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What is an RMN?

The role and responsibilities of an RMN may vary depending on the setting and the group of people that the RMN works with, but these are a few common responsibilities:

• Assessing the patients on admission and on a regular basis throughout
• Talking with the patient to find out their needs and problems, and how to best provide care
• Developing care plans with the individual as a structured plan of treatment that involves the nurse, family or carers, and other health professionals
• Developing risk assessments to identify risks, such as suicide or aggression, and working with the patient to reduce them
• Build therapeutic relationships with patients and their carers to build trust, empower them and to help them recover
• Work with patients through one to one sessions or group activities along with other health professionals
• Administering the correct medication as prescribed by the doctors, including injections, and monitoring for side effects
• Monitoring physical health and wellbeing, recording physical observations such as blood pressure, pulse and temperature as well as being aware of any physical health needs
• De-escalating distressed patients through verbal and non-verbal skills, and finding ways to reduce their distress
• Prevent and manage abusive, aggressive and challenging behaviour from patients when necessary to protect them and others
• Ensuring correct documentation of patient care
• Ensuring the legal documentation is in order, especially for patients detained under the Mental Health Act (1983)• Working with relatives, carers and visitors to educate them about mental health conditions
• Lead and manage shifts, supervising and supporting Health Care Assistants (HCAs), student nurses and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Managing a case load of patients in the community