Nurse Educator's Guide to Understanding Schizophrenia
1. You are the nurse educator preparing an orientation on cognitive or
mental healt
You are the nurse educator preparing an orientation on cognitive or mental health illness.
There is a need to address the many clients with cognitive issues that seek healthcare
services and how to better understand their needs.Choose a cognitive/mental health illness
that you feel less knowledgeable about and address the following prompts by including two
to three examples of each item. Each item should be a paragraph. Support your content with
in-text citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using
the APA 7th Edition writing style for the presentation.Choose a cognitive or mental health
illness (schizophrenia).1. What is it?2. How is it diagnosed? How is it treated?3. How does it
differ from a physical or “visible” illness?Address the following for your chosen diagnosis.4.
Historical5. Socioeconomic impact6. Political issues or impact7. Educational needs8.
Topographical findings9. Geographical impact10. Cultural impact11. Include
interdisciplinary interventions for this disease.12. Discuss the impact of a patient’s value
systems on management of this disease.Address the following health-care practices:13.
Acute versus preventive care14. Barriers to health care15. Impact of pain and the sick
role16. Cultural practices17. Identify challenges related to:18. Learning styles19.
Autonomy20. Educational preparation21. Disease managementThere should be a paragraph
for each item #.