Skills in how to communicate effectively with both the pediatric patient and their parents are important for a nurse to foster to maintain good therapeutic relationships. Person centred care becomes family centred care when babies and children are the patients. The dependent nature of the patient increases the need for parental responsibility and advocacy for the child. It is important for all members of the family to be taken into account when nursing a pediatric patient, especially the primary caregivers and siblings. Chochinov, 2007 (cited in Cornwell & Goodrich, 2009), states simply that compassion is ‘a deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it.’ Pediatric patients and their families are highly sensitive to the compassionate nature of health care professionals and a successful therapeutic relationship with them depends on the sensitive, compassionate care offered by the nurse.
Symptoms of depression can vary depending on the type of person they may be. Here are some common types of depression; feelings of hopelessness and a pessimistic outlook on life, guilty feelings or feeling worthless, and irritability or thoughts of suicide. People, who have an illness, have trouble admitting they have a problem and require help. Clinical depression is one of the most common types of depression. Chronic illness can also lead to depression.
How Antidepressants affect neurotransmitters. Depression is a medical illness that causes a constant feeling of sadness and lack of interest. Depression affects how the person feels, behaves, and thinks. It can lead to emotional and physical problems. Typically, people with depression find it hard to go about their day-to-day activities and may also feel that life is not worth living.
Depression is often described by, complaints of sadness, hopelessness, and despair. This can occur at any age and if left untreated it can result in suicide. A person feels helpless, thinks their life does not matter. A major depressive disorder consists of at least one episode of serious mood depression accompanied by a number of changes in behavior. Complaints frequently include a loss of interest and pleasure, and withdrawal from activities.
Nurses are the ones who spend most of the time with patients. Nurses are the ones who encourage them, embrace them when sad and join in laughter when they are happy. They are a major role in today’s healthcare setting. Would the care provided for the patient is different if the nurse has an Associate Degree in nursing (ADN) or a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing (BSN)? This document will focus on
Some people also develop mood swings and can suffer with clinical depression as time goes on. The symptoms of M.E can come and go in severity throughout the day, with people often saying they are having a good day or a bad day. Although the term good day is used in a relative sense. M.E nearly always results in a person’s inability to cope with all aspects of daily
It is common for those suffering from BPD and their families to feel confused by a lack of clear diagnosis, effective treatments and accurate information. It is true that the disorder originates in the families of those who suffer from it, and is closely related to traumatic events during childhood and to PTSD. SIGNS AND SYMTOMS Studies suggest that individuals with BPD tend to experience frequent, strong and Long-lasting states of aversive tension, often triggered by perceived rejection, being alone or perceived
Depression is one of the most common psychological disorders, it causes tremendous emotional pain, feelings of impending doom, feeling lifeless, empty, and apathetic; depression consumes day to day life interfering with your ability to work, study, eat, and socialize . People with depression suffer low energy, unexplained aches and pains, feeling agitated, restless, or on the edge, and low tolerance level; depression is a major risk factor for suicide. Types of depression include; major depression is the most serious type in which the person may experience many symptoms in severity, characterized by the inability to enjoy life and experience pleasure. The symptoms are constant and range from moderate to severe, typically lasting up to six months. Next type is atypical depression a subtype of major depression; this type results in specific symptoms patterns, such as temporary mood lift following positive events although this boost in mood is fleeting, including weight gain, increase in appetite, sleeping excessively, a heavy feeling in the arms and legs and sensitivity to rejection.
Generally, rape survivors report feeling powerless, shock, guilt, depression, anxiety, shame, embarrassment, and disbelief during this phase. However, they may have great difficulty getting in touch with these feelings or expressing them to others (Mufson, Pg 105). Next, the victim enters what is known as the disorientation phase. During this phase the victim is unsure of how to act, and often experiences a loss of “touch” with their
It can be diagnosed on the basis of extreme mood swings, erratic or destructive thought patterns, and behavioral problems. A mental illness can cause an inferiority complex, intense feelings of self-hate, and uselessness, which could worsen into extreme depression, psycho-social disorders, or eating disorders. Mental illness surrounds us in ways which we don’t even realise. It is not easily seen and felt and thus often ignored unconsciously. A report in 2007 estimates that about 45% of Australians ages 16 to 85 had at some point in their lifetime experienced a mental disorder.