Question

Write a few paragraphs about how going to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA support group) and observing can help you become a better nurse and how it can be used in your practice in the future. What is the purpose of the support group? How does the support group relate to mental health, and how does observing and interacting at the support group help one become a better mental health nurse overall?

Answer 1

Benefit of a nurse from visiting alcohol anonymous group in future nursing practice.

          * It help the nurse to importance of team work in managing problems like

            alcohol addiction.

          * It give awaireness about common problems of alcohol addict and what are

             the measures taken to manage it by former alcoholics in the group.

          * Nurse can use their methods and practices when encounter a alcohol addict

             patient in future.

          * It help the nurse to understand importance of involving family members of patient

             in care to speed up the recovery process.

          * Nurse can share life experiences of former alcoholics to new addicted patient will

            reach the hospital in future.

* Support group for mentally challenged people include National alliance on mental illness

programs (NAMI) which conducted by trained volunteers in the community.

* Interacting with this type support groups help on become better nurse by

               * Nurses get awaireness about importance of effective therapeutic

                  communication when dealing with mentally challenged people.

               * Nurse can observe how the volunteers in the support group give education

                 and provide skill training to patient who are mentally ill and use that methods

                 during nursing care.

               * Nurse can understand the need of involving family members of mentally challenged

                 people in the rehabilitation process and apply this information in future nursing care.

               * Nurse can follow techniques and methods used by support group when dealing with

                 a mentally challenged patient future nursing practice.

               * Visit in support groups help the nurse to understand what are the different type of options

                  available in the society for people with mental illness and role of a health care provider to

                  direct patient to use that options.