Abit of help with my uni interview tomorrow

nightrider1470

nightrider1470

nightrider1470

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Just noticed that this senario will be disscussed tomorrow, just wondering if anyone could help me with a little input

Be really appreciated!! :) -Am going for Mental health nurse

"You will be required as part of the selection process to
discuss the issues arising from the scenario below prior to
your individual interview"

Suzie’s mother died a year ago but Suzie just can’t
seem to move on. She is still having a hard time
sleeping at night and concentrating in school. Suzie
has admitted to taking some pills to try to help her
sleep as she is having nightmares. She tells her father
that she hates going into school as she can’t
concentrate in her lessons and is falling behind. Her
father has noticed she is spending a lot of time in her
room and that her friends don’t visit as frequently as
before
 
You can break that down into four things fairly neatly.

Try doing that and identifying what you think would be the right course of action to take.

For example, she clearly needs to speak with someone about her lost mother, perhaps her dad or someone else who is more neutral.
 
I'm sure people would happy to provide some input if you try and answer it first. There are some obvious issues there. Pick those out as bullet points and then write a few sentences for each, if you don't think about it now your interview will be much harder. Being given ideas isn't the same and you'll get stuck when questioned.
 
There is a high potential risk of suicide as the girl is going through a certain traumatic time and isolating her self

The fact she is secluding her self from her friends shows she is depressed and unable to talk to anyone

The father might need some type of support, as he has to deal with the loss of his wife as well as the stress of worry of caring for his daughter

The father should approach his daughter and talk with her about them both seeing some type of professional to help them disscuss the pain they are going through and make the daughter understand what she is going through is normal but why she needs to not cut her self off from the world and her father loves and wants to be there for her

Father should remove all pills from the house
 
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nightrider1470 said:
There is a high potential risk of suicide as the girl is going through a certain traumatic time

The fact she is secluding her self from her friends shows she is depressed and unable to talk to anyone

The father might need some type of supports, as he has to deal with the loss of his wife as well as the stress of worry of caring for his daughter
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I think your first two conclusions might be a bit brash. Suicide risk is a bit extreme!

From the sounds of things it sounds like she should talk to someone about how she feels first and foremost. It's possible that the route of her problems is the loss of her mother, so this should be assessed and worked on if found to be an issue.

Most children hate school so it needs to be ascertained if she is going through a phase or if there is anything more sinister such as bullying going on. Her father needs to continue to support her through her education.

The nature of the pills need to be looked at, what are they, where is she getting them from, are they suitable? Is there a better solution to help her sleep? Perhaps she will no longer need them if her mind is put at rest after discussing other issues.

Friends are difficult because friendships are dynamic. I would personally be focussing on the other elements first and hopefully the friendships will pick back up when she has regained confidence. This links in with the point about bullying - it needs to be found out if anything sinister is going on.

So, did I get the job?
 
Part of assessing someone for risk of depression does involve asking a few questions about self-harm and suicide, so it's not a totally unreasonable thing to consider. People don't always volunteer that kind of information unless prompted. In relation to the question, I wouldn't focus on it, but worth mentioning.
 
Nitefly said:
I think your first two conclusions might be a bit brash. Suicide risk is a bit extreme!

From the sounds of things it sounds like she should talk to someone about how she feels first and foremost. It's possible that the route of her problems is the loss of her mother, so this should be assessed and worked on if found to be an issue.

Most children hate school so it needs to be ascertained if she is going through a phase or if there is anything more sinister such as bullying going on. Her father needs to continue to support her through her education.

The nature of the pills need to be looked at, what are they, where is she getting them from, are they suitable? Is there a better solution to help her sleep? Perhaps she will no longer need them if her mind is put at rest after discussing other issues.

Friends are difficult because friendships are dynamic. I would personally be focussing on the other elements first and hopefully the friendships will pick back up when she has regained confidence. This links in with the point about bullying - it needs to be found out if anything sinister is going on.

So, did I get the job?
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Excellent input!!! thank you sir! :)

I agree suicide is a bit extreme, but something that shouldnt be overlooked :)
 
Nitefly's answer is good, although I personally really liked your input about making sure that the father is okay. They will want to see how you think about these things at the interview, and by doing that you're showing that you can think beyond the obvious and look at a wider picture.

By the way, you have an interview tomorrow and it's 11.40. Go to sleep!
 
manic111 said:
Nitefly's answer is good, although I personally really liked your input about making sure that the father is okay. They will want to see how you think about these things at the interview, and by doing that you're showing that you can think beyond the obvious and look at a wider picture.

By the way, you have an interview tomorrow and it's 11.40. Go to sleep!
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I forgot to add this, it's something I didn't think of and thought was a good answer :)
 
nightrider1470 said:
Could anyone give a input on a careplan for this situation? I haven't done one before thats all.

Just we get asked to do one. Just looking for some points at how to minimise the risk
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I've never done one before either, but just apply a bit of common sense - a consultation with the girl alone and the father alone is probably a good place to start to find more about the issues and identify the primary concerns.
 
What the hell, if you can't answer the question then you are doing the wrong thing. God this country needs to stop asking for hand out's. How about one of us does the interview for you? What do you think happened before the internet.
 
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