Did you know one in four adult Americans have a form of mental illness. That is an alarming rate of 61.5 million Americans suffer from some type of mental illness‚ well according to the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) this is exactly the case. What does this mean in the workplace? While mental illness is higher in adults‚ how does this effect businesses‚ employers‚ and employees? Mental illness is the leading cause of employees being absent‚ according to the American Psychological Association
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Mental Illness Paper Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is real illness that can be treated with medicine and therapy. When have OCD‚ you have recurring‚ upsetting thoughts (called obsessions). You repeat doing the same thing‚ over and over again (called compulsions) to make the thoughts go away. And‚ you feel like you cannot control or stop these thoughts or actions. The obsessions‚ or upsetting thoughts‚ can include things like a fear of germs‚ a fear of begin hurt‚ a fear of hurting others
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registered nurse Introduction National competency standards for registered nurses were first adopted by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) in the early 1990s. The ANMC was a peak national and midwifery organisation established in 1992 to develop a national approach to nursing and midwifery regulation. The ANMC worked in conjunction with the state and territory nursing and midwifery authorities (NMRAs) to produce national standards – an integral component of the regulatory framework
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NURSING HOME VS. HOME HEALTH CARE DOMONIQUE JACKSON COM/170 ELEMENTS OF UNIVERSITY OCTOBER 6‚ 2014 DEAN DOWLING Running head: NURSING HOME VS HOME HEALTH CARE 1 NURSING HOME VS HOME HEALTH CARE 3 Nursing Home vs. Home Health Care INTRODUCTION Either young or old‚ we love our family members dearly‚ and disabilities does not focus on a specific age group. We would love to feel assured that they are being taken care of the best way possible. As we all know‚ time does not allow us to
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The health and social care industry of this modern era reflects the significance for the professionals to be completely aware with the knowledge on needs of people in care. It is obvious that people are growing older and the technology is becoming the important aspect in the modern care as well as the needs of users (Vincent‚ 2011). The paper is addressing the specific needs of people in health and social care while reflecting the comprehensive understanding on the domain. Task 1 Concepts of Health
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Standards of Practice and Professional Performance Brandy Basey‚ LPN Standard I: Assessment The Psychiatric Mental Health RN collects health data that is pertinent to the patients health or situation. This information consists of objective/subjective information. Standard II: Diagnosis The Psychiatric Mental Health RN analyses the data obtained to determine a diagnosis or problem; including the level of risk. Standard III: Outcomes Identification The
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the trajectory of a patient’s journey through illness‚ to wellness. Historically‚ the biomedical model of care has been the foundation of Western medicine‚ and has remained largely unchallenged as the dominant model of care used in the delivery of psychiatric treatment. It is practiced with a focus on disease‚ pathology‚ and ‘cure’. The emergence of the biopsychosocial model (Engel‚ 1977) and psychosocial rehabilitation has provided the mental health arena with an effective alternative to the biomedical
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devices that were designed to help mankind are sometimes causing the most damage in some unprecedented manner. In some cases‚ the most vulnerable population’s (e.g.‚ children‚ individuals with mental illness‚ and economically disadvantaged individuals) often become easy prey. Individuals with a known history of certain mental illnesses should not invest in those technological devices‚ which may create mental instability. One of the particular scenario in which a digital device impacted its user negatively
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school my grandmother told me I did not look so well suggested that I go to the doctor to get looked at. I did not complain I was getting out of going to school. I got examined by my doctor and everything was looking well and there were no symptoms of illness. Doctor Fischer‚ my doctor when I was child‚ told me that everything was working well and she could see nothing wrong. She then proceeded to tell me that I was alright and I could be on my way. Then all of a sudden I started seeing stars like I got
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Public Health Nursing Public health nursing (PHN) is looking at and supporting the health of the whole community. PHN takes responsibility for improving population health (Garcia‚ Schaffer‚ Schoon‚ 2014). They work in lots of different areas of government and a variety of community agencies and organizations. PHN use three core functions and ten essential services to care for the communities they service (Garcia‚ Schaffer‚ Schoon‚ 2014). Compare and Contrast A family care nurse would care
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