illness‚ have negative perceptions on mental health nurses‚ viewing it as less desirable‚ requiring little knowledge and giving no opportunity for professional progression. (Ng‚ et al. 2010) This is because mental health problems are harder to portray and understand than physical health problems‚ along with the fact it is easier to sympathise with someone who has a visible illness. (Angermeyer & Schulze. 2003) Students looking to move into a mental health nursing career are frequently recommended to
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NU 306 Mental Health Nursing *Reflections: Clinical Experiences in Community - Gero 1. Describe characteristics of clients served by this program. The clients at Shoals Hospital in the geriatric psyc. Unit were obviously old. I think the youngest person was a 60 year old female. All had psychiatric disorders but the disorder that seemed to be most prevalent was Major Depressive Disorder. I also got to talk to the oldest living person with Huntington’s disease which was very cool. 2
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Name Mental health I had been having periods of anxiety for over eight months which were characterized by sleepless nights and difficulties in concentration. Before then‚ I had been taking care of my father after my mother became ill and passed away two years ago. She had looked after my father and me in a loving manner and always took good care of us. I am a single women aged 26 years. I recently resigned from work in order to be present with my father as I take care of him. The problem got worse
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Discuss how psychological and sociological concepts and theories can inform health promotion in nursing practice. For the purpose of the assignment the contents will discuss Prochaska and DiClemente’s Stages of Change Model in conjunction with empowerment and self-efficacy. To support the assignment a case study will be used to aid the application of the theories and models when applied to nursing practice. The case study used in this assignment is 50 year old woman‚ Alison Stevenson‚ a single
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hange agent and Role of change agent A change agent is a person from inside or outside the association who helps an association change itself by concentrating on such matters as authoritative viability‚ change‚ and advancement. A change operator is fundamentally an expert‚ either from inside of the association. They regularly assume the part of a researcher‚ mentor‚ guide‚ or educator. Sometimes they will even serve as a line manager. While some change operators represent considerable authority in
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Joumal of Change Management‚ Vol. 4‚ No. 4‚ 309-325‚ December 2004 i"\ l\ Kurt Lewin and complexity theories: back to the future? BERNARD BURNES Manchester School of Management‚ University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology‚ Manchester‚ UK ABSTRACT Many writers acknowledge the significance of Kurt Lewin ’s contribution to organizational change. However‚ over the last 20 years‚ where the focus has been on rapid‚ transformational change‚ Lewin ’s work has increasingly
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provided the basis for the development of two different models of care: the biomedical model‚ and the recovery-based psychosocial model. The model of care adopted by care providers heavily influences the nature of the treatment given‚ and the trajectory of a patient’s journey through illness‚ to wellness. Historically‚ the biomedical model of care has been the foundation of Western medicine‚ and has remained largely unchallenged as the dominant model of care used in the delivery of psychiatric treatment
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In history‚ there were many successful psychologists who have made large contributions to the world of psychology. Many of which who are alive‚ and dead. Three of the most important psychologists are Carl Rogers‚ Neal Miller‚ and Kurt Lewin; all in which made a contribution to psychology somehow or another. Carl Ransom Rogers was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology. Rogers was widely considered to be one of the founding fathers
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claim. Children are growing up within communities where gang violence becomes so rife that in the end perceived as the norm. Gangs have been in these children’s environment from day one; therefore‚ imprinted behaviors leave little or no choice of role models. The subculture of gang violence has become a most feared phenomenon in many poverty-stricken communities. The gang violence that is prevalent in these communities affects mostly the adolescents‚ who are supposed to be ‘the leaders of tomorrow’.
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