1. What assumptions do you have regarding your mental health clinical setting to which you are assigned?
I assume that the environment would be setup to promote a therapeutic environment. For instance, the noise level will be kept down to a minimum. There will be different rooms set up for therapeutic interventions, such as group therapy, aa room to just sit in a debrief, or a room for games or reading. Overall, the environment try to control the stimulus and maintain a calm atmosphere. In addition, I feel, as though there will be areas where we are required to show identification or enter codes to gain access since the doors will be locked. Certain items will be kept out of reach from the patients that could cause them harm such as cleaning supplies, sharp objects, and of course medication.
2. What are your expectations from this clinical experience?
The overall expectations I have from this experience is a better understanding of mental health and my role as a nurse. I want to be able to connect, incorporate and apply the various concepts learned from the foundation of mental health course to my clinical experience or apply my clinical experience to the class. Society seems to have …show more content…
I personally do not know how to respond if that situation were to occur and I would feel more at ease knowing what to do. We have not covered how to do so in simulation or really discussed the topic in class. In addition, the nurses and staff are familiar with their patients, have overall more experience and training. As a result, they know what to say and what not to say to a patient. For instance, a simple question unknowingly could be a trigger for that patient. I am afraid I will unintentionally say something that causes the patient to act out. As a result, knowing what topics to avoid with a specific patient will allow me to establish a therapeutic professional relationship with that
I assume that the environment would be setup to promote a therapeutic environment. For instance, the noise level will be kept down to a minimum. There will be different rooms set up for therapeutic interventions, such as group therapy, aa room to just sit in a debrief, or a room for games or reading. Overall, the environment try to control the stimulus and maintain a calm atmosphere. In addition, I feel, as though there will be areas where we are required to show identification or enter codes to gain access since the doors will be locked. Certain items will be kept out of reach from the patients that could cause them harm such as cleaning supplies, sharp objects, and of course medication.
2. What are your expectations from this clinical experience?
The overall expectations I have from this experience is a better understanding of mental health and my role as a nurse. I want to be able to connect, incorporate and apply the various concepts learned from the foundation of mental health course to my clinical experience or apply my clinical experience to the class. Society seems to have …show more content…
I personally do not know how to respond if that situation were to occur and I would feel more at ease knowing what to do. We have not covered how to do so in simulation or really discussed the topic in class. In addition, the nurses and staff are familiar with their patients, have overall more experience and training. As a result, they know what to say and what not to say to a patient. For instance, a simple question unknowingly could be a trigger for that patient. I am afraid I will unintentionally say something that causes the patient to act out. As a result, knowing what topics to avoid with a specific patient will allow me to establish a therapeutic professional relationship with that