Reflections of Innovative Approaches on Psychiatric Nursing

Abstract

Due to the change and increase in the types of diseases, the increase in the expectations of the society and technological developments, new needs have emerged in the field of health as well as in the cultural, social and educational fields of individuals, and these needs have made change and innovations necessary.The word innovation is derived from the Latin root “Innovare” and means “to do something new and different”.Although innovative practices in nursing have a long history, they have begun to develop rapidly in our country, especially in recent years.The roles of mental health psychiatric nurses are changing along with socioeconomic conditions, political processes and technological developments and require innovation in order tointeract with patients.Telepsychiatry applications are among the most innovative methods used by mental health and psychiatric nursesin psychiatric practices, while sensor technologies, online therapy, remote video examination and applications are other methods used.The rapid development of technology and the changing living conditions have made it necessary to make innovations in the health services provided. Nurses who provide uninterrupted service to patients must follow innovations and integrate the innovation process into their own work units in order to be efficient in providing health services and to achieve the expected results.To all mental health and psychiatric nurses ıt is recommended that they be encouraged toadopt innovative approaches and actively use them in order to improve their qualityof life and toprovide better quality care.This review was conducted to examine the reflections of innovative approaches on psychiatric nursing.