CLINICAL ASSESSMENT Clinical Assessment Psychology 270 April 20‚ 2013 Information that I would like to learn is about Clara’s history. I would like to learn more about her biological parents if the information is available. What was she like before she was adopted‚ what type of lifestyle her biological parents had and whether there were factors involved such as: drugs‚ alcohol‚ etc? Some questions that I would ask would be: Does she have friends or siblings‚ and if so how does she interact
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Starting term two clinical‚ we were assigned to Holy Family Hospital at the residential care unit. During the first week‚ we were assigned our resident which we would be providing care for the rest of the term. To maintain confidentiality‚ I will be referring to my assigned resident as Mrs. X. During the second day of clinical‚ we strictly observed the registered care assistant (RCA) providing care to our assigned resident. As we are in term two‚ we were focusing on our assigned resident’s morning
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body in that particular area becomes hampered‚ causing pain ranging from mild irritation to debilitation. (Zelman‚ 2017) This pain is referred to as Joint Pain and has been plaguing human civilisations from as early as our hominid ancestors (Sarah Knapton‚ 2016). Why Do People Suffer From It? There are varying views on why and how joint pain come about however there are a few causes which are set in stone. Firstly is Injury. This leads to joint pain due to the over exertion and large amounts of pressure
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Ingenious Pain by Andrew Miller takes place during The Enlightenment of the 18th century. This dramatic novel portrays James Dyer‚ the main character‚ is born in 1739 without the feeling of pain. In the eight parts of the story‚ the structure begins near the end in which an autopsy is taken place of James dyer‚ who died in 1772. The climax of the story is not of his death‚ but rather the metamorphosis of his human suffering. This change connects with Friedrich Nietzsche theory of pain. "In pain there
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Case study Dengue Fever Submitted by: Barola‚ Venessa B. Cabrera‚ Rose Anne O. BSN 2Y2-3A Sir‚ Wilfred Rivera RN‚ MAN Introduction Patient’s profile History of Present Illness Physical Examination Anatomy and Physiology Pathophysiology Laboratoty Examination Result Course in the Ward Drug Study Nursing Care Plan Discharge Planning Nursing Procedure INTRODUCTION Dengue Fever is caused by one of the four closely related‚ but antigenically distinct‚ virus serotypes
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attention when they experience chest pain. Many patients assume the chest pain is from indigestion or acid peptic symptoms. These patients waste time with antacids. Chest pain may be accompanied with vomiting‚ sweating and breathlessness. It is known that 15-20% of heart attacks can be painless especially in diabetics and elderly. Severe chest pain can be caused by several other issues and it needs to be ruled out to receive proper treatment. Five known causes for chest pain are pericarditis‚ aortic
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Just because an individual is in a poor or crime stricken community does not necessarily mean that the individual will become deviant. The individual is influenced to become deviant by who they are associated with. Sutherland’s differential association theory explains deviant behavior as something that is “learned through associations” (Britz & Grennan‚ 2006‚ p. 20). There has to be more associations with people who are deviant than that of people who are nondeviant in order for one to become deviant
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to manage pain and discomfort Pain is basically whatever the person is suffering it feels it to be. Pain is not always physical it can be social emotional or spiritual. Therefore we should have a holistic approach‚ this means looking at the person as a whole and considering all their needs. There are four types of approaches to pain which are known to be effective these are drugs‚ physical methods‚ self-help methods and alternative therapies. Before using any equipment to alleviate pain we must
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In the epic‚ pain precedes greatness. The gods often time cause the pain of the great ones in the epic‚ allowing them to overcome their struggles and therefore become great. When talking about Demodokos‚ Homer wrote‚ “ By [the Muse’s] gift [Demodokos] knew the good of life‚ and evil--- for she who lent him sweetness made him blind” (127). Although the Muse takes away Demodokos’s eyesight‚ she shows him “ the good of life” and makes him an amazing minstrel. In this passage‚ there is a direct relationship
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Rule EMTALA – Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act “Anti-dumping” law Emergency department must provide a screening exam and treatment Emergency – a condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the individual’s health (or the health of an unborn child) in serious jeopardy‚ serious impairment to bodily functions‚ or serious dysfunction of
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