Since the start of this course, with the help of the material it has broadened my eyes to the various mental illnesses that could play a role in my future patients. Being exposed to stigma and negative views in society I had never truly educated myself on the various disease processes and ways to support this patient population until now. I think the most important theme that has been resonated throughout lectures and especially the weekly assigned videos is to approach each patient with the same amount of compassion and caring attitude no matter what their diagnosis is and to treat them like any other med-surg patient that we would encounter, if not even more attentive. With this patient population, balancing all of their wellness domains and highlighting on what we can do as nurses that can support their biological psychological and social domains. Identifying that along with their bio-psycho-social domains, they also have their eight dimensions of wellness that we as nurses can integrate into their care plan to help balance and strengthen. Learning more about the different diagnoses widens my view and will allow me to be accountable to myself, my future profession and my future patients to give them the support and respect that they deserve.
