Mental health professionals practice active listening and encourage the client to express their feelings. Mental health counselors develop and implement treatment plans based on the client’s physical or mental condition. Client information is collected through interviews, observations or tests which guide counselors in the development of therapeutic information strategies that will help clients deal with their problems by targeting at-risk behaviors which promotes optimum mental and emotional well-being of the client (Erford, 2010). Over the past decade organizations have come to the realization that mental health professionals need to become competent in cross cultural interactions. Competent multicultural mental health professionals play a key role in success of mental health counseling interventions (Connerley & Pederson, 2005).
In this paper I will apply the Ida Jean Orlando’s Nursing Deliberate Nursing Process Theory to patient boarding in the Emergency Department (ED), a current issue at the facility I am employed. Orlando's Deliberate Nursing Process Theory emphasizes the shared relationship between patient and nurse. It describes the responsibility of the nurse is to find out and meet the patient's immediate needs for assistance. Nurses have to use their discernment, thoughts about perception, and the feelings produced from their ideas to explore the meaning of the patient's behavior. This method assist the nurse in discovery out the root of the patient's suffering and offer the aid they require.
Assessment Tools Analysis Lorena Lee, R. N. NUR/440 September 26, 2011 Priscilla Aylesworth, RN, MSN Assessment Tools Analysis There are many assessment tools used in the mental health field. This paper will be evaluating three of these tools: * Beck Depression Inventory * Mini-Mental State Exam * Perceived Stress Scale. When a patient is admitted to a unit, a detailed assessment is initiated. Through the use of assessment tools, such as Beck Depression Inventory, Mini-Mental State Exam, Perceived Stress Scale, a nurse can determine the type and intensity of care the patient may need. By using each of these tools together, when used correctly, a nurse can develop a Care Plan individualized and aimed at the patient’s
Through review of recent literature into the assessment and management of individuals affected by paranoid schizophrenia, this paper will discuss in detail how the nurse goes about assessing the patient, why assessment is vital, common outcomes of the assessment and finally go into detail on how the nurse manages a patient with paranoid schizophrenia. Stein-Parbury (2009) discuss the importance of providing an environment without distractions for an assessment to occur in, as this enhances the ability of both the patient and
ERIKSON'S STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT - HLTEN503B Contribute to Client Assessment and Developing Nursing Care Plans Knowledge of wellness, pathophysiology and clinical skills allow nurses to provide care with the goal of maintaining, improving or returning the patient to health as well as providing for the needs of patients with chronic illnesses. These aspects of nursing care along with the growth and developmental needs of hospitalised individuals across the lifespan combine to enable nurses to construct nursing care plans which apply to the physical health of the client and the psychological, cognitive, maturity, social and moral needs of each individual client. Nurses caring for clients in the hospital environment can be guided in their practice by relating the approaches of theorists such as Erik Erikson to address their clients' social and personality needs (Funnell, Koutoukidis, Lawrence 2010, pp. 184-185). Erikson's theory of the 'Eight Stages of Development' describes a lifelong process through which human personality evolves as the individual responds to their environment, psychological experiences, biological influences and social interactions.
The treatment center in San Marcos, for example, has a staff consisting of child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychologists and neuro-psychologists, family nurse practitioners, physician’s assistant, nurses, and master’s-prepared and licensed clinical therapists, along with volunteers and college students that work there to provide some extra help, support or companionship (SMTC). The mental wellbeing of their patients is the primary concern for San Marcos, along with any treatment facility, but just as any agency there are other factors that are involved that could cause issues such as that of oppression. There is a way of viewing “organizations as multiple oppressions” which indicates that social constructions exclude and discriminate against categories of people (Hutchison Textbook Pg 427-428). As an organization, mental health facilities are prone to multiple oppressions among staff and patients. Just as any type of illness or disease, mental illness does not discriminate.
This means that different psychological approaches support health practice in relation to health behaviour, observation on individuals. In addition, also social care practices provide support to people with special needs and people at risk. Hospitals, care homes, GPs use different psychological approaches to help provide best care and support for their patients and service users. The behaviourists approach is used in many health and social care practices such as hospitals, nursing and residential homes and mental health settings. In addition, they provide support for people with challenging behaviour and people with depression.
A Comparison of the Professional Roles of Nurses In this paper, the nurse’s unique role in providing inter-professional care, patient care quality and safety, cost effective healthcare, and care to diverse patient populations will be investigated. A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), J.W. and a Nurse Educator, M.,H., were interviewed, their roles as nurses were analyzed using provided protocol to discuss the difference between research and quality improvement, also how informatics affect the quality of patient care. The two specialties based on the individual interviews will be compared and a copy of both interviews will be incorporated into the paper. Lastly, a reflection of findings will be discussed as to how nurses could contribute the information from the two interviews into their own professional growth and development.
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I am sure my keen interest in psychiatric nursing had a lot to do with this decision. Peplau’s theory of interpersonal relations is based on the nurse and patient developing a type of interpersonal relationship, which developed into a type of partnership, where they are both active members in the patient’s care and outcome. The client is the decision maker and the nurse is there to provide guidance and support to help the patient reach their desired goal (Pearson, 2006). Peplau’s nursing background mostly involved psychiatric patients. She became increasingly involved and interested in psychiatric issues when serving in the United States Army and working at the 312th Station Hospital and School for Military Neuropsychiatry for the European Theatre, during World War II.