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MH0606 - Advances in Mental Health

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Advances in Mental Health (MH0606)

   

Added on  2020-04-29

MH0606 - Advances in Mental Health

   

Advances in Mental Health (MH0606)

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Mental Health Assessment 1MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTName:Course:Tutor:Institution:Date:
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Mental Health Assessment 2IntroductionMental health assessment is the process that involves gathering information about an individual who is suspected to be mentally ill or who shows symptoms associated with psychological sickness with the purpose of diagnosis, reference and care provision. (Ungar 2012,p. 14). Usually, this is the initial stage of the diagnosis. According to Becker and Kleinman (2013, p. 68), the intention of doing an assessment is to create a picture with the precision of the patient's needs. In ensuring that assessment is done with success, five interconnected nurse’s themes are considered. The themes include; patient focus which entails giving services based on the patient’s need, information focus that puts emphasis on how information about the patient is used, improvement of quality that sees how standards are met and attained, staff development which focuses on the improvement of the staff and its coordination in meeting patient needs and lastly leadership which focuses on how the improvement efforts are organized (Cunningham and Kitson 2000, p. 36). Further, Francis (2013) suggests that the five key themes are closely interconnected in forming a framework that seeks to improve the quality of health care provision.Also, in performing the assessment, the patients might encounter multi-disciplinary personnel in a mental health facility. Hence, a nurse, social worker, psychologist, psychiatrist, specialist pharmacist and other professional or a combination of all these in some circumstances may conduct the assessment.Rationale for the Prioritization of mental Care and Factors that Ensure Holistic ProvisionSince ensuring the condition of the mentally ill patient improves is always the priority, the information gathered should be exclusively correct to guarantee an accurate diagnosis. In getting right and helpful information, Elder, Evans and Nizette (2008) points that using
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Mental Health Assessment 3Neuman’s Systems Model in assessment will provide desirable results. This is so because the model focuses in the provision of a holistic and system-based approach to nursing that has an element of flexibility. In addition, considering Tom’s case, Neuman’s system model is most appropriate since its major concept is content which focuses on an individual’s interaction with the environment (Neuman and Fawcett 2002). Further, the model’s primary intervention is prevention which focuses in suppressing stress responses from affecting the patent. This will be fundamental in improving Tom’s case since one of his concerns is his injured foot and loss of colleague hence leading to stress. Also, (Crisp et al 2000, p. 4) suggests an inclusive guideline and points to consider. The points include; psychiatric well-being symptoms and experiences, patients thoughts, emotions and actions, financial state of the patient, family and social relations, gender and sexuality, whether there is anyone who depends on the patient, past experiences and hopes and future aspirations. From the scenario at hand, Tom's situation can well be assessed by considering points like his experience having in mind him serving in the military and the death ofhis colleague, his wife Liz depending on him and in his state he is physically inactive and lastly his hopes and future aspirations. In addition to having the right information, holistic care provision is imperative. Grundberg (2014, p. 189) suggests that holistic care is an all-encompassing design of caring that is believed to be the focal point of the science of nursing. The foundation of holistic care is holism which stresses view that whole is superior to the sum of parts in human beings (Zamanzadeh 2015, p. 189). In this manner, it recognizes an individual's wholeness and avows one's relationship of biological, social, psychological and spiritual aspects. Further, holistic care incorporates medication, communication, awareness or education, self-help and treatment in line with factoring in all aspects of patients conditions that influence treatment. The patient element
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Mental Health Assessment 4may include; thoughts, emotions, cultures, opinions, and attitudes which are the contributing factors to Tom’s current condition which if factored in will act as a contributing factor to recovery and satisfaction hence ensuring respect for Tom’s dignity satisfying the objective of holistic care (Voigt and Laing 2013, pp. 38-43). The holistic provision will ensure that a right rapport between the nurse and Tom is created giving room for respect, openness and his participation in decision making (McDevitt and Melby 2015, p. 532) hence help in increasing the scope of health care providers' understanding of Tom and meeting his needs. Several factors ensure holistic provision as documented by Valizadeh et al. (2015, p. 25). Among them is educating patients in this case Tom on personal care and assisting him in performing his daily tasks exclusive of others help. In regard to this, Tom’s' self-confidence, self-awareness, an accord between cognitive, body, emotions and spirit in a dynamic environment will increase. The holistic provision also will improve health care providers since it betters their understanding on the effects of Tom’s illness, how it affects his life and how to meet his needs (Morgan and Yoder 2012, p. 10). With consideration of holistic care inclusivity in health care provision, the British Holistic Medical Association has put its support behind the belief that holistic nursing is inclusive of all nursing activities that heals a person wholly (Pietroni 1990, p. 1)Available data on psychological ailment in the UK shows that one out of four people willexperience mental health problems in the United Kingdom in any given year the leading being North East England where Tom is based registering 71% of people who have been reported suffering from a mental health problem (Tomlinson 2011, p. 42). Further, Gray (2016, p. 74) reveals that in 2012, 21 British soldiers together with 29 veterans committed suicide after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Linking the statistics and Tom’s former
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