Mental Health Nursing

Running Head: MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 1
Mental Health Nursing
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MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 2
After completing my degree in nursing, I am going to pursue mental
health nursing. My decision has been informed by a number of factors not
excluding my strong desire to help people who are mentally ill in my society.
Mental illness is a menace that we all need to combine our efforts to fight against.
This is because of the challenges faced by mental health patients and their
families. Moreover, this menace is costly and disadvantageous to the state as well.
These among others are factors that have motivated me to pursue mental health
nursing.
Challenges faced by people with mental disorders
People with mental disorders face many challenges that make them vulnerable.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has noted that people suffering from
mental illnesses are highly discriminated (Mestdagh & Hansen, 2014). This
discrimination has a negative bearing on mental health patients’ self-esteem, their
family relations, and even their social lives.
In youth, mental disorders have a negative impact on their education as it
is believed to account for poor grades in school. (Gustafsson et. al, 2010)This
could be the case because the victims may indulge themselves in activities such as
substance abuse or record chronic absenteeism from school.
It has also been observed that people with mental disorders are at danger
of contracting sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS, syphilis, hepatitis
B among others. This is attributed to the fact that mentally ill people are not in a
position to make an informed decision about their sex life.