Outpatient Nursing Care in Mental Health in the Light of Advanced Practice Nursing: An Experience Report

Introduction: With the increase in mental illness among the population at a global scale, new tools in mental health care for qualified assistance are needed.In this context, there is emphasis on the role of the nurse who promotes good practices in mental health, such as qualified listening, therapeutic silence, being interested in what is reported, acceptance and understanding the person in an integral way.With this, we have Advanced Practice Nursing, a specialized care model in which theoretical, practical and evidencebased knowledge is applied.Goal: to describe the experience of outpatient care in the nurse uniprofessional health residency in light of Advanced Practice Nursing.Method: this is a descriptive study and its methodological basis is an experience report type carried out in the outpatient clinic by nurses, specialists and those specializing in Mental Health in a psychiatric hospital in the city of São Paulo, conducted by 8 first-year residents, two second-year residents as monitors and 03 specialist supervisors.The outpatient clinic operates for 6 hours on a weekly basis.Results: Learning in practice as a proposal for uniprofessional residency empowers nurses' performance in the face of new care technologies.The practice associated with the theoretical basis of Advanced Practice Nursing builds collaboration between the professional and the user of those services, involving the psychosocial aspects of care.The nurse's protagonism in care, serving as a pivotal link in the multidisciplinary team, drives the process of evolution and ensures continuity in maintaining the user's health. Conclusion:The literature is clear regarding the roles of nurses in outpatient care, and Advanced Practice nursing converges to an assertive systematization of care.