HLTENN009 - Mental Health: Implement & Monitor Care for Patients

This assignment provides a detailed overview of various mental health conditions, including mood disorders, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, psychoses, organic disorders, panic disorder, social and specific phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, schizophrenia, dementia, and delirium. It outlines the behaviors associated with each condition, potential treatments such as medication and therapy, and essential nursing management strategies, including patient support, guidance, and lifestyle adjustments. The assignment also defines key mental health terms like involuntary admission, consumer rights, and confidentiality, providing a comprehensive understanding of mental health care practices. This document is available on Desklib, where students can find additional resources, including past papers and solved assignments, to support their studies.

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QUESTION.1
Mental health
conditions
Behaviours (3-5) Treatment (3-5) Nursing
management (3-5)
Mood disorders occurrence of
suicide attempts,lack
of attention.
giving the patient
antidepressants
drugs such as
Prozac, celexa, paxil
The patients is given
attention , support
and resources to
improve physical
health.
Personality disorders sensitivity ,sense of
guilty and Long
lasting feeling of
emptiness.
.
Staying in control
every time to
maintain emotional
balance.
Proper guidance of
the patient on how to
conduct themselves
during different
times.
Anxiety disorders sleeping
problems ,fear and
breathing problems.
therapy through use
of depressants e.g.
Prozac. use of
physiotherapy
Reduction of foods
and drinks that
consists of caffeine
e.g. coffee and tea.
Doing a lot of
exercises, sleeping
better.
psychoses
false belief , social
withdrawal and
sleeping problems.
social support.
Use of
antipsychotics and
general counselling.
should be given
combined programs
of physical activities
and healthy eating
by their health care
manager.
Organic disorders impairment of the
brain functioning,
reduced cognitive
ability
rehabilitation
therapy
co-location of
services and having
the health managers
to move from one
service visit to the
next.
Panic disorder shock that strikes
accidentary,
sweating and chest
pains.
Use medication and
physiotherapy to
treat the disorder.
keep patience mind
calm.
Try to find places
that are calm for the
patient.

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Social phobia and
specific phobias
intense fear , general
fixation and judging
others
Physiotherapy or
though medication
or integration of
both methods.
Proper counselling .
protection of the
patient from anxiety.
Obsessive-
compulsive disorder
Reluctanty anf feel
of fear
By use of relaxation
and medication
techniques
counselling
Post- traumatic
stress disorder
nightmares and
severe fear.
Use medication
To treat the disorder.
Getting timely
assistance to prevent
normal stress from
getting worse.
Depression The patient develops
mood swings,
feeling of
hopelessnes
medication,
physiotherapy or
therapy
Acknowledge the
client feeling of pain
and sadness.
Bipolar disorder reduced sleep,
unusual talking
No cure for the
disorder .
avoid alcohol and
drugs, the patient
also should take
medication
Eating disorder constant weight loss,
depression.
The patient avoids
social functions
Therapy and
medication
reduction in binge
eating and
eradicating
schizophrenia cognitive
difficulties,
unawareness of
illness and social
withdraw.
through medication
psychosis drugs,
psychological
counselling.
support and
resources to improve
physical health.
Dementia
Memory
impairment.
Language and
communication
breakdown
Use of non-drug
therapies
Proper diet
health fitness
regular physical
exercise
Delirium Reduced awareness
of environment
Poor thinking skills.
Emotional
disturbances
Use of pain drugs.
Carry out sleep
medication
Avoid drugs
Intake of sodium and
calcium

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Question 2.
KEY MENTAL HEALTH TERMS DEFINITION
Involuntary admission civil obligation where a person is restricted
to a mental health care.
Consumer rights protections for consumers that helps to
make the health care coverage more fair and
easy to comprehend.
Involuntary review processes explanation and introduction of the patient
purpose and the process of review.
Seclusion and restraint behavioural supervision mediation that must
be used as a last option to control a medical
condition.
Admission procedures processes that the management and health
oriented procedures involved in registering
an individual to become patient temporarily
in the hospital or any health institution.
Community treatment orders doctor order for a patient to get treatment
and supervision in a given community.
Role of mental health practitioner
A person who advices on how a patient
should be handled in the heath institution.
Consent
standard that a person must offer approval
before receiving any type of medical
treatment.
Confidentiality right of the patient to have personal medical
report which should be private.

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