Clinical Nurse Educator

As a Clinical Nurse Educator in an Integrated Mental Health Service you are to provide an education session to all nursing staff on what
constitutes Dual Diagnosis. This is in orderto broaden their practice in providing evidence based care for patients with a dual
diagnosis.

There are several terms used to describe someone who has more than one disorder at the same time. Definitions include ‘dual
diagnosis’, ‘co-morbidity’ or ‘coexisting disorder’. There is no universal acceptance of any one term. However, there is a
considerable degree of coexistence between substance use disorders and other mental health disorders.

The essay to be done on:

1. Substance

abuse and a specific mental health issue bipolar affective disorder

In orderto provide this education you need to explore the academic

literature and write an essay that will explain issues to assist the mental health nurses to gain an understanding of

the nature of

dual diagnosis

the treatment of dual diagnosis – challenges and successes

therapeutic relationships & treatment interventions

with dual diagnosis

the place of evidence based practice in mental health nursing practice and how it will shape future

practice

make recommendations for education sessions to assist the mental health nurse’s clinical decision making and practice base.
So hope you understand. essay is to be on a patient with bipolarwho also has drug and alcohol problems. and you need to followthe
Marking criteria, which i have uploaded, Thanks

Also forthe sources can you use mostly Peer reviewed or systematic reviewed research
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