Stewart and Lynda Resnick
Neuropsychiatric Hospital @ UCLA
Professional
Practice Model
It is through the combination of the Relationship
Based Care Model, the Principles of Mental Health
Recovery, the California Nurse Practice Act, the
ANA Code of Ethics, a nd the Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing: Scope a nd Standard of Practice
that we strive to achieve our vision.
What is a nursing Professional Practice Model?
A Professional Practice Model is a schematic
description that describes how nurses practice,
collaborate, communicate, and develop
professionally to provide the highest quality
care for those served by the organization.
The Professional Practice Model illustrates the
alignment and integration of nursing practice
with the mission, vision, philosophy, and values
that nursing has adapted. (ANCC, 2008).
References
American Nurses Association, American Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nurses Association, & International Society of
Psychiatric -Mental Health Nurses. (2007). Psychiatric–Mental
health nursing: Scope and standards of practice. Silver Spring,
MD: Nurse Books.org, The Publishing Program of ANA
American Nurses Credentialing Center (2008), Application
Manual Magnet Recognition Program, American Nurses
Credentialing Center, Silver Spring, MD, p.28
California Nursing Practice Act with regulations and related
statutes. (2007). Retrieved from wesite: http://www.rn.ca.gov/
regulations/bpc.shtml
Davidson, L., O’Connell, M., Sells, D., & Staeheli, M. (2003).
Is there an outside to mental illness? In L. Davidson, Living
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