Mental Health And Mental Illness: Course Analysis

I am inspired to embark on this path because I want to gain an in depth understanding within the Learning Disability and Mental Health field for example professional aspects of care, biological basis for health and well being, identifying knowledge for nursing practice, origins and expressions of Mental Health and wellbeing, I want to be able to carry out the tasks of providing care and support for people with mental in capabilities, knowing that I am doing so with the full comprehension and grasp of what each patient needs.

The ambition to study for a degree in Mental Health Nursing has developed from my teenage years, as well as my experience of working in the health care profession. For approximately four years, I have worked in a Forensic Mental Hospital for individuals with criminal convictions who are too mentally unwell to be in prison. My time in my current work place has given me distinct insight into the variety of mental health problems individuals can suffer from, and has become one of the main inspirations behind my career choice. This experience has given me a deep understanding of the challenges mental health nurse's face, but also a great awareness of the satisfaction and achievement to be found in being able to help patients live a more normal life, to achieve some stability in their daily existence and to maintain their dignity as human beings. I am aware that in the mental health degree course there is a lot of clinical practice, which I feel I have gained experience for during my employment. The variety in the job is very appealing to me, and the prospect of developing more skills to help those who are seriously troubled is very rewarding.

During a shift at the hospital the student attended a manager’s ward review. The student listened as approved mental health professionals (AMHP) discussed the wellbeing of patients who were being cared for in the hospital. AMHP’s are mental health professionals who have specialist training in

My passion is in psychiatric nursing. I am very much interested providing psychiatric care to the individuals suffering from chronic and persistent mental illness. Being equipped with over seven years of experience providing intense case management to this population, a non-RN position, I have finally found myself here. I attained my Registered Nursing (RN) license through the Entry Level Masters (ELM) program here at APU. My goal is to add needed competencies and skills to my existing experience as a case manager to be a successful Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). I find that my newly acquired nursing skills as well as case management proficiencies complement each other very well and are crucial to my future practice as a PMHNP. PMHNP provides care to individuals at risk for and suffering from psychiatric or mental health problems, taking the lifespan approach (from birth to death) (Thomas, 2013).

A rather hotly debated current topic in healthcare is the assertion that mental health suffers more staff and specialist shortages than any other sections of healthcare. Mental care takes up a unique and important place in the healthcare sector, especially in the nursing workforce. In mental health nursing, some workers are engaged in acute care while others are engaged in the larger mental health community. In the latter setting, nurses work and interact in integrated teams with communities and professionals such as social workers, occupational therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists (McAllister et al., p. 575). Clearly, mental healthcare integrates multiple disciplines working to improve patients’ mental wellbeing.

My experience in mental health clinical was very different from any other clinical I had before. In a mental health clinical setting, I am not only treating client’s mental illnesses, I am also treating their medical problems such as COPD, diabetes, chronic renal failure, etc. Therefore, it is important to prepare for the unexpected events. In this mental health clinical, I learned that the importance of checking on my clients and making sure that they are doing fine by performing a quick head-to toes assessment at the beginning of my shift. I had also learned that client’s mental health illness had a huge impact on their current medical illness.

In this assignment the student will outline a case example concerning a service user she worked with in her placement having a challenging presentation of co-existing, physical and mental health needs. The student will carry out a holistic assessment, care plan and critically apply evidence based interventions which underpin the recovery approach and Strengths Model that aimed at promoting the well-being of the client etc. Whilst, recovery challenges will be discussed and collaborative approach to care provision will be examined. Finally a reflection on what have been learnt and the impact this will have on the student development will be highlighted

Very little is known about the mental health population and the women who are pregnant while incarcerated. This paper will compare two articles that describe what accommodations are currently in place for both populations. Although mental illness and pregnancy are two very different medical conditions they both require more accommodations than the normal inmate. “An Examination of Care Practices of Pregnant Women Incarcerated in Jail Facilities in the United States,” is a study that examined the pregnancy related accommodations and health care provided for regional jail populations.

Ruddick, F. (2013) ‘Promoting mental health and wellbeing’, Nursing Standard, 27 (24), pp.35-39 is the article that I found most beneficial and relevant that will enable me to explain and analyse research or evaluate ]my future role and professional practice as a mental health nurse in promoting the mental health and wellbeing of Patients. It is vital that all nurses see this as imperative and an aspect that should be prioritised alongside the other as they inevitably affect each other and act as preventative measures that will avert associated health conditions.

Mental health problems are considered to “interfere with how a person thinks, feels and behaves” (Australian Government Department of Health, 2007, para. 3). Considered to be more prominent, yet less severe than mental illnesses, mental health problems are experienced for

What is the difference between mental health and mental illness? Although the terms are often used interchangeably, mental health and mental illness are not the same thing. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health is a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community. However, mental illness is a recognized, medically diagnosable illness that results in the significant impairment of an individual’s cognitive, affective or relational abilities. Mental disorders result from biological, developmental and/or psychosocial factors and can be managed using approaches comparable to those applied to physical disease. Prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation can improve the quality of life for many individuals who suffer from mental illness (U.S. DOH).

Anne, P and Katherine, N (2011) described the need practice nurse in mental health education. They used statistics and content analysis for open questions. They concluded that education and support specifically designed to meet their identified needs in mental health to help improve care to patients. This will require collaboration between secondary mental health services, primary mental health nurses and tertiary institutions. With targeted education these nurses should become more confident and competent in their dealings with people who present to their practice with a mental health

My ambition to study mental health nursing stems from my believe that it would lead to a satisfying and rewarding career. This ambition has progressed whilst I have been working within the mental health industry, providing care for adults with mental health and/or learning disabilities as a support worker. In addition, my own life experiences with family suicide have given me a great insight into how mental health can affect not only the sufferer, but also those closest to them. I believe that progressing in mental health nursing; I would have to chance to combine my experience and skills in helping people’s mental wellbeing and their physical health. I have a passionate interest in mental health; I enjoy working closely with patients under

My name is Tsering Youdon and I practice nursing within the field of behavioral health psychology. Speaking from my personal perspective, nursing is a very specific area of activity, which is aimed at disease prevention, monitoring and carrying out the process of treatment of ill or injured individuals as well as health advocacy, maintenance, and promotion. Generally speaking, nursing exists to provide individuals with the necessary care and assistance related to health, safety, recovery, or peaceful death. The fundamental reason for my practicing nursing is my strong belief of paramount importance of nursing services for individuals and society taken as a whole. Since I am practicing psychiatric mental health nursing, I would like to focus more on this specialty. Nurses within this field work with individuals, families, as well as groups, addressing their behavioral and mental health needs. The most important aspect of psychiatric mental health nursing is to determine a diagnosis and develop plan of care and assistance in the most effective manner for each patient as well as to evaluate its effectiveness.

When working with clients with deeper medical conditions our role is to either try to improve / solve the medical issue or, in other cases, to support the clients to be able to live better with their mental issue.