Patients with paranoid schizophrenia are more opportunistic in behaving aggressively or violently towards co-patients and/or staff, which is why implementation of such assessment tools have been put in place (Langan, 2008). Upon completion of regular risk assessment screening tools the nurse must implement measures to minimize risks which have been identified. Good examples of this on an inpaitent unit are increased visual observations,
Stefanie Monderjar Research Proposal Annotate Bibliography Nurses and drug abuse. More and more nurses are receiving negative reviews about attending substance abuse programs due to the fact that they were using while working and their job requires them to be at a level of alertness then most other jobs. Nurses have a higher moral obligation than that of let’s say a construction worker Since it is becoming harder for nurses to come forward about their addiction due to either job punishment or ridicule are their chances of getting clean and staying clean diminished due to those things? Should a nurse be able to come forward get help in a program and then return to work as being a nurse? Because of the moral obligations a nurse has should
Ethical considerations in diagnosis There are a lot of ethical consideration in psychological diagnosis, and they greatly influence the process of diagnose. Szasz pointed out ethical issues in diagnosis, which is labeling&stigma. He argues that patients labeled as “mentally disorder” “criminal” would effect their position in society. They would be reject by the society because of the labeling. His argument had effect the classification system, in DSM-IV the new identity are given to those patients so they would be accept by the society.
Dimond (2002) define confidentiality as one of the values of good practise that is concerned with protecting the private information obtained about the patient and client during the period of professional practice. Importantly all nurses including midwives have legal and professional responsibilities to respect the rights of patients and clients and treat them equally. NMC (2002) states that as a registered nurse, midwife or health visitor, you must protect confidential information. Clause 10 UKCC (1992) further states that health professionals should avoid from divulging such information without the client’s consent or a nominated person advocating on his behalf unless the disclosure is required by court order, in the public health interest and in the best interest of the patient. In addition, confidentiality as part of the social, ethical and moral basis of working in care setting is further explained in the NMC (2002) clause 5.1-5.4.
[M1] – Assess the effects on those using the service of three different discriminatory practices in health and social care The people affected by discriminatory practice in health and social care settings goes mildly effected to severely affected. In my opinion, I think that how the person is personally effects them the most, because if person A being discriminated against is very soft hearted and takes offence to the slightest things, will be very affected. Vice versa, if person B is not soft hearted and is very emotionally strong but the discrimination happening is very harsh; the person might also be affected very badly. One example could be that in a care home for senior/retired residents, a homosexual male carer that works for them
Social isolation, poor housing, unemployment and poverty are all linked to mental ill health. So stigma and discrimination can trap people in a cycle of illness. The situation is exacerbated by the media. Media reports often link mental illness with violence, or portray people with mental health problems as dangerous, criminal, evil, or very disabled and unable to live normal, fulfilled lives. 2.2 How mental illness can have an impact on the individual: Psychologically: - person may become paranoid and therefore exclude him or her self -person may become paranoid and therefore hurt others who she/he fears will try to hurt him/her -person may become isolated and therefore out of touch with other people and reality in general -person may feel unloved even if it is not true -person may feel like he/she is a threat to society and therefore attempt suicide emotionally: -person may feel isolated, unloved, paranoid, panicked and non-human (read Francis Kafka's The Metamorphosis)
Nurses can have all the knowledge and skills in the world, but if nurses don’t approach their clients with awareness and understanding of the connections between the physical, mental, social and cultural aspects of their lives, their practice as a registered nurse, and ultimately the care of the client, will be compromised. The measurement of mental health is complex and is not simply the absence of mental illness, in order to argue this people may be more or less likely to develop a mental disorder, depending on their life experiences (Australian health minister, 2003.). In the absence of physical disease, a person has the potential to achieve a state of wellbeing if his needs are addressed holistically and the person remains in relational context with other people (Erickson, 2007.). Mental health is often difficult to diagnose, predict and control. Relative to other illness, compare to others some nurses know very
Work-setting Problem Stigmatization of the mentally ill impairs their social relations and wellness (Foltz & Logsdon, 2009). Staff and family member should receive education regarding mental health disorders and conditions to decrease the stigmas and stereotypes of patients with mental health disorders or conditions. One in five Americans suffers from mental illnesses or disorders, although they fail to receive effective treatment for fear of negative reactions, stereotypes, discrimination, and stigmatization (Foltz & Logsdon, 2009). Stigma is a collaboration of negative attitudes, beliefs, thoughts and behaviors that influence the general public, to
M1: Assess the effects on those using the service of THREE different discriminatory practices in health and social care. Marginalisation: treat a person or group as insignificant Marginalisation: GP Surgery An individual using this service may feel that their GP is treating them unfairly because of their sexual orientation. This could have many negative impacts on the individual, such as: feeling upset, angry, worthless, lowered self-esteem, they could feel as though they are losing their self-identity. All of the above could create a barrier for the individual to visit the GP because of the discrimination they are facing. They won’t be able to share their problems with their GP because the GP doesn’t consider the individual as important.
“Medicating Ourselves” In “Medicating Ourselves,” Robyn Sarah is concerned about the medications doctors are prescribing us. She believes it is doing us more harm than doing us good. She questions two specific disorders, ADD/ADHD and Depression, and explains the key reasons why. To medicate or not to medicate that is the question. Robyn believes that medication can be helpful, but she does give valid points about how it is over used.