Abstract The purpose of this paper was to critique a research paper that explored the experiences and attitudes of mental health nursing students towards using cigarettes as a means of controlling client behavior. A survey was used with the information broken down into graphs. Overall‚ the data showed that the respondents generally did not like this practice. There were both ethical and moral dilemmas involved using lifestyle risk factors as rewards or a patient’s addiction as a way of modifying
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Group H/1 Pt Mental Health Assessment 1 What does the relevant act define as mental illness and mental disorder? The Office of the Public Advocate‚ 2009 states that the relevant act defines a Mental illness as "being a medical condition that is characterised by a significant disturbance of thought‚ mood‚ perception or memory". The Mental Health Act does not refer to any clinical diagnosis of mental illnesses in particular. People with a range of cognitive disabilities may possibly meet
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Obesity and mental health. The assignment extract addressed obesity‚ various associated health risks and some of the challenges relating to diet and weight management. This literature search will investigate if there is any link between an individual’s mental health and obesity‚ while outlining related challenges to effective weight management. Are people with mental health issues‚ such as depression‚ anxiety or schizophrenia more likely to be obese than the general population? If so is there
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Quantitative Article Critique Summary: Reading Comprehension and Fluency Levels Ranges across Diverse Classrooms: The Need for Differentiated Reading Instruction and Content Summary In view of insufficient current research available on the variance in students’ reading comprehension and fluency levels within the classrooms‚ Firmender‚ Reis‚ and Sweeny (2013) conducted a quantitative research study to review the extremes of students’ understanding in reading and their reading speed and accuracy within
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Article Critique on REDD+ Paul Tomasello Columbia Southern University BEM 3001: Environmental Law Professor Mitch Weiss REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) is a financial incentive program to limit deforestation worldwide. REDD+ is funded internationally. REDD+ also has political power from the United Nations and thirteen program countries. This partnership has expanded into twenty-three countries in Africa‚ Asia‚ the Pacific‚ and Latin America.
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A) B) C) D) A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the evolution of mental health care and are discussing the recommendations of the final report of the Joint Commission on Mental Illness and Health. The students demonstrate understanding of this information when they identify that the report recommended an increase in which of the following? Numbers of mental health hospitals State funding for mental health care Clinics supplemented by general hospital units Use of psychotherapy
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Research Critique of “African American Women’s Experience of Infection With HIV in the Rural Southeastern United States” October 15‚ 2012 This essay is a critique of qualitative nursing research. In it I will review the research article African American Women’s Experience of Infection with HIV in the Rural Southeastern United States. The article is written by Mallory‚ who is an associate professor at Mennonite College of Nursing‚ Illinois State University (Mallory‚ 2008). In her article Mallory
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has provided the mental health arena with an effective alternative to the biomedical model. With an approach that is person-centred and recovery focused‚ it aligns with contemporary attitudes about mental disorders having their origins and impacts in a social context. This paper will critically analyse and compare the benefits and limitations of both models of care‚ through an exploration of three key areas: (i) empowerment/disempowerment of the patient‚ (ii) implications for nursing practice‚ and (iii)
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Quantitative Article Critique of Nursing Research 1 Problem Statement/Purpose 1 Literature Review 2 Limitations of the Study 2 Hypothesis/Research Question 3 Operational Definitions/Definition of Terms 4 Research Design 5 Setting‚ Population and Sample 5 Data Collection Methods/Instruments 6 Data Analysis‚ Findings‚ Implications‚ & Recommendations 7 References 8 Quantitative Article Critique of Nursing
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Mental Health Aspects of the Thesis Writing Experience in Nursing by © 2001 - 2011 ~ June Kaminski‚ MSN PhD(c) Introduction A Master ’s degree prepares nurses for advanced practice roles‚ including the management and delivery of primary health care‚ case management‚ education and administration (Hegyvary‚ 1992). Growing specialization by physicians‚ the health system ’s increasing demand for front-line primary care‚ and the accelerating drive toward managed care‚ prevention‚ and cost-efficiency
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