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It is; however, I live in Canada. Also, my pt has not liked going to support groups in the past because he feels like he cannot relate to the other people in attendance. Another problem he has is that a lot of military related things trigger him so he is not very open to the idea of looking into any military mental health services we have available here.

Hi! I am currently working with a pt who is suffering from depression NOS and PTSD. He has two young children (6 y/o) and has told them he is in hospital because he hurt his back and not because of his mental health issues. He has expressed to me that he would like to tell his kids the real reason why he is in hospital, but is unsure of what to tell them/how much. Has anyone else ever encountered a situation like this, or know what they would tell their own young children if it were them?

I looked in two separate drug guides and spent half an hour online. You know what they say about assuming! By the way, Vascase is not in either of my drug guides because I found that name online.

Hi! I'm doing up my medication cards/sheets for the pt I will be working with tomorrow. My pt was prescribed cilazapril 2.5mg PO OD and I cannot find it anywhere! I'm almost 100% sure I wrote it down right because when I googled the name it came up, I just can't find the information I'm looking for (class, how it works, therapeutic effects, safe dosage range and nursing considerations). My pt was prescribed this med before being hospitalized so there was no info in the chart for why he is on it, and it does not pertain to the reason why he is in hospital now (mental illness). Is anyone familiar with this drug? By the way, I have tried to look it up in two up to date drug guide books (Mosby's and Davis). Thanks!

I feel like you assumed that its my personal opinion that people with chronic illness are lazy and selfish ect. I'm sorry if that's is what you think, but it was not my intention at all. If you re-read my post you will realize I said I am looking for more knowledge because I am always faced with a negative stigma of CI. As I said in my original post I DO NOT believe this stigma. I want to learn about how caring for patients has changed other nurses perceptions of chronic illness and how it has changed their nursing care as a result. I feel like I am being subtly attacked for trying to gain more knowledge and grow as a nurse. It is not wrong for me to want to gain knowledge; any proficient nurse does the same on a regular basis.

Hi! As a student nurse I'm still trying to figure out my own attitudes an beliefs and how they affect my nursing care. I find I am always faced with the stigma of people with CI being lazy, selfish, incompetent ect and its not right to label an entire population by a very minute minority. I have very limited experience in working with patients with CI, and I'm trying to get more knowledgeable about it. I was just wondering, for those of your who have worked with patients suffering from a chronic illness, how would you say your perception of chronic illness has changed due to the experience? Also, what did you learn about yourself as a health care professional when working with these patients?

No, that was the reassurance I needed to hear, thank you!! I guess what I'm struggling with is feeling like I'm hovering over my patients and prying too much. I know how important it is to learn about the sressors in their life, however I feel like thoose can be such personal things. I know if I were the patient I'd feel awkward answering such personal questions. It's kinda funny how I have no problem asking someone when their last BM was, but I hate asking about how they feel about the stressors on their life. I can see myself growing as a nurse, but it just seems like such a slow process haha.

I'm currently doing a mental health rotation in hospital for clinical this semester. I was wondering if anyone had any tips for how to comprehensively asses the mental status of a patient therapeutically? My instructor is a little eccentric and hard to follow at times, and as a result is not very helpful in my journey of developing my therapeutic communication skills. I have an idea of what to ask but I always feel so awkward because I feel like it turns into an interview and not a conversation. When I try to talk to my patients more conversationally though I feel like its too social and I feel like I am not being as professional as I should be because I am not solely focusing on my patient and their symptoms. Is this just something that will go away as I gain more experience?

My question wasn't on the recovery or medical models as we had plenty of information on those, it was more what to do in the situation of a involuntary patient refusing medications. I was able to scrape together an answer though! For anyone interested the medical model is a dated way of thinking. It is based solely on physical symptoms of a patient. Essentially the patient is told what to do and they comply without question. The recovery model had more of a holistic approach to care. It views recovery as an individual and unique process.

Hi! I'm working on a case study question right now and I have not been able to find the answer anywhere! The question is: An involuntary patient under your care becomes agitated and refuses to take his medications because he believes the medical staff are "trying to poison him". How would you, as a competent nurse, respond in this situation? I have been looking at my provincial mental health act, as well CMHA ect and have not been able to find an answer for this. Common sense tells me that you cannot force a patient to take a medication they are refusing, however since the patient in the case study is involuntary I'm not sure how (or if) that changes their right to refusal of treatment.

My textbook doesn't, thats why I'm having such a difficult time with this question. The assignment is based off an article about the recovery model.

Hi! I'm trying to finish up an assignment and am having difficulty with a question. I am in my second year of nursing in university and have not started giving out medications yet; therefore I have no idea what a competent nurse would do in the situation described in my question. The assignment is for a mental health class by the way. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Question: An involuntary patient under your care becomes agitated and refuses to take his medications because he believes the medical staff are “trying to poison him”. Considering the recovery model, how could you, as a nurse, respond to a situation like this? How would you respond using the medical model?