Emotionally unstable personality disorder with Katie Loader
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Let's Talk Nursing with Katie Loader
In this person-centred care episode, Katie Loader, Advanced Nurse Practitioner at a Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team, discusses emotional unstable personality disorder (EUPD), nurse attitudes towards the condition and delivering principles of person-centred care. Katie provides insights into:
- The symptoms and diagnosis of EUPD
- Her personal experience of caring for people with EUPD
- Nurse attitudes towards people with EUPD
- Skills involved in providing effective and compassionate care
Later in the episode, Katie shared her three key actions on providing care for people with EUPD. She also explains what she would do when communicating with a patient in a particularly sensitive situation.
This episode includes some discussion of self harm and suicidal thoughts. If you or anyone you know is affected by the topics discussed, you can phone a free helpline below:
Samaritans – for everyone
Call 116 123
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Childline – for children and young people under 19
Call 0800 1111
SOS Silence of Suicide – for everyone
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Shout – for everyone
Text "SHOUT" to 85258
About Katie:
Katie is a Nurse Consultant in a Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team. She qualified with a Diploma in mental health nursing in 2003 and has worked extensively in acute practice in the UK and abroad and has 17 years’ experience working in Crisis Teams. She has continued her academic and professional development by becoming an independent prescriber in 2012 and worked towards a Bachelor’s degree in mental health care then a Masters in Advanced Professional Practice. Her current role as a Nurse Consultant within a Crisis Team involves assessment of patients presenting in crisis, home treatment, diagnosis and prescribing treatment plans including medicines and psychological approaches. As part of the senior leadership, she provides clinical and managerial support for colleagues and collaborates with the wider clinical and operational teams in service planning.
More information and resources:
Emotionally unstable personality disorder
Antipsychotics and emotionally unstable personality disorder: a literature review
What are the effects of nurse attitudes towards patients with borderline personality disorder?
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