing, and a Senior Level CPI Non-violent Crisis Intervention Instructor. She holds a post-graduate Diploma in Clinical Behavioural Sciences from McMaster University, with specialization in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Kelly attained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Brock University, and a Master of Science in nursing degree from York University
Objectives:
- Review the results of an Interpretive Description study into Nurses' experiences of fostering hope in persons with mental illness.
- Consider the functions and value of Essential Engagement within the therapeutic Nurse-Patient relationship.
- Review current theory of hope and hope-fostering interventions in recovery in mental illness.
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