Question

** This is based off on the movie A Beautiful Mind

( movie chosen for Mental Health)

Please answer all questions, thank you!

1. Describe these main characters? John Nash, Alicia Nash, and Dr. Rosen.
2. What were John’s delusions/hallucinations? Describe in details.
3. What kind of treatments were prescribed for him?
4. How did Alicia and his family handle his illness?

1. What are the two priority nursing diagnoses for John?
2. Identify two short term goals for John; include two nursing interventions for each one goal identified and how you would evaluate them?
3. Identify two long-term goals for John.
4. What support group would be available for this John today?

Answer 1

A Beautiful Mind:
Main characters:
John Nash is a main character of the story,he was popular in games and solving puzzles and codes..when he reach adulthood she expert in excel in mathematics in colleges and graduate school..
Alicia is a physicist fall love with Nash..they got married.. nash fall in to mental illness later due to his delusion behavior she left him..
John's delusions:
Nash developed with delusions ,showing his different behavior to heads of state..he had a profound mental illness he loses his ability to work..He had a social isolation,he falls into complete madness..His strange behavior with Alicia he became completely mad,but because of Alicia he begins to recover..
Treatment:
He was on treatment with Antipsychotic drug like Thorazin and he had insulin shock,electric shock and psychoanalysis..
Alicia handle the situation:
Alicia made him to possible to come back from the disease..Having a home and family she believe that something good happen for John..she is a strong and supportive women for her family..she provided support with his mental illness..their family with full friendly and engaging behavior Nash recovered soon..
Two nursing diagnosis:
- Impaired social interaction
-Risk for injury
Short-term goal:
-provide safe environment
-Deal with hallucination and delusions
nursing intervention:
-Establish trust and rapport
- Avoid environment stimulation
- Avoid patient independent situation
- avoid arguing
-encourage family support
- Follow antipsychiatric medication correctly..
Long-term goal
-enhancing healthy outcome
-Rehabilitation
support group:
Alicia and John family is a supportive group who stay with him for a long as a supportive person for John.