I’ve encountered an ethical dilemma situation in my recent capstone clinical. My clinical preceptor and I caught in the concepts of the principles of autonomy‚ veracity‚ and nonmalifecence. This occurred when we provided nursing service to a 30-years-old male patient who was taken to the ED as a post-code patient. The EMS team arrived in the scene and initiated CPR and defibrillated a client (on the floor of his room). The client ended up in the ICU with a diagnosis of hypoxic- anoxic injury (HAI)
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Some other signs and symptoms of epilepsy are confusion‚ staring‚ and loss of consciousness. Diagnosis of epilepsy is through a series of test to determine if it is indeed epilepsy. The first test that should be performed is an electroencephalogram (EEG). Tests that might also be performed are a neurological exam‚ blood test‚ CT scan‚ MRI‚ functional MRI‚ and/or a PET
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personality traits. Therefore‚ we are not simply blank slates totally influenced by what our environment writes on us. Responses to certain environmental stimuli seem to be hard-wired into our nervous system and endocrine systems. Electroencephalograms (EEG) have shown that‚ at a very basic level‚ extroverts show less arousal to stimulation then introverts do. Hans Eysenck theorized that because of this low level of arousal‚ extroverts seek out stimulating circumstances while introverts‚ who may be receiving
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The PsychSim5 Activities Psychology’s Timeline Purpose: To provide a more comprehensive synopsis of the origins of psychology‚ the early history of psychology as a discipline‚ and the major themes in twentieth century psychology. Summary: This activity will take you on a tour through the history of psychology. You will learn how psychology grew out of philosophy and medical physiology‚ and will become acquainted with some of the pioneers of psychology as a scientific discipline. Descriptive
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TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INRODUCTION II. MEANING OF DREAMS III. WHEN DOES DREAM OCCUR? IV. SLEEP A.STAGES OF SLEEP B.REM SLEEP C.NON REM SLEEP D.DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REM SLEEP AND NON REM SLEEP V. TYPES OF DREAMS A.LUCID DREAM B.NON LUCID DREAM C.DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LUCID AND NON LUCID D.DAYDREAM E.NIGHTMARE VI. CONCLUSION I.INTRODUCTION Many people are interested about the meaning of their dreams‚ dreams that occur in different time‚ different situation and ways. It was an intriguing
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Abuse and addiction are common problems with adolescents in almost all parts of the world. These two words have substantial differences which will be discussed in this context. Substance abuse indicates that someone is using something in the wrong way. Substances are abused when people smoke‚ drink or take illegal drugs. Addiction means that an individual has no control over the substances that he or she takes. People get addicted for medicines‚ glue‚ cocaine‚ marijuana or even cigarettes‚ among
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PSYC3017 NOTES Working With Attitudes-Towards-Self 1. Conceptualizing Personal and Social Aspects of Identity (Harre & Lamb) Self-awareness: The capacity to think in terms of one’s self-concept; to objectively reflect upon one’s characteristics and to know oneself. Self-concept: characteristics of the self as perceived by an individual‚ being the product of inferences drawn from personal experience‚ reflection on that experience and awareness of the views of others of that individual
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NEUROLOGY INTRODUCTION: Nervous System- the body’s communication network - coordinates and organizes 3 Division: 1. CNS- central nervous system - made up of the brain and the spinal cord 2. PNS- peripheral nervous system - includes nerves that connect the CNS to the remote body parts - relays and receives messages 3. ANS- autonomic nervous system - regulates the involuntary function
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CHAPTER 1 Topic: The Science of Behaviour Textbook Pages: 4-24 THE NATURE OF PSYCHOLOGY Psychology: The Scientific study of behaviour and the mind. Behaviour: Actions and responses that we can directly observe. Mind: Internal states and processes‚ such as thoughts and feelings‚ that cannot be seen directly and that must be inferred from observable‚ measurable responses. Clinical Psychology: Subfield where psychologists study and treat mental disorders. Cognitive Psychology: Specializes
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therapy‚ she contacted the Center for Autism and Related Disorders. She had many test done on Evan including academic‚ social/emotional‚ IQ‚ and other psychological test. She also had medical test done‚ including: an MRI on his brain; a twenty four hour EEG to check for seizures; and blood test for rare genetic disorders. She brought Evan to an audiologist for a complete hearing evaluation because
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