What is mental health? Mental health refers to our emotional wellbeing, it is all about how we think, feel and behave. The relevance of working with patients with mental health problems for me will be a challenge to start with. While on my placement I come across many patients why are suffering with Alzheimer and…
Young People and Sexual Agency in Rural Uganda Literature Review
Summary of paper HIV and AIDS continues to be an ongoing concern in many countries globally and even more so for African countries. Research published in 2012 by Stephen A. Bell, “Young people and sexual agency in rural Uganda” examines the decision making process leading young Ugandans involvement in sexual relationships, the transactional negotiations and…
What Does it Mean to be Healthy Reflective Essay
Health, like beauty, lies in the eyes of the beholder and a single definition cannot capture its complexity. To this end, this essay aims to explore what health means to me and how it has been influenced by the experience of coping with my mother’s chronic illness. To me, health transcends the absence of disease…
Teenage Pregnancy: Health and Social Issue Analysis
Today teenage pregnancy is evolving as a serious problem all over the world. It defines as getting pregnant below eighteen years. Researches reveal that almost fifteen million teen pregnancies occur every year. These teen pregnancies are mostly common in developing countries where teenagers lack parental monitoring and they are unaware of modern birth control methods….
Chronic Urinary Tract Infections Treatment Case Nursing Essay
RP, a 72-year-old Caucasian female, was brought to the emergency room (E.R) from Hillcrest Adult Foster Care via ambulance. Preadmission report to F-300 stated that she came to E.R confused, lethargic and weak, complaining of acute pain upon urination. She also urinated small amounts (< 50 ml) multiple times per hour, without the feeling of…
Anxiety after Incarceration: How Individuals Adapt to Living after Incarceration
This case study involves counselling a 23-year-old African American Male who was incarcerated for seven years and has recently been released from. The study took place at Bronx Connect. Mr. Jones has a long history of mental health issues such as anxiety. The goal for the five-week counseling session was to assist the client in…
The History Use Of Prosthetics Health And Social Care Essay
The term “Prosthesis” can be defined as an artificial replica that replaces human damaged or lost body part. In the field of arthroplasty or joint replacement surgery, prosthesis is defined as an artificial joint that replaces the arthritis affected or damaged human articulation (i.e., bone joint). The primary objective of the arthroplasty is to relief…
The relationship between cannabis use and mental health disorder
Abstract This assignment evaluates the relationship between cannabis use and mental health disorder related to it in Australia. Recent national data reflects that cannabis use was at its peak in 1998 when over 60% of people aged 20-29 were reported having used cannabis. Since then various studies have found co relation between cannabis use causing…
Case study on diabetes management
The following reflection is based on my experience of observing the care of MJ, a diabetic patient, using the model proposed by Boud, Keogh and Walker (1985). The reason for choosing this reflective cycle is because it provides space in its third phase, for analysing the learning acquired after the field experience is finished (Boud,…
Identifying and Meeting the Needs of the Individual Client
Identifying and meeting the needs of the individual client Annie Mc Donald Client One Social isolation Client Profile Mary is an 85 year old female. Mary is currently in the nursing home now for 6 months. Mary had to stay in care when she came dependant on 24-hour care. Mary lived in the country with…