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Mental health / Mental Heath Nursing
by adsouzajy
by adsouzajy · Published September 28, 2021 · Last modified March 23, 2022
Negative emotions such as fear and heartache can affect your body and mind, leading to dysfunctional relationships, depression, stress, and disease. So, it’s important to not only be aware of your emotions, but also what you can do to release them.
Exposure to one or more traumatic events can change how we view the world and what constitutes right and wrong; distorting our sense of the past and present; where the past can intrude into the present at any time in unpredictable and distressing way
Living with a person with mood disorder can be excruciatingly difficult-it may sometimes seem like a big roller coaster ride. One may notice high episodes of ‘manic behaviors’ or phases of ‘hypomania’ and at times, low episodes of depression. Then, one may encounter these ‘mixed’ episodes, where the mania and the depression are both present at the same time. This uncertainty of ‘ups’ and ‘downs’ and a lack of understanding about them can drive even the closest relationships apart; even to the breaking point.
So, what is it like, to live with a person who is diagnosed with the mood disorder?
The Year of the Nurse is almost coming to an end. Every nurse’s New Year’s resolutions are going to be a lot different from every other year. After having gone through an excruciating year...
Mental health / Mental Heath Nursing / Nursing
by adsouzajy
by adsouzajy · Published December 14, 2020
Now that the vaccine for the novel corona virus seems to be on our doorsteps, the bigger question that seems to have appeared is, ‘How many are actually willing to take this vaccine?’ There...
We have an amazing parking place at work. What is so amazing about it, you may ask? That parking place has seen staff meltdowns and breakdowns after or in the middle of a challenging...
A traumatic event is one that poses a significant threat to life or mental stability. It can happen not just to the service users but also to the service providers especially those working in...
Being diagnosed with a chronic illness is hard; not just for the client but his family as well! Mental illnesses are not different. I remember one of my clients once said to me; “There...
Mental Heath Nursing / Nursing
by adsouzajy
by adsouzajy · Published June 2, 2020 · Last modified November 18, 2020
Being a new nurse on a mental health unit is not always easy, but it is always worth it. You deal with the population who have known trauma, dealt with stigma on a daily...
What does it take to be a Mental Health Nurse??? Why Mental Health Nursing? Mental health nursing is a profession for you if you aspire to help vulnerable people while making a difference –...
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