Community Mental Health Nursing:Jack-of-all-trades and Master of None or a necessarily Versatile Profession Abstract The aim of this study was to explore whether Mental Health Nurses truly understand their role and whether they base their professional identity on united views about the unique skills‚ knowledge and expertise brought by them to a multidisciplinary care delivery process. Several studies have attempted to define the role of the Mental Health Nurse (MHN) and concluded that mental health
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Mental Health : An Introduction Mental disorders are malfunctions of the brain. These malfunctions create changes in thought‚ emotions and perceptions in the patient. Mental disorders are mainly caused by the imbalance of chemicals in the brain. Having a mental disorder does not suggest that the patient is ‘crazy’ or ‘a lunatic’. One of four families will have at least one member suffering from a mental disorder. Four hundred and fifty million out of the world population are currently affected
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Table A. Use of Four Corner Method in Ethical Decision Making Truth • She is sleeping on the job‚ while punched in. • Company policy states she is able to do what she wants on her own time‚ but sleeping while punched in is prohibited • Code of Ethics for Nurses Provisions 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ and 5 are being disputed as in violation. • Ethical principles: autonomy‚ beneficence‚ and nonmaleficense as well as justice. Fairness • If she was a patient‚ would she want her nurse sleeping while expecting that they
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For the past few years the issue of mental illness has been rising and becoming a bigger problem. The United Nations has suggested guidelines on how to handle mental illness to help Member States but the issue is still very minor in the eyes of the specific. There is a foundation called the World Health Organization (WHO) located in Switzerland and was established in. 1948. WHO is known for keeping the people of the world healthy and ensures the availability of more than about 250 essential medicines
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Mental Health America HSC 310 David Olsen January 24‚2011 Mental Health America Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association) is the country’s leading nonprofit dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier lives. With more than 320 affiliate nationwide‚ we represent a growing movement of Americans who promote mental wellness for the health and well being of the nation‚ every day‚ and in a time of crisis (2007 Mental Health America). As an
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Decision Making Case Study Stefanie Parker HCS/514 June 24‚ 2011 Kendra Slatton Decision Making Case Study The standard definition of decision making is; the process of mapping the likely consequences of decisions‚ working out the importance of individual factors and choosing the best course of action to take ("Definition of decision‚"). In this case study effective decision making tools will be used to choose the best course of action to take in the scenario. The scenario is; as a
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Introduction People with mental health issues are subject to a variety of hardships. For example‚ they struggle with their symptoms and work to alleviate those symptoms. Also‚ those with mental illnesses are subject to stigmas negatively influence wellbeing. Stigma‚ can refer to a set of negative beliefs regarding a specific demographic. I am interested in the effect of stigmas towards people with mental health issues. Specifically‚ its influence on intervention outcomes. It is important to understand
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The assignment will discuss the importance of assessment in Mental Health nursing‚ focusing on a 54 year old lady suffering from major depression. The Department of Health (DoH‚ 2010) pointed out that depression is a disorder of mood and may be characterised by low mood and feelings of unhappiness‚ exhaustion‚ self blame and suicidal thoughts. The assessment scale called Health of the Nations Outcome Scales (HONOS) (see appendix B) and the rational for using this scale will be explored. A brief profile
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Introduction What is Mental Health. Mental Health is defined as state of emotional and psychological well-being in which an individual is able to use his or her cognitive and emotional capabilities‚ function in society‚ and meet the ordinary demands of everyday life. A person’s overall emotional and psychological condition.(TheFreeDictionary.com2017) The mental health person does not have the capability of the people in normal society they can be put in centers and sometimes shipped to
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Impact of Institute of Medicine on Nursing Ermina Rosic Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V December 14‚ 2014 The Institute of Medicine Report On Future of Nursing The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is a national‚ independent‚ non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide guidance‚ advice‚ and analysis of the field of medicine. The recent IOM report regarding the future of nursing gives us a glimpse of the dynamic and progressive changes that the field of nursing will experience in the coming decade
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