Guiding practice development using the Tidal Commitments

Nursing care in mental health based on the TIDAL MODEL: an integrative review

OBJECTIVES

to identify the applicability of the Phil Barker's Tidal Model in mental health nursing care.

METHODS

an integrative literature review carried out by LILACS, MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of Science. Data were collected from December 2017 to March 2018. After selecting the studies, the sample totaled 24 articles.

RESULTS

the articles are in English (91.7%), were published in nursing journals (87.5%), are reflective and/or theoretical (50%) and have level of evidence VII (79.2%). The model brings contributions to nursing science, enabling person-centered care, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary work, nurses' protagonism and the empowerment of subjects in mental suffering.

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

the use of the Tidal Model enables changes in nurses practice working in the context of mental health. Its application by nurses who work in mental health services in Brazil is recommended.

Psychiatric Nurses' Views on Caring: Patients and Canine Companions

Psychiatric nurses are expert care providers for individuals with mental health needs. The art of caring spans across multiple species, is important to understand, and is universal whether intentions are toward individuals or animals. Pets are often cared for and viewed as family members. The current research examined psychiatric nurses' views on the similarities and differences of caring for patients and their pet dogs. Twenty-five nurses were interviewed. Similarities of caring for patients and canines included trusting relationships, companionship, daily basic needs, and improved communication through monitored body language. Differences in caring included personal expectations, unconditional love, and professional boundaries. Understanding the concepts of caring for patients and pet dogs will provide the opportunity for insight into familial versus professional relationships, improve communication with others, and strengthen the human-animal bond. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 55(3), 46-52.].

The tidal model of mental health recovery and reclamation: application in acute care settings

The development, over the last decade, of the Tidal Model of Mental Health Recovery and Reclamation is described, and a summary of the application of the various Tidal processes of care is provided. Studies of evaluations of the Tidal Model within acute care settings are summarised and the potential contribution that the model makes to the development of person-centred care, within acute settings, is discussed.

The Tidal Commitments: extending the value base of mental health recovery

The emerging concept of recovery in mental health is often only loosely defined, but appears to be influenced more by specific human values and beliefs, than scientific research and 'evidence'. As a contribution to the further development of the philosophical basis of the concept of recovery, this paper reviews the discrete assumptions of the Tidal Model, describes the development of the Model's value base -- the 10 Commitments -- and illustrates the 20 Tidal Competencies, which aim to generate practice-based evidence for the process of recovery.