Question

Explain the role of the nurse in cognitive therapy.

Include a list of all references used to support your answer.

Answer 1

Nurses being the first line care provider, they play a vital role in rendering quality care among psychiatric patients too. In therapies whether its behavioral, cognitive or group therapy, the have a significant role to play. The cognitive therapy is a time limited, present oriented and goal oriented psychotherapy which helps clients to learn and apply specific strategies to bring modification in their cognitions and behavior in their own environment through homework.This helps to overcome difficulties and to identify the factors that is affecting their mental health and to make necessary changes. The psychiatric nurses have played a significant role in disseminating this psychotherapy.

This type of psychotherapy is used in cases of depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, addictions, anxiety disorders,suicidal ideation. The nurses should have complete knowledge about therapy in order to make effective outcome from the therapy.

• Nurses are responsible to identify the client's behavioral changes, their thought process and the factors influencing their activities and behavior.
• She helps to maintain an adequate environment of the therapy.
• Nurses acts as a motivator for the clients, who helps the clients to identify their strengthens and weakness.
• She also helps to evaluate the effectiveness of the therapy by constant monitoring of the changes or modifications made by the client as a result of therapy.

References:

1. K.Hawton,P.Salkovskis, J.Kirk, and D.Clark, cognitive Behavioural Approaches to Adult Psychiatric Disorders, A practical guide,Oxford UK, 1989
2. Blog-Latest news. What does cognitive therapy have to do with nursing, December 6, 2006
3. Cognitive therapy, Wikipedia
4. Study.com, Cognitive behavioral therapy: techniques and examples, chapter6, lesson 14