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NUR2200 Mental Health Across the Lifespan - University of Southern Queensland
LO1 - Explain clinical manifestations associated with the major mental health disorders.
LO2 - Apply evidence-based interventions which informs the development of targeted treatment planning across the lifespan of the consumer, including culturally diverse consumers.
LO3 - Analyse and apply the principles of the Recovery process in delivering specific care for consumers living with mental illness and supporting carers and significant other's needs.
LO4 - Explain the importance of mental health legislation, rights of mental health consumers, cultural diversity, and the legislative implications for nursing practice.
LO5 - Effectively communicate with consumers, including Indigenous populations, to accurately assess mental state and risk parameters using standardised mental health assessment forms.
Task description - It is expected that as a student you will develop an ability to observe consumer behaviour and accurately document those observations as findings on the Mental Status Examination (MSE) and risk screening tool in the correct assessment categories using the correct terminology. You will also develop patient- focused documentation skills in reporting the identified MSE and risk assessment findings concisely and accurately within the nursing report. From your findings, it is also expected that you will be able to identify symptoms about the client and consequently be able to develop mental health nursing-specific interventions to assist the client.
NOTE: This is an individual student assessment and not a group assessment. Therefore, students must submit original work. Students are required to adhere to USQ policies in the gathering and completion of this assessment.
Task detail:
? Download and read the history related to Harry Harrison.
? Access and download the MSE form and risk screening tool from the study desk. "MSE Form" and "Risk Screening Tool." The MSE is a word document, and you are required to type directly into the formatted document provided.
? From the information obtained from Harry and your documentation of the MSE, a risk assessment is also to be completed using the Risk Screening Tool provided (separate from the MSE that you will complete). The risk screening tool is an editable PDF, if you are unable to edit the PDF, you may print, complete by hand and upload.
? Watch the video of Harry's assessment. Provide a written record of your observations from the interview/assessment between Harry and the mental health consultant, on the MSE form. Refer to your text and lectures throughout the semester on the study desk for assistance, ensuring that you use the appropriate mental health terminology to communicate your findings.
? You may present your findings in dot point or in a short paragraph, however, you must support and specify the evidence that substantiates your observation
e.g. paranoia - Harry believed that he was being followed as evidenced by.....
The MSE report is to be typed as a word document, be succinct and relevant, your findings must be supported by the interview content.
? From the findings and documentation in the MSE or Risk Assessment screening for Harry, identify THREE
(3) relevant symptoms or issues. These must be a finding from the interview or recorded on the Risk Assessment.
? Research TWO (2) evidenced-based nursing mental health interventions per finding / symptom to assist you in completing the management plan for Harry.
? On completion of the symptoms / findings and intervention page. There should be THREE (3) symptoms
/ findings in total identified, and TWO (2) evidence based mental health nursing interventions per symptom (total of six interventions) and one reference per intervention to a total of six individual references.
? The symptoms / findings that you record on your intervention page, must be from documented evidence within your MSE and or risk assessment report.
? Nursing Report: Together with your findings from the MSE and the risk screening assessment, you are required to write a one-page nursing report (450-500 words), as if you were documenting your assessment findings into a patient chart, by using the SHARED tool.
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This will require you to gather the relevant and pertinent details and combine this into your nursing report. This is not a narration of your findings; this is to be succinct, pertinent and relevant information that would be important and critical to document in a patient's chart. As this is report style writing, references are not required for the nursing report as you have gathered the details from your findings.
Attachment:- Mental Health Across the Lifespan.rar