1. Four symptoms of anxiety/panic that Josephine is experiencing are, fear, urination, tremors and trouble concentrating. These symptoms are evident through the way Josephine is behaving at home and at the hospital. These four symptoms are usually found in people who are actually diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and panic attacks, cognate to Josephine.…
In summary, A Orange County 52 year old woman, Connie Barraclough, was arrested in Newport Beach. She exclaimed that the Police Department violated her women’s civil rights. The woman was reportedly booked in a jail where men are processed to be held in jail. Connie was recently drinking earlier that night at an Angels game in Anaheim, the pursuer who arrested Connie reported that she was driving under the influence and arrested her. This all started when Connie realise she was not processed in the correct place for holding. She was actually sent to Orange County Jail in Santa Ana, because of a mishap of not having a female jailer to be “available” to process her. This resulted Connie being held for 12 hours in Orange County Jail rather than Newport Beach Jail which could resulted a…
She is going to need physiotherapy and surgery. If Gina’s pelvic fracture is serious enough she could be kept on the intensive care unit for a short period of time. The surgery team will probably refer Gina to a physiotherapist, to make the recovery time quicker and to get her back on her feet as soon as possible. Gina’s broken leg may also need surgery and she is going to need crutches for both fractures as well as more physiotherapy. It is important that the both professional members of staff work together to make Gina’s recovery as swift as possible to keep her out of pain. Gina is also not going to be active for several months and is at high risk of blood clots, she is also going to need to be talked to about blood thinning medication to reduce the risk of this. It is important that all members of staff involved in Gina’s care work together or keep in contact incase anything changes in her care plan, or any other problems become relevant. The translator for Gina also needs to be present as well to make sure information between Gina and professional members of staff is being understood properly. This will also affect how much pain she is in, because she may not be able to say how much pain she is in to members of…
Kirstin Blaise Lobato was found guilty of murder with a blunt object and sexual penetration of the anus with a sharp object the into the deceased body, multiple blunt trauma to the torso and head as well as penetrations with a sharp object to the torso. “July 8th, 2001 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a report of a dead body behind a dumpster on west Flamingo Road in Las Vegas NV” (FindLaw). Law enforcement identified the body as Duran Bailey, the victim of the murder. Lobato was a resident of Panaca NV, a city northeast of Las Vegas NV, approximately about a three-hour drive from each other. Lobato claimed that she had a previous encounter with Mr. Bailey in Las Vegas a couple days prior to the investigation conducted…
This involves understanding what the normal findings are and how the patient differs from normal expectation. Firstly, Alice has a history of hypertension, while it is relatively normal for a stroke patient to present with a raised blood pressure, it is abnormally high for someone at the age of 54. Alice’s blood pressure should be monitored frequently to insure it is stable and does not begin to rise. The nurse should educate Mrs. Palmer on the importance of taking her blood pressure medication and if she does not, how severe and life threatening the reoccurrence of stroke can be. Secondly, as stated she receive a perfect GCS score of 15, implying that Allice has the cognitive function and motor skills of a health individual. However, it is clear in the handover information that she has weakening in her left side. It is possible that there was an error made by the previous nurse and the receiving nurse is required to undergo another…
Diane Fleming , a native of Colorado born in 1957. At the age of 4 she moved to Missouri and was…
A young black strong female named Melba Pattillo Beals, has a great story of how she found strength and finish high school even though they it was a very dangerous situation. She was one of the few from LIttle rock 9 that got chosen to go to a all white school named Centrtal high. She was constantly getting picked on and abused by the students but she didn't give up. There was something in her head to tell her to keep pushing keep fighting. Sometimes it was her grandma India, Personal solider Danny or even the lord himself, the list can go on and on. Melba was going to give up until her grandma reminded her why she even started this journey to make a difference in the world , Arkansas and to prove everyone should be equal. Nonmatter what obstacle…
After reading the case study over Peggy Isaac I believe that Ms. Isaac is suffering from a generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Generalized anxiety disorder according to the textbook is characterized by a nearly constant state of worry and apprehension about a wide variety of events or activities, over a 6-month period. According to the case study, Ms. Isaac describes herself as “always on edge” and is described has uncharacteristically tense and fatigued, and has problems focusing since her breakup with her boyfriend 8 months ago. Furthermore, she developed acute anxiety not being able to leave her apartment nor go the store after 3 months after her breakup.…
She fought to bring justice for the sick and suffering. She told the public to take responsibility and provided services for mental ill patients. In that time, people used put the mentally ill in cages, closets, and chins to protect them from public place. Mrs. Dix travel from one stat to another by train, stagecoach lumber wagon, and foot over muddy roads and across rivers to convince both house representative and the senators to provide treatment for mentally ill patients.…
What do you think it would be like as a woman to live in the 18 to 1900’s, and travel the world in seventy two days?…
Mrs. Alisa Love will have no difficulty interacting with staff in the areas of understanding written and verbally presented material. From testing and interview there were no gross indicators of clinical psychopathology. She has had a relatively normal childhood and adolescent years. She also has had a relatively stable work history and her marital relationship and home life is without conflict. Psychologically challenging areas for her would be stress at work and beginning the grief process for her deceased father. One concern is her obsessive-compulsive tendencies and her minimization of personal faults or failures. This was discussed with her as related to her emotional eating behaviors and success in the bariatric program. Eating patterns…
Susan was admitted to hospital for a planned bi-lateral total knee replacement, she lived with her husband John who suffered from bipolar disorder. Susan enjoyed going to her local church every Sunday but had found it more difficult to do this recently due to her osteoarthritis, she had a close network of friends in church who had been taking her to the local supermarket as Susan could no longer drive due to the pain in her knees. Susan had been having difficulty walking due to the osteoarthritis in her knees for around 12 months, and during the past couple of months she was no longer able to leave the house without the aid of her walking frame, which she stated she did not like to use, stating that it made her feel too old, this will be discussed further during the essay. Everyday tasks such as cleaning and cooking were becoming increasingly difficult to carry out; her close friends had been coming to the house and helping out as often as they could.…
You are working in a community outpatient clinic where you perform the intake assessment on R.M., a 38- year-old woman who is attending graduate school and is very sedentary. She reports overwhelming fatigue that is not relieved by rest. She states that she is so exhausted that she has difficulty walking to class and trouble concentrating when studying. Her face looks puffy, and her skin is dry and pale. She also reports generalized body aches and pains with frequent muscle cramps and constipation. You notice that she is dressed inappropriately warm for the weather. Initial vital signs were 142/84, 52, 12, 96.8®F.…
Precis of Gilman, Charlotte, Perkins “Mrs. Beazley’s Deeds.” In Barbara Solomon’s The Haves And Have-Nots (386-400). New York: New York / New American Library.…
Well for one she is unsafe in her home . I would have the house inspected by the city to confirm that its not safe for her. My balance I think would be to stay focus she 96 maybe it is time for her to have some one look after her and still give her independence. If she was a child living under those condition a worker would remove her from the home until it is improve. To me in my opinion she needs to be safe…