Authors

Beatriz Rey Mourelle1, Rubén Maeztu Ugarte2, Victoria T. Martínez Esteban3

Position

¹Enfermera Especialista en Salud Mental. Máster en Asistencia e Investigación Sanitaria. Unidad Infanto-Juvenil. Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela. Servicio Gallego de Salud (España)²Enfermero Especialista en Salud Mental. Centro de Salud Mental de Ansoain. Servicio Navarro de Salud. Ansoain, Navarra (España)³Enfermera Especialista en Salud Mental. Máster en Investigación. Unidad de Rehabilitación. Centro San Francisco Javier. Servicio Navarro de Salud (España)

Contact address

Beatriz Rey Mourelle. Avda. de la Mahía, 84. 15220 Bertamiráns–Ames, A Coruña (España).

Contact email: beatrizreymourelle@gmail.com

Abstract

A new theoretical construct is presented in the Mental Health area, in order to combine the Nursing Care Process with nursing diagnoses, based on the role taken by the person according to their mental health. The Role-based Theory in Mental Health appeared in this setting; it consists of three parts: role identification, nursing action, and intervention by stages. This new theorisation was influenced by the models by Dorothea Orem, Callista Roy and Joyce Travelbee, as well as by the theories by Patnerson and Zderad, Bertalanffy, Leininger and Peplau. The creation of this new theory intends to offer a theoretical support to Nursing professionals, allowing them to develop plans of care according to the role played by the patient. The intention is to encourage comprehensive care for the person with psychological suffering, and to drive a change towards recovery. The objective is to present this theory as a work tool for the preparation of plans of care, and to invite Nursing professionals working in the Mental Health area to reflection, because it is considered that this new construct can be useful and applicable in clinical practice, and become a driver for new areas of research.

Keywords:

Role; Nursing theory; Mental Health; standard Nursing terminology

Versión en Español

Título:

Teoría basada en roles en Salud Mental: una propuesta para la reflexión