"7Best Practices in Mental Health Nursing exploitation, and violence. The mental health care provider ought to closely observe thementally ill patient to identify the vulnerabilities to any of the risks. In most instances, thepatient is not willing to share about their condition since they feel that they are beingtreated unfairly by being subjected to mental health therapies. Hence, it is important thatthe care provider works in collaboration with the close relatives of the patient inidentifying any of the underlying risks. Risk assessment and management ought to be acollaborative task between the care provider, the patient, and the close relatives (Grol &Grimshaw, 2003). The success of the risk identification process determines theeffectiveness of the risk assessment and management.Analysis of the risk After risk identification, it is necessary that all the underlying risks are analyzedfor severity and effect to the conduct of the mentally ill patient. Risk analysis is acomprehensive process of defining and assessing the dangers to the patient as posed bythe mental illness condition. The particular risks exposed to the patient due to the mentalhealth problem are fully described as well as any dangers related to their conduct. Mostof the mentally ill patients do not have sound decision-making ability and hence liable tocause violence, injure themselves, or commit suicide. As such, it is crucial that the careprovider observes the patient closely to identify the appropriate strategies to mitigate theunderlying risks to the patient and other staff.Evaluation of the risksThere are several considerate factors in the risk assessment and managementprocess, hence necessary to evaluate them before mitigation. Risk evaluation is a process 8Best Practices in Mental Health Nursing that seeks to compare the identified risk against the given risk criteria to determine itssignificance (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2011). For the mental health nursing, bestpractices involve establishing the need to deal with the underlying risks to the patient, thestaff, and other people likely to be affected. As such, it is necessary to examine theanalyzed risk with a focus on identifying the importance of dealing with it.Treating/ mitigating the risks The culmination of the risk evaluation and management processes is themitigation of all the identified risks. The implementation of the best practices in mentalhealth risk assessment and management is achieved by having working mitigationstrategies. The health care provider ought to understand how to deal with the mentally illpatient to reduce the impact of the underlying risks. There is need to collaborate with thepatient in identifying the risk mitigation strategies that are appropriate for them (Hughes,2008). In regard to self-injury, and suicidal thoughts, the care provider, ought to offercounseling on the negative effects of the behavior to drift the patient away from it. Fordepression and violence, the care provider ought to utilize the appropriate best practicesin controlling the conduct of the mentally ill patient. Factors that enhance evidence-based practice implementation The implementation of best practices in mental health nursing requires a thoroughunderstanding of the nature of the practice, the method of communication, and thetargeted social system for it to be effective.The nature of the practice9Best Practices in Mental Health NursingThe determination of the nature of the practice is crucial in ensuring that theappropriate best practices are implemented for an effective mitigation of risk. Theselected practice is mental health services whose demands are different from otherpractices in health care. As such, it would be appropriate to identify the specificevidence-based practice in mental health that has a basis in empirical evidence from thescientific journals, case reports, and expert opinion. The information gathered from thevarious empirical studies provides a framework for the implementation of the riskevaluation and management best practices in mental health. There is limited research onthe implementation of the best practices in mental health, but the existing studies providea basis for addressing the problems faced in providing mental health services.Studies reveal that clinical systems, digitized decision support, and promptssupporting the practice, have a positive impact on aligning the practices within theevidence base. The use of digital technologies in handling the clinical information helpsto deploy the evidence base to the point of care and the individual mental health patients(Hughes, 2008). Evidence-based care is actualized when the care providers understand itsimpacts on their practice. The method of communication and Dissemination of informationThe use of good communication methods as well as dissemination of the rightinformation ensures successful use of the evidence-based practices in mental healthnursing. The process involves working with other professional leaders and health careorganizations to assist in the dissemination of knowledge thereby forming the basis ofaction to the target users (McHugh & Barlow, 2010). The dissemination partnerships help "