Intervention pattern in crisis: mental health as a nursing care approach at a general hospital

Abstract

Objective: Testing and validating the application of Intervention in Crisis theory as an approach in mental health on HIV/AIDS patients care who are interned at a general hospital. Method: Help Interview has been accomplished as an activity for Mental Health subject according to an applied guide by graduation in nursing students in order to identify this illness psycho-social repercussion and draft therapeutic plan for patients under their care. The outcomes were the reports results presented by the students, and document analysis of 144 applied tools between 2006 and 2010. Results: Theory has been validated for enabling graduation students to: identifying this illness psycho-social repercussions; patient confrontation mechanisms and therapeutic plan construction. Conclusion: The theory Intervention in Crisis use is an essential resource in patient mental health approach for providing listening, catharsis, and minimizing new crises possibility.