Mental Health Disorders

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Part 1: Ethical and Nursing

 

Case Study, Chapter 23, Professional Identity and ImageNursing care is frequently perceived by the public as simple and unskilled. Many male nurses live in fear of how their caring actions might be interpreted. Many nurses hold that stereotypes about the profession are true, just as the general public does. Public identity and image has been a struggle for nurses for a long time. The greater public clearly does not understand what professional nursing is all about, and the nursing profession has done a poor job of correcting long-standing, historically inaccurate stereotypes.

1. What are the common nursing stereotypes?

2. What was the role of the Center for Nursing Advocacy?

a.  Discuss the role of Truth about Nursing in addressing inaccurate or negative portrayals of nursing in the media and the process they use to raise public and professional awareness of the issues surrounding nursing public image?

3. What are some of the ways of changing nursing’s image in the public eye?

One of the most important strategies needed to change nursing’s image is to change the image of nursing in the mind of the image-makers.

4. What are some of the key ways for nurses to interact with the media?

Part 2: Ethical and Nursing

 

Case Study, Chapter 24, As professional Registered Nurses we must have an understanding and grasp of the policy process and how are influence an create change. There is rapid change happening all around us. Please answer the following questions:

1. What are the most significant nursing issues being debated in the policy arena?

Nurses are reluctant to become active in the political arena.

2. Describe what actions you can take to contribute to policy and make a difference.

3. What do you believe will be the next major policy issue affecting nursing to be debated?

Part 3: Nursing and Aging

 

Topic: Mental Health Disorders

Hypochondriasis can be a problem for older adults.

1. What situations contribute to hypochondriasis

2. What interventions can nurses provide that will address this problem in older adults?

Part 4: Nursing and Aging

 

Topic: Mental Health Disorders

Many older adults are prescribed psychotropic medications.

1. What are the side effects (3)  of these medications in older adults?

2. How do they impact the normal aging older adult?

Part 5: Children and adolescents Health

 

Topic: Hematuria

1. Pathophysiology

2. Epidemiology

3. Physical exam findings

4. Differential diagnoses and rationale

5. Management plan to include diagnostic testing, medications if applicable, follow-up plans, and referrals if needed