Analysis of Patient B Case Study in Mental Health Nursing

The report provides an analysis of Patient B's case study focusing on mental health nursing. It examines the use of effective techniques when performing tests on mental health patients, highlighting the importance of therapeutic relationships, communication skills, and the assessment of depressiv...Read More

Blog Reflection
The assessment done on Patient B case study exemplifies credible analysis on patient
review techniques in healthcare practice. The techniques you have highlighted from the
interview section exonerate the effective use of appropriate methods to be utilized when
performing tests on mental health patients. Key points have been relayed touching on patient
therapeutic relationships supported with evidence by Mellilo & Houde (2011). Further
information review has been analyzed with the use of open-ended questions being crucial
especially among the aging populations as evidence by Tampi, Tampi & Boyle (2018).
Further analysis of verbal and none verbal skills has been clearly documented with
limitations being observed for continuous management as supported by Mellilo & Houde
(2011) and Bryne & Neville, 2010.
Performing review of depressive symptoms associated with the psychotic disorder has
been clearly established according to the American Psychology Association, (2013)
guidelines. Effective approaches on communication skills have been highlighted which are
aimed to enhance positive patient relationships as supported by the various evidence
displayed in the blog, (Johnson 2010; Chaudhury & Kiran 2009; Jones 2012).
Eating has been analyzed on associated factors such as anorexia and ways of improving
patient eating patterns has been highlighted. Further avenues of enhancing sleeping patterns
have adequately exonerated standards ways of enhancing cognitive sleep behavior therapy.
Generally, the blog write up has clearly discussed the issues raised and supported by
evidence and studies undertaken on mental health disease giving strong arguments which
facilitate nursing care practices.

References
American Psychiatric Association ;Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders:
DSM-V. (2013). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
Byrne, G., & Neville, C. (2010). Community mental health for older people. Chatswood,
N.S.W.: Elsevier Australia.
Chaudhury, S., & Kiran, C. (2009). Understanding delusions. Industrial Psychiatry Journal,
18(1), 3. doi:10.4103/0972-6748.57851
Johnson, L. (2010). Queensland MIND essentials: Mental illness nursing documents.
Brisbane: Queensland Health.
Jones A. The foundation of good nursing practice: effective communication. Journal of Renal
Nursing. 2012;4(1):37-41
Melillo, K. D., & Houde, S. C. (2011). Geropsychiatric and mental health nursing. Sudbury,
MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Tampi, R. R., Tampi, D. J., & Boyle, L. L. (2018). Psychiatric disorders late in life: A
comprehensive review. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.