NUR2488 Module 6 Discussion
NUR2488 Mental Health Nursing Module 6 Discussion
Schizophrenia from Patient’s Point of View
Think about a client with schizophrenia that you know about from personal, work or clinical experience, or from news media or other sources. Describe the individual.
What are the positive and/or negative symptoms?
What are the person’s struggles? What treatments have been tried and failed? What works?
If you were that person, what would you like to tell your nurse about yourself, your needs, and your fears?
Please provide evidence from professional sources to support your information. Include examples of your prior experience with a client who was having a problem with delusions and/or hallucinations.
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Discussion about NUR2488 Module 6
Discussion of NUR2488 Mental Health Nursing Module 6
From the Patient’s Perspective on Schizophrenia
Consider a client with schizophrenia whom you are familiar with through personal, professional, or clinical experience, or through news media or other sources. Describe the person.
What are the symptoms, both positive and negative?
What are the individual’s difficulties? What treatments have been tested and found to be ineffective? What is effective?
What would you tell your nurse about yourself, your needs, and your anxieties if you were that person?
Please give evidence from professional sources to back up your claims. Include examples of your prior experience with a client who was having a problem with delusions and/or hallucinations.
