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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Theories of personality Tuesday‚ April 08‚ 2014 905 AM Personality Individual differences in how one thinks‚ behaves and feels Every adult personality is a combination of temperaments‚ personal history of family‚ culture‚ and the time during which they grew up. Hippocrates believed the personality dealt with the four physical humors of the body blood‚ black bile‚ yellow bile‚ and phlegm. Character Value judgments of a persons moral and ethical behavior Personality in the context of how healthy
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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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2. Give an example of social construction. Why is it a construction not a fact? - Issues regarding racial differences and this is a construction because it is socially constructed not biological. 4. What are some cohort differences between you and you parents? - Some cohort differences between my parents and I are our differences in terms of fashion‚ knowledge of modern technology ‚ and the colloquial words we use when talking. 2. How would your life be different if your parents were
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The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) can be found working in numerous specialties and having an understanding of alcoholic liver disease and the transplant process will help optimize care of the patient with alcoholic cirrhosis. Because there is no alternative treatment to liver transplantation for most patients with end-stage liver disease‚ it is important that the CNS understand that the 6-month rule could be lethal in some circumstances. Early detection and treatment can be life-saving. Clinicians
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Critically analyse how clinical governance can ensure accountability of individuals and teams and that nursing practice is safe and of a high standard? As Defined by Scally and Donaldson 1998‚ clinical governance is: “A framework through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish” (NHS Executive‚ 1998). The aim of the NHS
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function of the organization? The overall function of the organization is provide a great variety of educational‚ social‚ cultural‚ and recreational activities for youth between the ages of 5 to 18. Besides to offer a safety place and activities‚ Boys & Girls Club also provide a healthy meal to all its participants. 3. What are more of the most interesting things that
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In 1978 James Dale‚ at the age of eight‚ became a member of the Boys Scouts and since then he became an active member of the organization. He achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and in 1989 he decided to apply for the adult membership for the Boys Scouts. Everything went well and he was granted with the adult membership. Later on he attended college and became open about his sexuality declaring himself homosexual and in addition to this he became copresident of the Lesbian/Homosexual Alliance of his
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Clinical Assessment Your Name Psy/270 March 15‚ 2011 Instructor’s Name Clinical Assessment I would being by asking Mr. and Mrs. Lawson basic questions concerning the family’s history regarding any similar symptoms that other family members may have displayed. I would also ask if there were any changes in the family setting‚ such as relocating or if other family members have recently relocated. I would also ask Mr. and Mrs. Lawson specific details about the symptoms regarding Clara’s eating
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EDUC90788: Applications of Positive Psychology Assignment One Due Monday 14 April‚ 2014 Topic: Critically review a positive psychology intervention of your choice. However the intervention needs to have been published in a scientific journal or scholarly book. Analyse the method and efficacy of the intervention. Include information about how the intervention outcomes were measured and if best practice was applied. How could the intervention or assessment method be improved for future delivery
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