is a term used to describe the interconnected maze of nerves that carry the painful stimulus to all the different areas of the brain such as the central cortex‚ thalamus and limbic system that are involved in perceiving‚ reacting to and regulating pain. (Keefe‚ Abernethy & Campbell 2005‚ Melzack 2005‚ 2001‚ 1999‚ Moseley 2003) Essentially three different areas of information feed into the neuromatrix. 1. Sensory information from our physical body (skin‚ muscle‚ organs etc). 2. Cognitive
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Interview Video Reflection Assignment According to Fruth (2014)‚ “the initial patient interview‚ also known as the health history or the subjective history‚ is undeniably the most important component of the patient examination” (p.12). This initial interview acts as a base on which the therapist can perform physical examination and subsequently plan the intervention (Fruth‚ 2014‚ p.12). Being a novice‚ it is important to perform a self-appraisal after completing patient interview
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Small Pain in My Chest by Michael Mack was read over to 5000 people‚ at the funeral of the first Blackhawk helicopter pilot‚ who was shot down in Iraq. It is also read at the Vietnam Veterans meetings. The poem shows the pain suffered by the soldiers in a war. It also portrays the human spirits in times of war and crisis. The summary of the poem Small Pain in My Chest is given below. Stanza 1: The narrator comes across a soldier who was sitting under a tree‚ peacefully. As the narrator walks towards
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knowledge on the assessment and intervention of asthmatic patient focusing on adult Introduction In this essay‚ I need to reflect on the situation that taken place during my clinical assignment to develop and utilize my experiences on the assessment and intervention of asthmatic patient in my work place. In this reflection‚ I am going to use Gibbs (1988) Reflective Cycle. This model is a recognised framework for my reflection. Gibbs (1988) consists of six stages to complete one cycle which
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This reflection will aim to analyse the learning plan (see appendix 1) particularly addressing the objective; gaining confidence in managing a group of patients and delegating to team members whiles on placement. I will demonstrate a critical analysis of the importance of leadership and management of teams and my ability to be responsive and innovative in unpredictable situations. This reflection will also address how self-appraisal and feedback have enhanced my personal and professional development
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reduce anxiety in surgical patients under local anaesthesia in operation theatre. For this reflection‚I have used modified form of Gibbs model of reflection(1988). Reid(1993 cited Burns‚2008) suggests that using modified Gibbs model allows a practitioner to criticise oneself about the quality of reflection. Gibbs’ reflective cycle assists one to reflect sequentially through the incident‚ and arranges the thought process in a specific format ‚Brookes(2014). But‚in this reflection‚I have condensed my final
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Health Promotion Reflection In this reflection I will be using Gibbs Model of Reflection (Jasper M‚ 2003). I will be talking about a patient who was advised to give up smoking‚ as part of promoting health to the patient but not directly linked to their illness and treatment. What Happened. I had a patient come into the ward who had had surgery‚ but this patient was overweight and a smoker which always effects the procedure and recovery. During the nights they had to sleep with a machine to
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• I have thoroughly enjoyed reading personal experiences with “difficult “ patients that my colleagues have encountered‚ as well as great ideas on approaching such patients. • I’d like to share with you a “difficult” patient with borderline personality disorder‚ whose care I was involved with during my mental health rotation. • X was a lady in her mid twenties‚ who presented to ED after slashing both her wrists following an altercation with her partner. During the interview she was quite angry with
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presumed that taking medical history and performing physical assessment on standardized patients during simulation would be easy tasks to complete. I have been exposed to a similar simulation before and have first-hand experience and knowledge about history and physical assessment. I learned a great deal about my interaction with the standardized patients‚ which could reflect my connection with my real patients at work. After watching all the simulation videos‚ I was surprisingly impressed
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Taking a patient profile face-to-face was beneficial to me because I could ask her how she was taking the medication and what other medication she was on. It also enabled me to understand the patient’s condition better and if there was anything that could be done to improve medication adherence. Talking to the patient allowed me to understand how the patient feels about her medication and how it fits into her lifestyle. It is important to understand this‚ as it would highlight if she is experiencing
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