Recent literature has indicated to an extent hydrocolloid dressing promotes wound area reduction however; its cost effectiveness remains unknown due to conflicting evidence. Therefore‚ this essay will discuss five relevant literatures to evaluate clinical effectiveness of hydrocolloid dressings in comparison to other treatments for chronic wounds. Parameters including wound healing effectiveness‚ dressing performance and cost effectiveness of five multicentre‚ randomised controlled and comparative
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essay is based on my experience of having undertaken the Treatment Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) where I was assessed on clinical skills testing my competence and knowledge on delivering low intensity cognitive behavioural interventions using the guided self-help approach (GSH). My aim is to explore and reflective the use of cognitive behavioural interventions and interpersonal skills in clinical practice. To assists me in the process of this reflection I will be using Gibbs (1988)
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Controversy of Clinical versus Actuarial Prediction One of the important goals of psychology is predicting future events or behaviour. About 40 years ago‚ Paul Meehl‚ a famous psychologist‚ raised an important question about how we should predict future behaviour in his paper with the catchy title “When Shall We Use Our Heads Instead of the Formula?” (268). The “head” in the title of the paper refers to clinical prediction. In clinical prediction‚ psychologists use their clinical experience to formulate
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(2002) believe that poor decision making will no longer be acceptable‚ the government aim to examine professional performances and the outcome of clinical decision making for the first time. Evidence based practice will no longer be an optional
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CLINICAL EXPERIENCE REFLECTION I consider that clinical practice as an essential component of my learning process. Clinical practice allow me to have direct experience with the real world of nursing‚ to practice the clinical skills required for the job‚ to learn about general nursing routines‚ and to learn about the responsibilities of the nurses. At the beginning of the third term of this program my clinical experience has been less stressful than the initial clinical experience in terms
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The central storyline of “Judgement at Nuremberg” was the injustice in Nazi courts. The primary Judge of focus in the film was Judge Ernest Janning. When considering his guilt or innocence‚ I am very torn. The biggest argument in this case is can “I was only following orders” be justified and supported to prove innocence. The laws of Germany as discussed in The Nuremberg: A fair trial reading‚ state that following orders is not allowed defense. With this mind‚ the defendants are completely left without
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different approaches in clinical psychology? Which one do you believe is the most effective? Explain why. DQ 2: How is a clinical psychologist different from a psychiatrist? Under what circumstances would you likely encourage a close relative - child‚ spouse‚ parent‚ or friend - to see a psychologist rather than a psychiatrist? General Questions - General General Questions PSY 480 Week 1 Examination of Clinical Psychology Paper PSY 480 Week 2 Major Approaches to Clinical Psychology Presentation
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ABORTION Definition Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion of a fetus or embryo from the uterus‚ resulting in or caused by its death. Types 1. Spontaneous abortion * Spontaneous abortion is the expulsion of the fetus and other products of conception from the uterus before the fetus is capable of living outside of the uterus. Spontaneous abortions are further divided into six types. a. Threatened abortion: It is characterized by cramping and vaginal bleeding
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Chapter 1: Clinical Psychology: Definition and Training • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Successful completion of the postdoctoral internship authorizes a psychologist to practice independently. o FALSE How do social workers differ from clinical psychologists? o Social workers typically lack a doctoral degree and training in assessment techniques. The clinical psychology education and training model that emphasizes roughly equal parts science and practice is known as the
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leader in the profession that will need to delegate and manage a system or clinical system. There is an astronomical amount of characteristics of leadership to name a few; being a good communicator‚ delegator‚ evaluative‚ organized and being able to merge the members consistently are some qualities of a good leader. In this case study David Rochester is a Clinical Leader that enjoys his role in a Palliative Care clinical setting.
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