Implementing and Maintaining Nurse-Led Healthy Living Programs in Forensic Inpatient Settings: An Illustrative Case Study

Abstract

Understanding the effects of the clinical and philosophical contexts in which HLPs are established and the way challenges and benefits are affected by context has practical significance for the future development of health programs in forensic settings, prisons, and general mental health units.

Nurse views on the cardiometabolic health nurse as an approach to improving the physical health of people with serious mental illness in Australia

“…; Prebble et al . ). However, these roles have tended to be focused on specific projects rather than being a broader, more systemic role as the CHN is proposed.…”

“…; Prebble et al . ) with limited evaluations suggesting that these roles have produced positive physical health outcomes for people experiencing mental illness (McKeown & Colman ; Osborn et al . ; Prebble et al .…”

“…Although few specialist roles similar to the CHN have been described or evaluated in the published work, there is evidence of the implementation of a number of nurseled physical health-care roles (Callaghan et al 2012;Ohlsen et al 2005a;Osborn et al 2010;Park et al 2011;Prebble et al 2011) with limited evaluations suggesting that these roles have produced positive physical health outcomes for people experiencing mental illness (McKeown & Colman 2006;Osborn et al 2010;Prebble et al 2011). However, these roles have tended to be focused on specific projects rather than being a broader, more systemic role as the CHN is proposed.…”

Predictors of Nurse Support for the Introduction of the Cardiometabolic Health Nurse in the Australian Mental Health Sector

“…Previous research suggests nurse‐based physical health care in mental health settings is clinically effective (Osborn, Nazareth, Wright, & King, ; Prebble et al., ). Due to limited research the potential cost‐effectiveness is unknown, although research into the cost of metabolic monitoring and treatment is less costly than treatment as usual (Druss, von Esenwein, Compton, Zhao, & Leslie, ).…”

Advocating for Pregnant Women in Prison

“…The FMHN must consider environmental risks and individual needs when planning any interventions promoting the health of the FSP (Prebble et al, 2011;Toman, 1999). Incarceration imposes potential threats to physical health.…”