The Construction of Essential Competence of Community Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing- Self Construction

Thepurposeofthisstudywastodevelopthescopeandoperationaldefinitionsof�"selfconstruction"� essential competence of community psychiatric mental health nursing. Method: The action research methodwasappliedinthisstudy.�BasedonLee'sresearch,�"ExploringtheClinicalCompetencyof� PsychiatricNurseinContinuousNursingCareofOutpatientDepartment",�theself-constructionwas� confirmedbyclinicalcareprocess,�focusgroups,�andexpertdiscussions.�Subjectswerebothclinical� participants and researchers: three clinical nurses from three hospitals (including one nursing director, one head nurse, and one advance clinical nurse) and one nursing faculty. Content analysis was used toanalyzetheprocessrecording.�Results:�Thescopeandoperationaldefinitionsof�"selfconstruction"� essentialcompetencewereidentifiedasthefollowingthreemainitems:�(1)�Assistingpatientstoexplore� themselves. (2) Assisting patients to accept their own emotions and to value themselves highly. (3) Supports in patients' motivation enforcement. Conclusion: The results of this study could serve as a basis guideline for developing model of training and accreditation of essential competence for community mental health nursing. The results might enhance the quality of care for community health caring and promote the ability of practical application of clinical practice.