NURS6055: Mental Health Acute Care, Plan of Care Report

This report delves into the complexities of mental health acute care, examining the critical aspects of patient management within an inpatient setting. The report begins with an introduction to mental health and its impact, followed by a detailed exploration of the main body that covers the background of a case study involving a patient with dementia and diabetes. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining mental well-being and provides a comprehensive plan of care, encompassing assessment, planning, and referral strategies. Furthermore, the report discusses psychosocial aspects of care, specific nursing interventions, and prioritizes patient safety. Biological treatments and the outcomes of care are also reviewed, with a conclusion that underscores the significance of addressing mental health challenges. The report is supported by relevant references to provide a robust understanding of mental health acute care.

Table of Contents
Introduction .....................................................................................................................................3
Main body........................................................................................................................................3
Background.................................................................................................................................4
Plan of care .................................................................................................................................4
Psycho-Social Aspects Of Care Specific Nursing Interventions And The Priorities For Care 6
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................7

Introduction
Mental health can be termed to be serious and the condition can take a person to serious
causes. Mental health is compulsory should be maintained and balance by any individual. As per
studies, mental health is serious and associated with number of factors that can be lead an
individual to major diseases which can be termed to be complicated to face. In this following
report, it will over major consequences of mental health as well as it can provide better
understanding of acute care of such individual in order to established well fare of an
individual(Mukhtar, 2020)
Main body
Mental health is essential for the human body to think, explore and develop. As mental
health can alternate any person in a way so that a person can change, motivate as well as
determine better version of themselves. There can be number f factors which can effect the
mental health such as depression causing symptoms, loss of someone who is loved , loose of
job , limb and so on. Based on life experience , whenever there Is a loss, an individual health can
be effected physically and mentally. Stress is the main factor which directly goes to someone
neurons and get settled for long duration of life expand. Major health issues one can suffer are
asthma, cardiac vascular disease, obesity, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and neurological disease and
so on.
Due to these serious issues , one can get brain haemorrhage, insomnia, bi-polar disease
or paralysis as well. In these cases, one can loose their job , aim and their reason of living. Carer
should know the basic signs of these chronic disease and they should make learn to an individual
that this is not the end, there is a lot things which are much awaited. The mental health also
effected by the atmosphere or environment in which an individual spending quality of time,
friend circle, the thing he or she watch listen and observe. As per the psychological
studies,human brain is divided in two parts and it is main system of a body which tend to have a
major responsibility of a though process. The body works as the instruction indicated brain that
only depends on the what the body is having inside in it. Depression is a mental disease which
can lead to serious causes. Mainly it is refereed as mood disorder.
According to view, the estimates that 8.1 percent of American adults ages over 20 and
over. There are ample of reason one can feel depressed. Since, every living being different in

their own way and every person feel depressed in different way. Although, its fairly common at
several age to observe like this .As these feeling occur due to number factors which termed to be
Psychosocial health is interaction between a person's history his thoughts and interpretations,
how an individual deals with the stressful situations, how he controls his anger, hate, tension and
anxiousness.
Background
As in the previous project, there was a case in which a patient was suffering from
dementia conferred by the patients Mr. A with diabetes. As the diabetes is not termed to be
communicable disease but it is termed to be chronic as well as incurable. Mental health can
causes of memory impairment and people with diabetes are termed to be twice and kmost likely
to experience the servitor stages of depression. As he accepted that he is dealing with mental
illness which highly indicates on depression. But later on, the modficattion tend to be in case
which demonstrate that punctually inaccurate medical check up. As hee suffer with unpredicatble
blood sugar level alternation that may consider to be serious and also may dangerous fr health as
well.
Plan of care
It is a responsibility of each person to maintain and balance the mental health of an
person. People who generally deal with mental health conditions which may include chronic or
non chronic diseases diagnosis, as the benefited structure management of their associated
treatment needs and referral to relevant services. Mental health treatment plan of care can b
determined through the symptoms and signs of an individual. There can be considered plan that
prove to be referring patients to psychiatrist, psychologist, eligible social workers or may termed
to be occupational therapist that may beneficial to provide aimed and focus on psychological
strategies and policies through Medicare benefits schedule which cab be termed to be MBS.
As the referral made under the better access initiative or within access initiative which
may aligned yo Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) program which may require both Mental
health treatment plan. There can be three begin with acute care plan as it is Assess, Plan and
Refer. In which all pointers consist its with in brief and should be followed by health care
professionals ethically. The first point which demonstrate the asses, which include the recording
the patient's consent for Mental Health Care Treatment Plan. Consideration of histories that can
biological , psychological as well as social that may include present problem.

According to studies, it has been determined that acknowledged of these certain factors
can help to determine the present grudge and situation. As the mental health not a disease, it is
psychological disorder which have developed from year to year. Other step in asses includes
Mental state examination (MSE). This factor is also associated with risk factors as well any Co-
morbidity as well as administering an several of outcomes measurement tools.s per the data, it
has been concluded that there are 60 percent of addicted, substance user, smokers who are young
in their age. In order to avoid the depression factors people generally. There can be other reasons
as well to feel depression that can be person tend to feel numbness, as these feelings termed to
numbness. Depression is a mental disease which can lead to serious causes. Mainly it is refereed
as mood disorder. According to view, the estimates that 8.1 percent of American adults ages
over 20 and over.
Plan
As for preparation of Mental Care Plan, discussion of assessment along with an
individual, that may include the diagnosis as well as recording of his or her diagnosis plan. As
the recognisance and identification which may termed to discussing part referral and treatment
option with the patients that also have relevant support services. Developing goals and objective,
includes provision of learning and education of psychological education. A plan I regards with
plan of crisis intervention or relapse prevention. Making a specific and particular intervention
that may help in referrals treatment, support services review and feedback and follow up.
Documenting the assessment plan in the individual's mental Health treatment plan (Pathare,
Brazinova, & Levav, 2018)..
Referral
It may depend on the patients that needs to be direct which can be psychologist,
psychiatric, counselling services or it can be occupational therapist through the better access
program as well as (ATAPS) CARE in MIND Program.
Exceptional circumstances
Absence of precious thing is recognized with a term loss. The first stage of loss is
numbness or shock. A person perhaps react shockingly at the very first then these feeling of
numbness convert into ample of disbelief, insecurities and number of second thoughts. A person
who is carer gets involved with someone with mental string attached, Grief is a main root of loss

and all emotional feelings directly proportional to loss. A person also experience as a new
personality and go through emotional buffer perhaps become antisocial. In additional a person
can People experience a lot factors in this stage whether affirmative or negative, depends on the
suffer and type of of environment where a person spending time. An individual perhaps feel like
people or world in which they involve meaningless or overwhelming, and their life make no
sense. They may also feel numbness at a while. In order to remove these assets there can be
following expectational circumstances as well. There are as follows
 significant change in mental health in a person's life.
 Alternation of clinical services as it may help to obtain as copy of the MHTP.
 Usage of various tools and items such as 2700, 2701 and so on.
Allied psychological services
access to allied Psychological services that may refer to centralised in take of system at the
various countries. Acute care is mainly a branch of healthcare and herein, a patient is provided
with a short term treatment for a episode of illness or severe injury, or an urgent medical
situation which is basically the outcome of disease or recovery from surgery or any trauma. In
addition to this, it is generally given in a hospital by assortment of clinical personnel using
pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, counselling or technical equipment
the priorities for care
Psycho-Social Aspects Of Care Specific Nursing Interventions And The Priorities For Care
Observed and identified safety priorities in mental health care is an emerging issue. A
variation of number of aspects may be different consequences In additional a person can People
experience a lot factors in this stage whether affirmative or negative, depends on the suffer and
type of of environment where a person spending time. An individual perhaps feel like people or
world in which they involve meaningless or overwhelming, and their life make no sense. They
may also feel numbness at a while . In a optimistic view, loss and grief help a person cope with
loss and conduct a new way of living. It is a dark side of loss, its lesson of life that makes one to
handle their life by their own and a person is able ton accept their loss in reality so they can
move forward to healing stage. There can be nine topics which considered to be priority in
treatment pathways that can be follows diagnostic errors non during treatment errors medication
errors, errors relative coercive measures errors in related to aggression management which can
be termed to promote suicidal tendencies as well as it can be in regards with self-worth in seer

ors with suicidal patients or self harm , communication errors, errors in treatment of suicidal
pattern interfaces errors and structural errors(Pathare, Brazinova, & Levav, 2018)..
Biological Treatments
as per studies thee can be interventions that can be termed to be biological treatment for mental
disorders as it remains the most important and adequate scientifically documented method in
order to treatment of mental conditions. As in some common disorders such as psychotic
conditions or may affective states. Biological treatment of mental illness are termed to be
conflicted cases through number of authors. The disperse deals with inner peace of human which
only control and stable by relaxing their own mind.
Provide a critical review of the experience of care
Mental health care plan tend to be difficult for both. Either person or nurse. As it termed
to be serious and complex for both to cope with these conditions. It can induce suicidal
tendencies in a individual's perception and as a nurse it was difficult for me more to stable one's
mind set. In order to promote the healing factors, it was important for me to stay attentive and
alert towards the patient who needs any assistance and care.
Outcomes Of Care
There can be multiple of outcomes which can come through the plan of care. As it can
stated positive and negative some times. In some cases, strategies do work and individual get
healed with this illness but in some conditions it is difficult to stable a person's mind(Mukhtar,
2020)
CONCLUSION
Mental health is complex and complicated disease. Thee mental illness seems to be
ignored and not given preferences. It can derive a person ill even with physical abilities too. The
mental health can contribute various diseases such as Hypertension, hypotension etc.

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