Mental Health Nursing: Mental Status Assessment and Recovery Plan Assessment

Mental Health Nursing
Mental Status Assessment and
Recovery Plan Assessment

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Section1: Mental Status Assessment...............................................................................................1
Mental Status Assessment that explores the individual’s mental health state through the
following ten broad areas.......................................................................................................1
Section 2: Recovery Focused Care Plan..........................................................................................4
Recovery process 1.................................................................................................................4
MH Nursing Interventions for the Consumer.........................................................................4
Critical Discussion Linking Interventions..............................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6

Introduction
Mental health refers to a state of being emotionally, psychologically and socially wellbeing. It
includes the condition when a person is capable to overcome with normal stresses or life and
make decisions on regular basis. However, it includes some of common mental health problems
which are observed among people such anxiety, stress, depression, confusion, eating disorder
and many more (Rice, Halperin, Cahill, Cranston, Phelan, Hetrick and Davey, 2017). In context
of this project, it is based on the case study of patient named Mrs X, suffering from depression
and she has other health problems like HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV). This assignment will
focus on mental health assessment and recovery plan process for wellness of selected patient.
Section1: Mental Status Assessment
Mental Status Assessment that explores the individual’s mental health state through the
following ten broad areas.
Considering the given case of Mrs X, it has been analysed that she has problem of depression
along with having severe diseases like HIV and hepatitis C virus. It is observed that patient often
report sadness and irritability but she was reluctant to take medications on time. However,
physician has been prescribed twice daily regimen of Combivir and kaletra previously. She has
complaints about progression of her depressive condition after death of her mother with several
symptoms like low mood, frequent anger episodes, insomnia with early morning awakening and
passive thoughts of dying. Patient was sincere about her concerns and ready to follow proper
medicine routine and therapies if necessary.
Level of consciousness
 Have you ever experienced a terrible occurrence which has affected you significantly like
witnessing a tragedy happened, surviving a sexual assault, being victim of armed assault
etc.?
 Do you ever feel that you have been affected by any of the feelings including edginess,
anxiety or nerves?
The clinical assessment method of communication is used in order to assess the level of
consciousness of Mrs X which helps to identify that she is consciously explain her views and
opinions. It reflects that her level of consciousness is not much affected for which extra efforts
are not required for improving health condition (Song, Niu and Xiao, 2017).
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General appearance
 Have you ever experienced a week longer of lower than usual interest in those activities
which are generally make to enjoy yourself like work, exercise or hobbies?
 Do the feelings of anxiety or discomfort around others is responsible for bothering you
ever?
 Have you ever faced any kind of attack of fear, anxiety or panic in any of situation?
This method of focussed observation has been used in order to assess the general appearance of
Mrs X which is helpful to determine complexity of their respective psychological problems. It is
favourable to make decision of providing therapy among with medications or not according to
severity of patient condition (Braden, Overholser, Fisher and Ridley, 2017).
Behaviour
 Can you tell me about those times in past few months that you have been potentially
affected by your own feelings including low feelings, stress or sadness? (Beaudreau and
Taylor, 2018).
 Tell me that how frequently you had little pleasure or interest in those activities which
you enjoy generally? Would you tell me more?
The effective communication and proper observations is used to analysed the behavioural
condition of an individual by understating patient views as well as their face expression it is
helpful to formulate an appropriate recovery care plan for Mrs X in order to make her mentally
wellbeing.
Mood & Affect
 Tell me about the sleeping pattern that you were experienced from last 3 months and any
kinds of relevant changes you have noticed?
 How would you define about their appetite since past 3 months? Have your eating
patterns has been changed or altered in any manner.
The communication and observation has been utilised because it is favourable in order to
evaluate the mood of patient and how much it get affected due to depression (Cavalcante,
Sprung, Schroeder and Weingarten, 2017). It is suitable to selected appropriate therapy in respect
of improving mood condition for making mental state of Mrs X stable and wellbeing
respectively.
Speech
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