I have unconsciously dealt
with people with mental health before. I work at a correctional facilities and
among where I am assigned to work is a unit called IMHU meaning “inmate mental
health unit”. In this unit we have inmate whom have mental illnesses. But prior
to my attending lectures on NURS 432 I always look at them as inmates who just
want to get out of general population, although I still give them all that they
are supposed to have based on the institutional policies and procedure. But now
I have a better understanding about how they acted the way they acted and I have
a clear picture about their behaviors now.
Although, I have an
unconscious experience on mental health prior to taking NURS 432 but now my
expectation lies beyond just understanding what the course content of the classes but also to have the know-how on how to actually apply the concept[t of
mental health into patients whom really need the care. I am also expecting that
I get the best exposure in taking care of individuals with mental health
issues.
My personal goal as of
this course is to understand the concept of mental health and be able to apply
the learned concepts in providing safety to patient, staff, and the community
in its entirety. And also part of my goals is to achieve the knowledge required
to make the aforementioned goal possible.
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