Introduction: The number of people diagnosed with a mental disorder is increasing over the years. These people have different roles in society, including the parental role, which means that the number of children living with a parent with a mental disorder is also increasing. The mental disorder of the parents, combined with other factors, poses various risks for the child's well-being and mental health, as well as the risk of transgenerational transmission of the disease. Through various nursing interventions, nurses can reduce risk factors and strengthen protective factors to prevent the negative impact of parental mental disorder on children Purpose: The purpose is to define risk factors and protective factors and to investigate nursing interventions that help reduce the negative impact of parental mental disorder on children Methods: We used a descriptive work method with a review of foreign scientific literature. The search was conducted on the international databases CINAHL Ultimate, MEDLINE and SocINDEX with Full Text. We included 29 articles: 15 for the first and 14 for the second research question. Results: From the reviewed literature, we summarized risk factors and protective factors that reduce the negative impact of parental mental disorders on children. As the most important roles of nurses, we highlighted: identification of children and parental status, inclusion of all family members in the medical treatment plan of a person with a mental disorder, to help parents in giving information about mental disorders to children, psychoeducation, advocacy and cooperation with other services and referral of parents and children to support programs. Discussion and conclusion: Nurses in adult mental health services have the opportunity to identify children of parents with mental disorders and provide early preventive interventions that would reduce the negative impact. Knowledge of risk factors and protective factors helps nurses in their work. The practice of nurses does not depend only on individual factors, but above all on organizational factors. There must be educational programs that empowers nurses to work with children and families, standards and guidelines that guide their work, and support programs to which children and parents can be referred.
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