Promoting Mental Health & Wellbeing 1

Promoting Mental Health &
Wellbeing 1
401013
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Question Answers – Ensure each answer
contains relevant literature and
relates back to the case study.
1a) Using the same case study you
used in the first part of this
assessment, the Analysis of a Case
Study, identify
an urgent risk area. Ensure your
answer details why you have
identified this risk area including
specific information
about the client and support your
risk assessment with evidence from
the current literature.
According to Lega et al. (2019) trauma is
among the leading cause of maternal deaths
accounting for almost 47 percent of deaths.
From the case study, Lucida, who has an eight
months old daughter, is stressed about her
pregnancy. Lucida had complications with her
first pregnancy and fears the current could have
complications too. She thinks her daughter and
Jerome would live better without her. Though
she denied having a thought of harming herself
and feels more depressed day after day. She is
at a risk of committing suicide due to this
stress. She further claims that when the baby is
born she has to make a decision if she has to
remain with her family.

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.
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
Bolster, Holliday, Oneal and Shaw (2015) think
that the best nursing intervention for suicide is
offering therapy to the patient. The therapy
aims at giving the patient hope and making her
understand that there are people caring for her.
The nurse would look for friends or family
members to stay with the client or hospitalized
if no family member around. This would ensure
that Lucida does not feel isolated and also give
her safety and comfort. A tranquilizer can also
be prescribed in case the anxiety is too high
(Lega et al., 2019). Tranquilizers restore sleep
and relieve anxiety.
2a) Using the same case study you
used in the first part of this
assessment, the Analysis of a Case
Study, identify
a mental health concern and use
current evidence from literature to
support your answer.
Seymour, Giallo, Cooklin and Dunning (2015)
claim that anxiety is difficult to describe,
however, it is different from feeling concerned
or caring and more of worrying about
something. They claim that the risk factors for
maternal anxiety are pregnancy complication,
unplanned pregnancy, disappointing birth, lack
of support and sometime it comes out of no