Bedfordshire University Mental Health Nursing The role of the mental health nurse MHN) while always having the same basic skills set will have a different emphasis within the various service settings such as Community‚ Acute or Forensic which is the topic of this essay The forensic MHN specialises in the assessment and treatment of people who may be mentally ill and are normally in the criminal justice system with the service provided in a secure environment. They may also work with
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their characteristics in the work place or in a health and social care service. These are the protected characteristics: • Age • Disability • Gender reassignment • Marriage and civil partner ships • Pregnancy and maternity • Race • Religion • Sex • Sexual orientation The act replaced previous anti-discrimination laws with a single act‚ making it easier to understand and strengthen protection in complicated situations. It sets out the different ways in which it’s unlawful to treat someone
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How does discrimination affect people with mental illness? People with mental health problems experience many different types of stigma. This article explores the attitudes and beliefs of the general public towards people with mental illness‚ and the lived experiences and feelings of service users and their relatives. Keywords: Mental health/Mental illness/Stigma/Discrimination This article has been double-blind peer reviewed 5 key points 1. Stigma can affect many aspects of people’s
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Running head: SLEEP DEPRIVATION EFFFECTS ON MENTAL HEALTH Decreased Sleep Due to Nursing Interventions on Inpatients Recovering From Mental Health Crisis University of South Alabama SLEEP DEPRIVATION EFFFECTS ON MENTAL HEALTH Decreased Sleep Due to Nursing Interventions on Inpatients Recovering From Mental Health Crisis Sleep is one of the great mysteries of Science. Past and recent studies have shown the need for sleep‚ but the why has always been elusive. A study on Is Sleep Essential by
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waiting lists for certain procedures without having to expand the local capacity that is in demand. (1). It is also proposed by supporters of Medical tourism that by bringing tourists into the country‚ not only the health sector‚ but other sectors‚ like the tourism and hospitality sectors will also benefit and through this flow on effect the people of the host country will benefit. For example India’s health care market is expected to expand from 5.2%GDP to 8.5% GDP by the end of 2012 because of Medical
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Mental health legislation is complex and how this relates to ethical practice is open to critical debate. This essay will focus on some of the key ethical issues when implementing the Mental Health Act 1983 and the amendments to it‚ now called the Mental Health Act 2007. The Human Rights Act 1998 gives right to freedom and liberty (Human Rights Act 1998). Limitations to the right of liberty essentially revolve around three key legal principles in mental health: 1) If you are deemed to have a mental
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Application for Temporary perinatal health midwife There is increasing awareness of perinatal mental health as a public health issue. The Government is keen for midwives to further develop their role in public health. Midwives need to be adequately prepared to take on a more developed role in perinatal mental health if practice improvements are to be made. I am aware that death from psychiatric causes has been the leading cause of maternal death for the last few years. Although the most recent Confidential
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was diagnosed with type two diabetes when he was 15 years old. Type two diabetes is aggravated by an unhealthy lifestyle with unhealthy eating and little to no exercise (Newsweek 2000‚ pg. 47). This is evident in his childhood as his parents and one sister have type 2 diabetes. Diabetes has been known to affect or cause depression (Gregory & Brown 2000‚ pg. 63). Throughout high school‚ Justin has suffered bullying because of his culture ad background. Risk factors for a mental illness include experiencing
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SEEKING HELP FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES 1. This position paper will cover how the military is plagued with a problem of having a stigma surrounding receiving mental health assistance. The solutions that the military should establish are better self-help tools for unit members‚ hire more mental health providers‚ and develop more effective mental health screening. The best solution that the military should focus on is hiring in house mental health providers that build a trust for unit members. 2.
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State of the Nation’s Mental Health. Any serious discussion of the key public policy issues in Australia over the last five years cannot overlook the almost continuous discourse surrounding mental health services‚ public funding and service delivery. There are several reasons for this. First‚ Australians are now more informed on mental illnesses and the consequences of falling to provide services for those with a medical need. The work of beyondblue‚ headspace‚ SANE Australia and The Inspire Foundation
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