You are required to provide a critical discussion on the formulation of a recovery focussed care plan based on the
case study below. You will need to demonstrate a critical understanding of models of care that inform your formulation of
the recovery orientated care plan.
Focus should be on 3 themes of your choice that you are going to prioritise in your care plan e.g. (physical health,
medication or a specific psychological intervention such as CBT) etc.
Submission deadline: 25 April 2022
Whether submitting online, by post or in person, you must submit your work before the submission deadline to avoid a late submission
penalty. Remember, for online submission, your submission may be delayed due to a slow connection, a busy server or because you are
working in a different time zone. Whatever the reason for late submission, unless it is a fault with the University systems or processes, you
will receive a penalty mark, so please take care to submit well before the due time.
Case study
Lisa is an unemployed mother of 3 children with age ranges 10 to 16 years. She lives with her family and husband
David. Their 10-year-old daughter Mia has a diagnosis of autism. Lisa also has a history of using MH services.
She is Hindu, a vegan and has a diagnosis of Paranoid Schizophrenia and Anxiety Disorder. Lisa has a history of
using the Crisis Team and has a care coordinator within the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). She is
moderately obese and has a diagnosis of hypertension but is not happy taking any medication including her
medication for mental health. She has continued to tell David her husband that the tablets are contaminated
with poison. David is a 66-year-old male. He has a diagnosis of Bipolar Affective Disorder and has a long history of
using Mental Health (MH) services. He is in receipt of the national pension, recently he contacted a car
dealership with the intent of purchasing a new car. He also said to his friend Jack that their 2 bedroomed flat
was too small, and he was looking to purchase a 5 bed house in another part of the borough. He has a history of
substance misuse problems and often takes cannabis. As a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), you arrive on
the ward after Lisa has been admitted on Section 3 (Treatment Order) following an assessment under the Mental
Health Act (1983. You are assigned as her keyworker and you are asked by your team leader to complete a
comprehensive care plan for Lisa.
The following learning objectives must be achieved in order to pass this module:
- Critically discuss the evidence base used for skilful mental health nursing interventions, including skills needed
when supporting people of all ages, those with coexisting physical health problems, or with a coexisting learning
disability. - Be able to identify and critically analyse a range of theoretical perspectives and models of mental health and
illness, including the medical model, the stress vulnerability model and the strengths model used when
undertaking full and accurate person-centred mental health nursing assessments and developing appropriate
care plans. - Critically discuss the rationale that underpins the current safeguarding arrangements for mental health care,
including legislation, policy and professional obligations such as Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act and
NMC Standards.
Skills and attributes: - Demonstrate skilfulness in partnership working with people, families and carers to continuously monitor,
evaluate and reassess the effectiveness of all agreed mental health nursing care plans and care, sharing decision
making and readjusting agreed goals, documenting progress and decisions made. - Discuss how interpersonal values and skills are necessary to promote recovery oriented mental health nursing
practice thereby demonstrating the ability to support service user self-management. - Use inquiry skills to access and demonstrate critical understanding of the evidence base relating to issues
covered in the module.