NURS 3016 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Therapeutic Relationship, Countertransference, Deep Vein Thrombosis
2 Oct 2016
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Some attributes of mental health o: spirituality is one of the highest defense mechanisms we have. Influences that can have an impact on an individual"s mental health o. Mental health continuum of biologically based disorders o: psychosis patients we will be seeing in inpatient units, patients cannot be admitted unless they are imminently a danger to themselves and others. Key to recovery in severe mental illness: literature review of 35 studies exploring the lived experience of persons with severe mental illness disclosed their painful isolation and desire for normalcy, key to recovery is: Relationships with others based on understanding, trust, acceptance, and valuing of the individual. Patient is expert in own area of illness. Treated with respect and given opportunities to be involved in their treatment. These are remarkably ordinary aspirations that reveal how conspicuously absent these everyday life experiences may be for persons with severe mental illness and how this void may contribute to their experience of suffering.
