Clinical Documentation System Excelsior College October 6‚ 2013 Clinical Documentation System Clinical information system (CIS) collects patient data in real time‚ stores healthcare data and information using secure access to the healthcare team. (McGonigle & Garver Mastrian‚ 2012‚ p. 554). The CIS that is used at Texas Health Dallas is CareConnect. CareConnect is used by all of the Texas Health Resources (THR) encompassing 25 hospitals‚ affiliated physician
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This essay will discuss the role of the nurse in the context of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) which is caused by a genetic disease by a deletion in chromosome 15. This can lead to insatiable hunger‚ excessive eating and result in obesity. This syndrome requires management from the multidisciplinary team which includes dieticians‚ doctors‚ mental health team‚ nurses‚ occupational therapist‚ physiotherapists and social services. This is where the role of the nurse and nursing staff can stand out as they
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Clinical Psychology Gabriela Alvarez Clinical Psychology Clinical psychology is one of the most prominent specialty areas in psychology today. Clinical psychology focuses and strives to understand‚ assess and treat psychological and behavioral problems and disorders (Plante‚ 2010). According to Bedi (2012)‚ “Clinical psychology is a broad approach to human problems . . . with regard to numerous populations.” Furthermore‚ analyzing the methods in which the human psyche interacts with
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Bret Epright Prof. Sallupo History 11-25-2011 The Role of the Charismatic Leader in the Fascist Party After the First World War countries throughout Europe were left to repair themselves from the damages done by the war. Societies were ruined‚ citizens killed‚ cities destroyed‚ and economies collapsed. It seems like although the allies managed to win the war‚ there was no real winner. Everyone who was involved in World War I had to experience the chaos that it invoked. One of the many countries
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CLINICAL COUNSELLING REVIEW Nouthetic Counselling‚ Christian Psychiatry‚ Cognitive Therapy‚ Christian Life Coach‚ Marriage Counselling‚ Trauma Counselling and Grief Counselling; are areas of counselling needed to achieve knowledge‚ skills‚ and judgment in the clinical counselling spectrum. 1Counselling is more frequently used in the management of primary care settings for common mental disorders including: drug and additions‚ anxiety‚ depression‚ suicide‚ etc. However‚ with this increased need
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INTENSIVE NURSING PRACTICUM 2nd Semester School Year 2011 - 2012 Clinical Teaching Plan Cagayan Valley Medical Center (Surgery Ward) Prepared by: ____________________________________ Noted by: _________________________________________ Approved By: ______________________________________________ CLINICAL TEACHING PLAN DESCRIPTION OF LEARNERS * an assessment tool used for identifying an individual student’s strengths and needs in various content and developmental areas
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The Role of the Professional Nurse in Relation to Sexually Transmitted Infections Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been described as “a major public health problem in Europe” (Fenton & Lowndes‚ 2004‚ p. 255). There is evidence that there is an increasing number of persons infected with STIs in the UK (Fenton & Lowndes‚ 2004; Cassell et al.‚ 2006)‚ and primary health care and specialist clinics play a significant role in the diagnosis and treatment of these infections (Cassell
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Clinical Theory Introduction Nurses utilize multiple theories daily to care for patients and their families‚ though these theories range from grand‚ to situation-specific‚ to mid-range the nurse tends to focuses on which theory will provide the best care to his/her patient. Perhaps in my opinion mid-range theories with their growing frequency of use are best suited for nursing in the 21st century. Mid-range theories are said to be middle rather than ordinary but they are specific enough to evaluate
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When asked to choose a historic leader our group without question immediately thought of Abraham Lincoln. Being the 16th President of the United States Lincoln had to deal with one the bloodiest war in American history‚ the Civil War. What better way to display leadership then to figure out how to unite an entire country again from being torn apart. The country was torn on the issue of slavery. The South believed that blacks should be held as slaves‚ while the North believed slavery as a whole should
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Examine Clinical Psychology The History of Clinical Psychology Clinical Psychology is the part of the psychology field that focuses on treatment and evaluation of mental illness‚ psychiatric issues and abnormal behaviors. The treatment that developed in clinical psychology assists persons with their development as an individual and well-being (The History‚ 2013). Clinical psychology started at the University of Pennsylvania in 1896 when a clinic was
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