Chapter 4 Learning Objectives 1. Define clinical assessment and discuss the roles of the clinical interview‚ tests‚ and observations. Clinical assessment is an evaluation of a patient’s physical condition and prognosis based on information gathered from physical and laboratory examinations and the patient’s medical history. Clinical interview is a face to face encounter meeting. Tests are devices for gathering information about a few aspects of a person’s psychological
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What is clinical psychology? What do clinical psychologists do? How much do they make a year? What stress is put on them daily? Clinical psychology is a professional specialty concerned with diagnosing and treating diseases of the brain‚ emotional disturbance‚ and behavior problems. Basically‚ what clinical psychologists do is hold sessions‚ usually weekly‚ with patients‚ or clients to diagnose and treat their emotional or mental illness via interviews and tests. On a daily basis‚ they take part
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Having completed nursing education was all in pursuit of a greater cause in helping others and Bellevue College’s RN-BSN program is somewhere I believe to continue it. Before realizing this pursuit‚ I had my own predicament to face‚ something I believe to be a curse and a gift. After doing so I sought out to volunteer at a nearby hospital to learn more what I was chasing for. One experience that has shaped me as a person is my specific learning disability. This disability was diagnosed to me when
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Inc. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.proofpoint.com Perschke‚ S. (2012). How to avoid five email management mistakes. Network World‚ 29(10)‚ 14. Rego‚ S. A. (2008). Is your email HIPAA compliant?. Niwot‚ Colorado‚ US: APA Division 12‚ Society of Clinical Psychology. McBride‚ R. (2006). HIPAA 101. Health Care Biller‚ 15(8)‚ 9-11.
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Clinical Reflection 1. Recall the activity‚ idea‚ or event that gave you the most intense learning “high”. What was it about this situation that was so exciting or pleasing? Working with actual patients is completely different than studying at the tech center and doing labs or bookwork. I liked having an actual connection with the patients while feeling professional. It was hard to be professional with the other students studying at JATC because we are all so close and it is weird to treat a friend
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Ethical decisions on rules of clinical trials are required because it entails a great level of risk‚ which is required to enhance medical knowledge. In regard to ethical reasoning and decisions arises ethical dilemmas. Truth vs Loyalty‚ Individual vs. Community‚ Short-term vs. Long-Term‚ and Justice vs. Mercy are all ethical dilemmas we read in the article written in the New York times about the two cousins diagnosed with melanoma. Understanding the existence of ethical dilemmas will allow us
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[pic] PETROCELLI COLLEGE OF CONTINUING STUDIES MADS 6600: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Spring 2012 SYLLABUS CLASS Course number: MADS 6600 v1 Time: Monday 6 - 8:50Pm Room: Website: www.webcampus.fdu.edu INSTRUCTOR Name: Jim Randall Office: Office Hours: Before class or by appointment Office Phone: 604-537-7951 E-mail Address : jim@raconteur.ca COURSE DESCRIPTION Work is the cornerstone of our existence. It accounts for
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INTRODUCTION • • • Purposes of neuropsychology Terminology What Can be Affected and How Purpose: To determine effects of damage. That is‚ the deficits‚ practical consequences‚ prognosis -‐ Client care and treatment planning: o Descriptive evaluation of: client’s capabilities and limitations (take care of self? finances? Driving? Job change needed?)‚ psychological change‚ impact on self and others o Can retraining be useful? o Explaining to client diagnosis‚ alterations in behavior
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Clinical Experience Reflection Journal Name: Date: Week 1. Choose one patient (new mother‚ newborn‚ or pregnant/laboring woman) and identify the priority problem. What did you contribute toward resolving or easing the problem? N/A for this week 2. Provide an example of an incident during clinical that reinforced the theory you have learned in OB lectures. An incident that reinforced what I have learned in lecture was the postpartum hemorrhage simulation. I learned how chaotic
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patients… My second goal was to not only treat ailments. I am meant to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of others. My last goal was to be competent and to perform interventions without error. Those assertions were my goals for clinical. The first day of clinical was an emotional rollercoaster. Initially‚ I was experiencing trepidation‚ failure‚ lack of confidence‚ and feelings of incompetence. An agitated patient‚ failed blood glucose draws‚ and a blown vein… Nothing was going well with this
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