401013 Promoting Mental Health & Wellbeing: Case Study Analysis

This assignment focuses on analyzing a case study related to mental health and wellbeing, specifically addressing the risk area of impaired social interaction and the mental health concern of depression. The student identifies and discusses appropriate nursing interventions, including promoting activities that require minimal concentration and encouraging the patient to express their feelings. Furthermore, the assignment explores ethical considerations such as confidentiality and truth-telling in the context of the case study. The analysis is supported by current literature and demonstrates an understanding of prioritizing patient care and safety management. The School of Nursing and Midwifery's assignment guidelines for Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing 1 (401013) at Western Sydney University, Spring 2018, are followed.

Promoting Mental Health & Wellbeing 1
401013
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uestionQ Answers nsure– E each answer contains
relevant literature and relates back to the case
study.
a sing the case study provided identify an1 ) U ,
urgent risk area nsure your answer details. E
why you have identified this risk area including
specific information about the client and
current literature marks. (2 )
According to the case study one of the identified risk,
area is impaired social interaction mpaired social.I
interaction is a consistent absence of orientation to
either a person place and circumstances his is a, .T
very risky area that needs immediate nursing
intervention alongo et al t is usually(I ., 2015).I
e hibited through confusion slow response tox ,
questions and failure to follow simple
instructions rom the case study it is clear that.F ,
Chung spends most of his ti me at work and
therefore he has no ti me for social activities e even.H
rarely sits with his family alone Studies show that.
lack of social interaction leads to mental disorders.
b dentify1 ) I one nursing midwifery/
intervention you would undertake directly
with your client to address the risk area
noted in question a and include a rationale for1
the intervention marks for the intervention. (2
and marks for the rationale2 )
nsure the intervention includesE how, who
and when you would actually carry out the
intervention our rationale should state. Y why
you would carry out the particular intervention.
nsure literature is includedE .
1a and 1b – 200 words in total
o improve on the social interaction of the patientT
who is Chung in this scenario the nurse has to,
come up with an appropriate intervention he best.T
nursing intervention in this case includes providing
activities that require very minimal concentration such
as playing simple games like the board game Since.
depressed people usually lack concentration as well
as memory the rationale for this nursing intervention,
is to minimize on the clients opportunities to place
himself down at any given ti me he nurse should.T
also ma imise the patients contacts with otherx
people aylor ee addock he rationale(T , B , & H , 2016).T
for this intervention is because studies have shown
that contact with other people usually distracts the

patient from the self preoccupation aspect.
a sing the case study provided identify a2 ) U ,
mental health concern nsure your answer. E
details why you have identified this concern
including specific information about the client
and current literature marks. (2 )
ne of the mental health concern identified in theO
case study is depression Depression is a branch of.
feelings such as feeling low sadness and loss of,
interest in daily activities According to this case.
study Chung is probably depressed his is due to a, .T
series of events like failure of his parents to attend
his wedding ang earney ia Shang(W , K , J , & ,
he longer hours he spents at work rather2016).T
than his family as well as how committed his wives
parents are in caring for their children All this.
factors contribute to depression.

b dentify2 ) I one nursing midwifery/
intervention you would undertake directly
with your client to address the mental health
concern noted in question a and include a2
rationale for the intervention marks for the. (2
intervention and marks for the rationale2 )
nsure the interventions includesE how, who
and when you would actually carry out the
intervention. our rationale should stateY why
you would carry out the particular intervention.
nsure literature is included when youE
discuss the rationale.
2a and 2b – 200 words in total
he nursing intervention for depression includes theT
nurse encouraging Chung to freely e press hisx
feelings such as anger sadness or guilt and coming,
up with alternative ways in which he can handle his
feelings as well as frustration bert Cuijpers(E , ,
Mu oz aumeister he nursingñ , & B , 2017).T
intervention should be done frequently like twice a
day he rationale for this is to assist the patient learn.T
different ways on how to deal with emotions and gain
a sense of his life he nurse should also consider.T
contacting his family and then arrange for a crisis
counselling sessions and activating links to slef help
groups he rationale behind this intervention is that.T
patients with depression need a lot of resources to
assist them lose personal feelings of worthlessness.
sing current literature identify and3) U ,
he two ethical principles identified in the case studyT
are confidentiality and truth telling he principle of.T

discuss (2) two legal, ethical or professional
issues a nurse midwife may need to/
consider when working with the client in the
case study marks(4 ).
Qu 3 – 100 words in total
confidentiality states that whatever information the
patient shares with the nurse it has to remain,
confidential and the nurse should not share with any
other person bert Cuijpers Mu oz(E , , ñ , &
aumeister n this case study Chung notesB , 2017).I ,
that arriets parents are very involving in takingH
care of his child and this bothers him very much As.
a nurse am not supposed to conceal this,I
information ruth telling on the other hand is an.T
ethical principle that allows the nurse to share
patient information with the relatives n this case.I
study the nurse should consider telling the family,
members some of the issues affecting Chung.
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