Nursing Reflective Practice: Case Study of Bill with Mental Illness and Alcohol Addiction

Nursing

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Event.......................................................................................................................................1
Emotions.................................................................................................................................2
Thoughts.................................................................................................................................2
Learning..................................................................................................................................3
Applications............................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Nursing reflected practice refers to evaluate practices in order to identify strength and
weaknesses for improving skill as well as knowledge level in nursing. It includes the criterion of
boosting up the clinical skill and knowledge level which facilitates to deliver appropriate care
services for wellbeing of patients (Howatson-Jones, 2016). In context of this project, it is based
on the case study of patient named Bill suffering from mental illness and alcohol addiction. This
report will focus on event and emotions related to given case study and actions required to be
taken by a nurse. It will also include the thoughts of improving clinical skill to deal with addicted
patients with psychological disorders. The learning from specific clinical event and actions taken
for the same along with its application is given below.
MAIN BODY
Event
Considering the condition of Bill, it has been analysed that his condition is critical due to having
mental illness with alcohol addiction and violent behaviour. It is necessary to admit them in
mental care home in order to provide proper facilities and medications in order to make them
wellbeing. However, it is very important to provide medications of treating the addiction of
alcohol as it impact negatively on mental health condition. Bill has yelling at people and waving
with drunk bottle along with having dishevelled condition which requires support from health
and social care providers to improve his overall condition. It is very important for nursing staff to
fulfil their needs and provide medications with therapies for supporting Bill to overcome with
addiction of alcohol as it is favourable to improve the psychological state of them easily. The
immediate action was to admit patient in rehabilitation centre in respect of providing him care
and treatment to making physically as well as mentally well (Horton-Deutsch and Sherwood,
2017). When patient such kind of patient shout then it is quite fearful but it is very important to
learn the effective way of dealing with such people. A nurse should remain mentally prepare to
take immediate action to calm such individuals so that they can carry out clinical procedures in
more effective as well as efficient manner. In case of Bill, it is necessary to make him calm first
then medications should be provided. It is necessary to make a try for communication with him
to increase comfort level which facilitates to gain better outcomes of treatment respectively.
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