Brandy has had a suicidal plan already attempted, I would recommend to her family that I be allowed to refer her to be immediately hospitalized for a minimum of 48 hours under the psychiatric care of her psychiatrist. I would require that she is placed on a one-to-one suicide watch either by a RN or mental aide technician while at the psychiatric hospital. I would also propose that if she is taken off the recommended treatment due to clinical improvement she must be regularly monitor according to
Philosophy of Nursing/Theory Comparison A personal philosophy of nursing unites one’s ideals, beliefs, and knowledge. It is essential to integrate these into one’s nursing practice to aid and guide decision making and patient care. The four basic concepts of nursing include person, health, nursing and, environment these are recognized as the metaparadigm of nursing (Gunther, 2016). The purpose of this paper is to examine the author’s personal nursing philosophy and compare it to Jean Watson’s
steadily increasing and cultural caring is imperative to provide holistic care to all clients. Cultural competence is a set of congruent behaviours, attitudes, and policies that enable effective respect, caring and communication in cross-cultural situations (Parker, 2010). Cultural competency is essential because nurses who respect and acknowledge a patient’s cultural health beliefs and practices are more likely to influence the health of individuals. Culturally competent nurses need to respect and accept
how land, law and language influence Indigenous identity and culture as discussed during the Indigenous cultural immersion program. Describe how the loss of these features through government policy and vested interests has contributed to the current health and equality gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. In the Cultural immersion program, Uncle David Tourinier, a local elder stated that there were three ways of life that taught an indigenous person all important aspects of
Yoga and mental health are two topics that are often put in relation to each other. What if just taking one hour of the day to stretch and meditate could increase your mood? We ask the question, does yoga affect the mental health and wellness of a person? Yoga is a practice rooted in Indian philosophy that was expected to relieve pain, stress, depression and other physical and mental health issues. Mental health is based off of psychological, emotional, and social well-being. Meditation is also integrated
Religion/Spirituality and its Influences Psychologists are professionals with a responsibility to provide the best care possible to the individuals that need their assistance. This is why it is mandatory to continue training and education, to remain current in the knowledge of treatment methods to ensure the optimal quality of services provided (Fisher, 2013). With that said, psychologists ponder whether religion and spirituality should be integrated into methods of therapy and if so, what types
Summary There are several key concepts in this study. Religion and spirituality are discussed and compared to the knowledge and skills one learns when dealing with multicultural counseling. Walker, Gorsuch, and Tan (2004), there are three approaches to integrating religious and spirituality in counseling, explicit integration, implicit integration, and intrapersonal integration. Explicit integration “is a more overt approach that directly and systematically deals with spiritual or religious issues
Introduction “Culture comprises of shared beliefs values, and practices that guide a group’s members in patterned ways of thinking and acting. Culture can also be viewed as a blueprint for guiding actions that impact care, health, and well-being” (Leininger & McFarland, 2006). “Culture is more than ethnicity and social norms; it includes religious, geographic, socio-economic, occupational, ability-or disability-related, and sexual orientation-related beliefs and behaviors. Each group has cultural
Introduction Spiritual care can significantly improve the physical and mental health of nursing home residents. Elderly people are going through a period of life that is set apart by the loss of ability, wellbeing, freedom, and companions. Religious and spiritual individuals regularly utilize their faith and beliefs to adapt to these losses, thus it is critical to keep on providing religious services for seniors who need them. Unfortunately after admitting to the nursing homes, the spiritual and
Mental Health and Mexican-American Culture Mental health is defined as “the successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are age-appropriate and congruent with local and cultural norms” (Townsend, 2015a, p. 15). Mental illness, on the other hand, refers to the “maladaptive responses to stressors from the internal or external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are incongruent with the