Cultural Considerations in Mental Health Nursing Discussion
This patient is showing signs of depression and anxiety and has expressed her feelings.
She has complained about restlessness and insomnia, and headaches and aches that don’t seem to
go away. She has an increased heart rate of 90 beats per minute and she is breathing heavily. She
is having difficulty concentrating on the assessment and the questions that have been asked, as
she has asked to repeat the questions several times. She mentions to the nurse that she feels
worthless and that she is a failure to her parents and family. Based on what the patient has told
the nurse, she has reasons to believe this patient is at risk for depression and anxiety or has
already developed it.
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A nursing diagnosis for this patient could be impaired social interaction related to her
feelings of worthlessness and disturbance in thought process. To help the patient with their
mental health it would be in our best interest to inform her family of the situation. The family not
being informed of the patient’s current mental status, especially if unstable, could increase her
instability. They would be caused if a family member says or comments on something and the
patient not taking it well.
Our patient does not fallow a particular cultural belief that would prevent them from
taking medications that will help with her symptoms. This means that getting her on medication
such as anti-depressants or anti-anxiety drugs would be culturally safe to help her symptoms.
One intervention that could be taken to ensure the safety of the patient is referring the patient and
her family to a counselor and/or therapist. This will help both the patient and family gain support
and ask any questions they may have. This would be ensuring our client’s safety because her
family will gain knowledge on how to help her in this situation and she will learn skills that will
help her cope with her feeling.
I will be able to evaluate if the implementations that were put into places were effective if
the patient’s feelings have been alleviated by the medications that were prescribed to her. Also,
by noting how she feels after meeting with the counselor and/or therapist that she was referred
to. You will also be able to tell if the implementations helped by simply observing how your
patient is looking. For example, her heart rate has decreased, she is more focused and alert, and
she looks calm.
In conclusion, the completed interventions have been successful so far. By continuing to
monitor this patient and setting new and/or continuing with her current care plan, will help
improve her mental health. Cultural Considerations in Mental Health Nursing Discussion