Mental Health Scenario
NSB223 - Case Study
This Case Study will be undertaken as a group activity and is designed to deepen your knowledge about mental illnesses, and to test your understanding about the nursing care of people suffering from such conditions. It will also assist you to express your ideas through class presentation and in writing.
You as a small group of 3-4 students are asked to choose one of the following scenarios and answer the questions listed below. The manner in which you as a group choose to present your case study is up to groups consensus. What is important is that your address each of the criteria listed on the Criteria Reference Assessment sheet.
As you will be working in groups each groups is required to complete a groups contract. A group contract is concerned with the group identifying and agreeing to what needs to be done and who will be responsible for the group tasks such as convening meetings, preparing the presentation, undertaking a literature review etc.
An Adult Male with Mania
Luis is a 42-year-old married father of two who has been compulsorily admitted with bipolar disorder, manic episode. Luis was brought to hospital by the police. He had been out on the street running around in circles and banging his body against objects such as cars, fences and posts. He has been admitted on five other occasions with depressive and manic episodes.
Luis is a finance officer, which is a lowly position in the large accounting firm where he works. The firm is undergoing a major restructure and it is likely that a number of employees will be made redundant.
Luis is of dark complexion, with greying black hair. He is 1.8m tall and weighs 90kg. On admission he was dressed neatly in a bright multicoloured shirt and shorts. He was wearing multiple gold and silver chains around his neck and even had some wrapped around his wrists.
Luis is always on the move. He speaks quite fast and his thoughts sometimes seem unconnected. He approaches the nurse and
This Case Study will be undertaken as a group activity and is designed to deepen your knowledge about mental illnesses, and to test your understanding about the nursing care of people suffering from such conditions. It will also assist you to express your ideas through class presentation and in writing.
You as a small group of 3-4 students are asked to choose one of the following scenarios and answer the questions listed below. The manner in which you as a group choose to present your case study is up to groups consensus. What is important is that your address each of the criteria listed on the Criteria Reference Assessment sheet.
As you will be working in groups each groups is required to complete a groups contract. A group contract is concerned with the group identifying and agreeing to what needs to be done and who will be responsible for the group tasks such as convening meetings, preparing the presentation, undertaking a literature review etc.
An Adult Male with Mania
Luis is a 42-year-old married father of two who has been compulsorily admitted with bipolar disorder, manic episode. Luis was brought to hospital by the police. He had been out on the street running around in circles and banging his body against objects such as cars, fences and posts. He has been admitted on five other occasions with depressive and manic episodes.
Luis is a finance officer, which is a lowly position in the large accounting firm where he works. The firm is undergoing a major restructure and it is likely that a number of employees will be made redundant.
Luis is of dark complexion, with greying black hair. He is 1.8m tall and weighs 90kg. On admission he was dressed neatly in a bright multicoloured shirt and shorts. He was wearing multiple gold and silver chains around his neck and even had some wrapped around his wrists.
Luis is always on the move. He speaks quite fast and his thoughts sometimes seem unconnected. He approaches the nurse and
References: – You are expected to read widely for this assessment. A critical discussion, based on wide and relevant reading is one of the best ways of ensuring that you submit a high quality piece of work. The best place to start your reading is the text; check the references at the end of the relevant chapter for ideas for further references; and then use some of the key words you find in those articles to help you find more recent articles and/or online resources. Consider also, the resources that have been placed under each of the content areas under the Learning Resources tab on Blackboard. At a minimum, 5 references would be required in order to be able to adequately research the topic and to ensure sound reasoning. The point is not to generate a long list of references, but to develop a convincing case. Weighting – 40% Objectives – 1 – 4 Due date – Class Presentations in weeks 11-13 Length - 1500 words Marking Criteria – as per Case Study Marking Criteria sheet. Results – Your result will be given in class at the last tutorial after all groups have presented.