Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Eve Karpinski, AHN-BC, RN-BC

Question 1 How do you put a giraffe into a refrigeration?

Question 2 How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?

Question 3 The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend… except one…Which animal does not attend?

Question 4 There is a river you must cross but it is inhabited by crocodiles, and you do not have a boat. How do you manage it?

Nurse’s Role Florence Nightingale wrote, “Only nature heals it is the nurse role to put the patient in the best environment for healing to take place. “ Psychiatric-mental health nursing a core mental health profession, employs a purposeful use of self as its art and a wide range of nursing, psychosocial, and neurobiological theories and research evidence as its science.

Expectation Be prepared for class discussion. Only one person talks at a time. Journaling Complete a mental and physical health assessment Develop a nursing care plan from the assessment, oral presentation. SOAP notes each clinical experience. If you are going to miss clinical or be late for a clinical day, please call me on my cell phone. If you have questions or concerns please me.

Expectation What expectation do you have for me?

Introduction to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Why do you think it is important to study psychiatric nursing? In the United States, mental illnesses is the nation’s second leading cause of disability, and mental illness has been classified as a public health crisis. You will encounter people with mental illnesses in inpatient, outpatient, medical-surgical settings, intensive care units, emergency departments, obstetrics, and pediatrics. Your mental health nursing skills will help you think critically and creatively as they empower clients by helping them restore their sense of value, strength, and ability to cope with life.

10 Leading Causes of Disability in the World (WHO, 1997) Unipolar Depression Iron-deficiency Anemia Falls Alcohol Use COPD Bipolar disorder Congenital anomalies Osteoarthritis Schizophrenia Obsessive-compulsive disorder 10.7%

Suicide Suicide is a serious public health challenge that has not received the attention and degree of national priority it deserves. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data indicate that in 1999 there were 29,199 deaths from suicide in that year, there were more than 152,000 hospital admissions for self-harming behaviors, and more than 700,000 visits to hospital emergency rooms for similar problem. It also is noteworthy that suicide was the third leading cause of death among youth aged 10-14, third among those 15-24, second among those years, and fourth among those years. While there are about twice as many deaths from suicide each year as from AIDS, spending on suicide research and prevention was approximately $40 million compared to $3.2 billion for HIV/AIDS research and prevention.

The Importance of self-awareness So how does that make you feel? What are you thinking? Why you are keeping a Journal

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