Promoting Health and Wellbeing: Case Study Analysis

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Question Answers – Ensure each answer contains
relevant literature and relates back to the case
study.
1a) Using the case study provided, identify
an urgent risk area. Ensure your answer
details why you have identified this risk area
including specific information about the
client and current literature. (2 marks)
The identified risk area detected from the case
study is the suicidal tendency of the patient. Chung
that is patient is seen to be flat in appearance. He
appears to be very anxious and suffering from
insomnia. He is felling low and has reduced body
weight due to lack of sleep and lack of appetite. He
also had wandering thoughts of suicide recently.
He is contemplating to take an overdose of the
lethal medicines in order to end his life (Bandura,
A. (2014).
1b) Identify one nursing / midwifery
intervention you would undertake directly
with your client to address the risk area
noted in question 1a and include a rationale
for the intervention. (2 marks for the
intervention and 2 marks for the rationale)
Ensure the intervention includes how, who
and when you would actually carry out the
intervention. Your rationale should state
why you would carry out the particular
intervention. Ensure literature is included.
1a and 1b – 200 words in total
One intervention that can be implemented in this
situation in order to prevent the patient from
committing suicide includes suicidal risk
assessment along with the modification of the
physical factors of the patient. This will help the
patient to understand the situation and thus
prevent the occurrences of the suicidal thoughts
(Resnick, 2017). A number of psychosocial factors
are also associated with risk for suicide and suicide
attempts. These include recent life events such as
losses. Psychological states of acute or extreme
distress are often present in association with
suicidal ideation, planning and attempts. While not
uniformly predictive of suicidal ideation and
behavior, they are warning signs of psychological
vulnerability and indicate a need for mental health

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evaluation to minimize immediate discomfort and
to evaluate suicide risk.
2a) Using the case study provided, identify a
mental health concern. Ensure your answer
details why you have identified this concern
including specific information about the
client and current literature. (2 marks)
The most evident mental health concern of the
patient, Chung is severe depression and anxiety
disorder (Wepa, 2015). . He appears to be very
anxious and suffering from insomnia. He is felling
low and has reduced body weight due to lack of
sleep and lack of appetite. He also had wandering
thoughts of suicide recently. He is contemplating
to take an overdose of the lethal medicines in
order to end his life.