After reviewing the case study of Nursing Malpractice in a Mental Health Setting. There are many different factors that had led to the unfortunate death of this child. I would begin with inaccurate documentation of this child severe airway disease‚ as being listed as mild reactive airway disease. Later‚ after developing symptoms of an increased cough and wheezing without the presents of a fever‚ the nursing staff dismissed it as his attempt to avoid group therapy. The next situation that is concerning
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as this is often how it starts‚ my mother becomes worried about family members and friends when it’s really her who we need to worry about. I kind of put my father to the back of my mind for a few weeks and tried to concentrate on looking after my two children‚ which is a handful in itself‚ but then out of the blue at whatever time in the morning the phone rang‚ a police officer on the phone‚ she told me how my father had been found roaming around the street not an hour before‚ in his pyjamas no
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1. Give a definition of stress (refer to your Health Book or use research on the internet to give a full definition). In 1936‚ Hans Selye invented the term ‘stress’ and defined it as ‘the non-specific response of the body to any demand for change.’ Stress is a reaction to a stimulus that disturbs our usual physical‚ mental or emotional state. Stressful events are an inevitable aspect of life and they initiate the ‘fight or flight’ response‚ which produces hormones and physical reactions as preparation
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DIRECTOR •Many hairdressers suffer from EU directives in respect to health and safety. It was recently said that employees should follow the draconian rules regarding what they wear at work. •Things such as high heels and jewellery were banned from the hairdressers- they were required to wear “non slip soles” and to take off wedding bands when cutting hair as this was seen as unhygienic. •Besides this‚ the safety and health act 1989 forced director John Kersey to change staff contracts so that
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Children’s Mental Health Act Statement of the Issue On August 8‚ 2003 the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Act (ICMHA) became law (LuAllen‚ Koch‚ Taylor‚ Payton‚ Weissberg & O’Brien‚ 2005). A report by the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Task Force (2003) states the current system‚ prior to passage of the ICMH‚ is “fragmented‚ limited in scope‚ and poorly resourced”. The Illinois General Assembly is attempting to address these issues with the passage of this act. This law promotes
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perspectives in Mental Health. Background Alan is a 42 yr old white british male‚ he was diagnosed with schitzophrenia at the age of 21yrs. He is the eldest of two children‚ his sister resides with her husband and children nearby. Alan resides at home with his parents‚ who are in their early seventies. Alan has always complied with medication‚ and agreed to hospitalization when necessary‚ compulsory admission has not been required. “ Scitzophrenia is a devastating mental illneess‚ and probably
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Executive Summary This report was commissioned to summarise X career portfolio. It will include the skills he has and skills he needs to acquire in order to match the job specification required to be a Business and Marketing Officer. The portfolio draws concentration on a variety of skills including: • Interpersonal skills • Communication skills • Self-management skills • Intellectual skills His main strengths and weaknesses have been identified so hhe now knows which areas he needs to keep
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publication “The Essential Elements of a Mental Health Court (2007)” explains that how mental health courts are a recent and rapidly expanding phenomenon. This interpretation discusses in the late 1990s only a few courts were accepting cases of this nature. Since then numerous mental health courts have been established to examine defendant’s cases that suffer with a mental illnesses. According to the publication “The Essential Elements of a Mental Health Court (2007)” these courts emphasized their
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Investing In Mental Health Mental Health Worksheet Part 1 Research mental health in a a country other than the United States. An example of a mental heath problem is provided below. Example: According to the World Health Organization (2005) Botswana‚ Africa‚ spends only 1% of the country’s health budget on mental health. The country does offer locations in communities for the training of mental health nurses. There are also community care facilities for patients suffering from mental disorders
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3.1 Summarise the main points of legislation and procedures covering confidentiality‚ data protection and the disclosure of information. There are many legislations and procedures put in place to protect the privacy and welfare of children. This can be in schools‚ playgroups or any situation where information may be held about a child in order to ensure they receive the right care to best suit their needs. The UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) is a list of 42 promises made
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