Mental Health Nursing: Holistic Care and Risk Assessment

Running head: MENTAL HEALTH- NURSING
MENTAL HEALTH- NURSING
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Question 1:
Mental health is demarcated as the mental stability of the individual. As per the
statement, mental health is a broad area which possesses an impact on both the bio psychosocial
and spiritual aspect of the health. It not only affects the mental health but also have a adverse
consequence on the physical wellbeing of the patient. Therefore, to ensure the eminence of life
of patient, it is essential to address all the aspects of the mental and social well-being. To
enhance the worth of life of patient, it is vital to deliver holistic care to the patient. Tim in this
case study knows that holistic care of the patient is crucial to provide safe and appropriate care to
both mental and physical health, as Holistic care is measured as the care process which considers
the physical, emotional, economic and spiritual need of the patient. Complete care or Holistic
care also focusses on patient’s reaction to the illness, effect or impact of the illness and their
aptitude to meet the self-care needs (Zamanzadeh et al., 2015). There are five main areas of the
health care such as, emotional, social, physical, intellectual and spiritual which was considered
while delivering holistic care to the patient. Thus by the aid of holistic care, the spiritual,
physical and mental well-being of the patient is maintained and hence it is important to provide
holistic care to the patient suffering from any illness for the proper recovery. Holistic care is a
patient care approach where the registered nurse engages themselves in a therapeutic relationship
with the patient in order to elevate and promote wellness and healing of the individual (Bester &
Van Deventer, 2015). The holistic care approach of the nurse focuses on the dietary habits and
therapeutic practices of the patient. In the holistic care, the patient is encouraged to involve
themselves in the physical exercise such as brisk walking, yoga which is proved to be effective
in improving the overall health of the patient.

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According to the Lindquist, Tracy and Snyder (2018), physical and mental well-being of
the individual is associated to each other. Mental health of the patient also delivers negative
consequence on the physical and social well-being of the patient, hence for the appropriate
recovery of the mental health patient, interventions related to the physical, emotional and social
health is required which can be achieved by the aid of holistic care. Tim was well aware of the
above discussed facts and hence due to that he ensures that every patient should be provided with
holistic care.
Question 2:
As per the statement, proper assessment of the risk factor and the objective and subjective
signs is essential in the healthcare for conveying safe and appropriate care to the patient suffering
from multiple diseases. Tim was aware of the fact that both mental and physical health are
correlated to each other and hence while admitting a patient to the general ward both physical
and mental health assessment of the patient is required. Mental and physical health is correlated
with each other and its association negatively impacts the quality of living. For the proper
management and care of the individual suffering from any illness, it is significant for the
registered nurse to evaluate the physical and the mental health condition of the patient (Davis et
al., 2015). Poor mental health condition of the patient often give rise to chronic physical
condition and hence the individual who are suffering from any pernicious mental illness are at
the extra risk of getting affected with physical complications and vice versa. Rendering to the
study piloted by Rumpold et al., (2016), 32% of the total population suffering from any stress or
anxiety disorder is likely to experience cancer. Mental disorder or depression is considered to be
one of the risk factor of coronary heart disease and people suffering from schizophrenia increases
the risk of heart disease and respiratory disease by two times and three times respectively. It is