Mental Health

Case A:
A client with paranoid schizophrenia has made a great deal of improvement. His hallucinations have abated; he is taking his medications, is compliant, and is nonviolent. As the nurse is planning his discharge and discussing it with him, along with other members of the health care team, the client states, I am not ready to be discharged yet. I think I need to stay a bit longer.
Case B:
Matt Wexler is being admitted to the psychiatric unit for violent behaviour. He is a 28-year-old member of the Canadian Armed Forces who has just returned from three tours in Afghanistan. His girlfriend stated that he tried to strangle her when he confused her with an undercover Afghani secret agent. Marlene is the nursing student assigned to Mr. Wexler. She reviews his intake forms and health care provider’s orders. His diagnoses are post-traumatic stress disorder, paranoia, and psychosis.
Case C:
Mrs. Celia Scherer is a 33-year-old woman admitted to the medical-surgical unit for management of a bowel infection secondary to a colostomy. She has had a colostomy and colostomy pouch for three years, but she is not compliant in correctly cleaning the area and changing the dressing and pouch as required. She is placed on antibiotics to fight the infection, intravenous fluids to maintain hydration, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications for pain. Lucy is the nursing student assigned to Mrs. Scherer. Lucy’s priority in caring for Mrs. Scherer is to educate the patient about the importance of maintaining hygiene and to promote comfort.

Discuss how you would approach the case study as a Registered Practical Nurse (2 Paragraphs)
Discuss how the nursing process (ADPIE) would influence your caring of the patient in the case study (4 to 5 Paragraphs)

Provide a brief summary of main points                (2 Paragraphs)

Mental Health

Order Description

This assessment requires detailed information based on AUSTRALIAN medical nursing interventions, so please ensure that you base your information from an Australian perspective.

Assessment requirements: Mental Health Assignment: Due 10/09/2015 8am AEST
Please ensure the following:
1)  be 1500 words
2) include only a brief introduction and conclusion
3)  be double spaced
4) 3cm margin
5) have a MINIMUM 14 recent sources (Less than 7 years Old).
6)  comply with APA Referencing Guide Lines.
7)  be written in the third person
8)  be Australian and the Australian health system guidelines

You are required to
1) Exploration of Jeremy Oxley’s experience and concerns about his mental health
An accurate and clearly articulated exposition of Jeremy Oxley’s experience, using clearly explained examples.

2) Exploration of brother and partner’s understanding.
An accurate and clearly articulated explanation of both perspectives, comparing and contrasting differences with clearly explained examples.

3) Recovery principles and medical model of mental health are explored and applied to Jeremy Oxley’s Lived Experience of mental health issues.
An accurate and clearly expressed analysis of Recovery principles and the medical model is articulated and applied with appropriate examples to Jeremy Oxley’s experience.

Content is logically and succinctly structured to create a coherent and analytical report which consistently uses formal academic language, correct nursing terminology and adheres to grammatical conventions.
APA guidelines for in-text referencing and the reference list are consistently adhered to, with no errors.
“YOU MUST NOT USE SUB-HEADINGS OR DOT POINTS OR TABLES”
The chosen patient is Jeremy Oxley from “The Sunny Boys” concert/life experience 2013 is available on youtube appox 90mins