A Review of Exploring the Therapeutic Use of Spiritual Disciplines in Clinical Practice Audra K. Thompson Liberty University Summary The article explores the concept of incorporating spiritual practices in the clinical practice of counseling. One of the primary elements the article wishes professional counselors to consider is the idea that “the values and practices of religious clients deserve the same level of respect and sensitivity as any other ethno-cultural
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Explain what is meant by the term ‘clinical governance’ AND discuss the implications and impact of clinical governance on practicing pharmacists and pharmacy services. Throughout the world‚ societies are striving to determine how best to organise their health systems and deliver services. Increasingly‚ there is recognition that the development and evaluation of new therapies and diagnostic tools is only part of the answer to better health care(1). Clinical governance first began to appear in the
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Factors Causing Nurses to Leave Clinical Practice and Participant Protection. Americans strives to achieve success through long work hours and sacrifices that create lifestyles filled with strain to the person physical and psychological states. (Purdy‚ 2010). Nurses are leaving clinical practice due to fatigue‚ long understaffed work hours‚ unsupportive colleagues and work environments‚ and employers placing nurses and patients at risk (MacKusick‚ & Minick‚ 2010‚ Baker & Nussbaum‚ 2011). Decreases
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Clinical Guidelines Introduction This assignment is focused on a schizophrenia clinical guideline. According to NICE (2009) Clinical guidelines are “recommendations on the appropriate treatment and care of people with specific diseases and conditions within the NHS in England and Wales”. Clinical guidelines are based on the best available evidence. Guidelines help healthcare professionals in their work‚ but they do not replace their knowledge and skills. The chosen guideline is called core interventions
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This week was the first time I did my clinical rotation as an FNP student and it was absolutely a completely new world for me! Why? First‚ I was expecting to just follow my preceptor who is a PA as I mentioned before. However‚ it was great that I an opportunity to follow my PA’s supervising physician who is a surgeon! Before going any further‚ I would like to share that I am in a specialty clinic – hand surgery - a subspecialty of orthopedics. The clinic deals with issues related to the elbow and
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Patricia Benner is a nursing theorist whose experience with the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition has earned her many awards and honors for her contribution to the nursing profession. In her work From Novice to Expert: Excellence and Power in Clinical Nursing Practice‚ Dr. Benner introduced the concept that expert nurses develop skills and understanding of patient care over time using a sound educational base and having prior experiences(Benner‚ 1982). Her theory proposed that one could learn knowledge
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into practice. This I believe is a fundamental key to the success of becoming a competent nurse. My practice and the invaluable experiences I have gained from my placement‚ as a nursing student‚ have enabled me to reflect on the dimensions of nursing practice. I can testify that clinical practice is really an essential component of learning process for any nursing student. My Clinical practice has allowed me to have direct experience with the real world of nursing‚ to practice the clinical skills
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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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behavior‚ it has become a vital role within the judicial system. However‚ the debate concerning the use of clinical psychologists in the courtroom has become a growing epidemic. While many argue that the treating therapist can play both a therapeutic and forensic role‚ what they fail to realize is that the vast differences within the two fields will create more turmoil than good. In clinical psychology‚ for instance‚ the general goal is to identify and attend to mental deficiencies whose focus
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Approaches to Clinical Psychology PSY 480 October 25‚ 2010 Approaches to Clinical Psychology Clinical psychology involves the assessment‚ diagnosis‚ and treatment of mental illnesses that affect human behavior (Plante‚ 2005). Of all psychology’s disciplines‚ clinical psychology is the most intriguing‚ both for subject matter and diverse employment opportunities. A common thread in clinical psychology is the multiple perspectives that exist to explain how mental processes influence human
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