1)She directed and was the Lead facilitator for the completion of the Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Residency Proposal for MEDVAMC focused on nurse practitioners by completing and ongoing review of the process to ensure that MEDVAMC will have a nurse practitioner student training opportunities within our VA Mental health services. The outcome will provide a steady poll of qualified mental health NPs to hire from who are qualified to fill the vacant
Phil Klay’s story “Redeployment” shows many instances where mental health was a problem for the soldiers who have come back from serving time. This relates to what's happening in the world today with people all over the world. The main illness that is talked about is Post Traumatic Stress
Nursing has become a very dynamic role as it is constantly changing and evolving. The number of people entering the nursing field continues to increase. The responsibilities nurses are held accountable for are very diverse and demanding. Mental health nursing is one of the many diverse fields a nurse must be educated in. A nurse must be competent in attending to a patient’s mental health as it is something that pertains to all patients regardless of race, origin, or religion.
Mental Health Of Soldiers According to FHEHealth “between 2001 and 2014, the number of veterans committing suicide rose above 20 per day”. Veterans are suffering mentally to the point of suicide because of post-traumatic stress disorder from the trauma they experienced. As O’Brien writes about his stories he explains the effects war has on soldiers. War causes soldiers to become numb to death and the trauma from the war leaves them with PTSD, in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien demonstrates that war ruins soldiers' mental health.
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP): It was formed in 2013 by the fusion of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (founded in1985) and the American College of Nurse Practitioners (founded in 1995). The purpose of this association is to advocate for the issues and performance of the nurse practitioners. AANP’s mission is to lead nurse practitioners in turning the health care system into patient-centered care. According to the AANP website, this organization has more than 60,000 individual members, and 200
Nurse Practitioner are registered Nurses who serve as primary and specialty health care providers under a physician. Much like a geriatrician, Gerontological Nurse Practitioners work with elderly patients, diagnosing illness, conducting exams, and prescribing medication. (“Geriatric Nurse…”). These type of nurses work at nursing homes, with home healthcare services and in hospice facilities, or run your own private practice. A geriatric nurse work with finding illnesses and diseases, prescribing medication and therapy, routine check-ups and screenings, etc…etc.
First responders play a vital role in the safety and health of our community. Putting their own life at risk, these first responders undergo some of the most stressful and life threatening situations as part of their duties. Benedek, Fullerton, and Ursano’s article states that military health care workers, public health service workers, and state, local, and volunteer first responders experience many different effects from their professions such as Acute Stress Disorder (ASD), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and much more. They also mentioned the use of population-based interventions and it’s positive effect on the mental wellness of first responders.
The Indiana State Board of Nursing (2011) defines advanced practice nursing as a registered nurse who has attained advanced knowledge and skills through an organized program of study. The three categories of study include nurse practitioner, certified nurse mid-wife, or clinical nurse specialist. National certification is not required for nurse practitioners completing an accredited graduate program. However, if the continuing education is part of a certificate program then a national certification is required. Although certification is not required in Indiana, Riley Hospital for Children nurse practitioners are required to certify within one year of employment.
Chapter 4 covered anxiety, phobias and obsessive compulsive disorders. Anxiety, fear and phobias are normal human emotions that in most respects are used to keep us safe by influencing us to avoid potentially dangerous situations. It is only when our emotions are not in proportion to the reality of the situation that our fears, obsessions and anxiety become pathological. It is very easy for me to see how an otherwise healthy individual could develop generalized anxiety disorder in today’s society. There is just so much to be legitimately concerned with such as the economy, the high cost of health care and war (such as the war on terrorism).
I am applying for a Mental Health Nursing Mater’s degree because I want to help people who suffer from mental illness. With the skills I have acquired whilst working as a support worker and whilst undergoing a pyschaitric clinical course and practical as a nursing student, I believe I will achieve my goal of being a mental health Nurse practitioner. I gained some insight into a mental health career whilst undergoing my clinical rotations in a big psychiatric hospital back in my home country of Nigeria. The role includes writing care plans, interacting with the patients as well as carrying out ward rounds with a group of healthcare professionals. I would like to expand my knowledge further at a degree level and possibly higher.
In studying Registered Nursing one will find that they have to be compassionate and want to care for others. Registered Nurses assist physicians with suffering patients of any medical condition. They help to decide the patient’s medicine, treatment, recovery, and educate the them and their families on post-medical treatment. They need to have bedside manner, and be able to prepare patients for surgery. Registered Nursing careers range anywhere from critical care, oncology, mental health, to an everyday school nurse.
In the recent years, the number of mental health professionals providing for the military has dwindled, there is almost no combat-specific psychologists left, and the wait time to be treated for a mental health issue by the Department of Veterans Affairs has drastically increased. Examining MilitaryOneSource and the Department of Veterans Affairs, two of the most highly regarded military health providers, the lack of mental health services for veterans and active duty members has diminished and has resulted in a multitude of veterans going untreated or even ending their own life instead of receiving the help they
Many veterans that have served this country have ended up homeless or in poverty. This nation has struggled with getting a handle of this problem and putting adequate supports in place to resolve the problem. Veterans need to have the right supports in place to prevent this. The veterans’ services need to be comprehensive supports, and in place as soon as a soldier transitions to civilian life.
The purpose of this pilot study is to describe the undergraduate nursing students' experiences communicating with the psychiatric patients in mental health settings. This part presents the methods and the procedures that will be used in this pilot study. The design of this pilot study will be the qualitative approach utilizing a descriptive phenomenological research design to answer the research question of this pilot study and to describe the undergraduate nursing students' experiences communicating with the psychiatric patients in mental health settings. The benefit of this approach is that facilitates the research process to explore the UNS experiences, to compare the meanings of the experiences, and to build themes elucidate the unique experiences of UNS. Furthermore, this is the most proper methodology as it is more concerned with personal experiences and meanings, happens in a natural setting and being descriptive, which will offer more in-depth outcomes.
Psychiatry stems from a branch of medicine that is dedicated to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of psychological, mental, and emotional disorders or illnesses. With its foundation of psychology, the study of the mind and its behaviors in certain scenarios or situations, psychiatry specializes in mental health and even substance abuse disorders. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor (M.D. or D.O) that can assess the diagnosis of a clinical psychologist and directly treat the illness by prescribing medication, psychotherapy, and other medical treatments. Thus, improving the overall function, and social lifestyle of the patient. Being a psychiatrist requires searching for new methods in order to guide patients out of their chronic illnesses
