Topic: Consumer-centred mental health nursing practice Consumer-centred and collaborative mental health nursing practice implies that mental health consumers are active participants in their recovery,...

Topic: Consumer-centred mental health nursing practice Consumer-centred and collaborative mental health nursing practice implies that mental health consumers are active participants in their recovery, are acknowledged as experts by experience, and that they are involved in shared decision making with nurses and other health professionals. Task: Referring to evidence-based literature, including references to mental health consumers' views and experiences of participation in their health care, discuss: the principles and the benefits of collaborative, consumer-centred mental health nursing practice, how consumers' experiences of living with mental illness can inform mental health nursing practice the relevance of these findings for your own nursing practice development - in this section of the discussion you can use the first pereson, 'I', when you are discussing your own practice development; however, you must also support this section of the discussion with references to relevant literature.