The American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013 has made initial strides in recognizing the importance of ethnic and cultural factors related to psychiatric diagnosis. This paper discuses a 37-year-old Haitian female client. Details are discussed as to her presenting symptoms. In addition‚ the importance of a cultural assessment as it relates to minority clients is detailed. Cultural Assessment of Mrs. Hudson’s Haitian Culture Mrs. Hudson is a 37-year-old Haitian American woman who resides with her
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Developing yourself and others Section 1: Know how to identify development needs 1.1 After using the VAK learning styles self-assessment questionnaire I discovered my learning style to be KINASESTHETIC meaning I learn more through physical experiences‚ such as touching‚ feeling‚ holding‚ doing and practical hands on experiences. This did not come as a surprise to me as in my current job role it is very hands on‚ and I’ve had to learn very quickly mainly through trial and error. I am not
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2. Assignment: Clinical Assessment Mr. and Mrs. Lawson brought their 4-year-old adopted daughter‚ Clara‚ to see Dr. Mason‚ a psychiatrist. Clara was polite in greeting Dr. Mason‚ but did not smile and kept her gaze down as she took a seat. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson sat next to Clara and began explaining their concerns. They described Clara as a quiet child who has recently begun throwing temper tantrums‚ during which she is inconsolable. Her sleep and eating patterns have changed‚ and she no longer
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to his teachings of eliciting critical thinking skills through questioning and open dialogue. This article focuses on this method as a way to teach critical thinking skills not only to native speakers‚ but just as importantly‚ to English Language Learners. Since acquisition is often at the forefront of teaching ELLs‚ this important critical thinking skill can be overlooked if not directly considered. The article discusses both Socratic Questioning‚ often teacher-led‚ as well as Socratic Seminar‚ often
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principles of each element of The Nursing process help the nurse to achieve holistic patient care’. The nursing process is used by nurses every day to help patients improve their health and assist doctors in treating patients. Nursing requires the use of this process day in and day out. It is a form of problem solving. The nursing process is made up of a series of stages that are used to achieve the objective - the health improvement of the patient. The nursing process can stop at any stage as deemed necessary
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In my research of spiritual assessment tools‚ I came across what appears to be a common one‚ known as FICA. FICA stands for "Faith and Belief‚ Importance‚ Community‚ and Address in Care." I don’t really feel the need to create a new spiritual assessment tool‚ because FICA hits all the points directly‚ and accurately. When assessing a patient‚ the questions that should be asked are whether or not the person considers themselves to be spiritual or religious. Sometimes patients do not believe that
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8. They use the +‚ – and = signs to write number sentences to record mental calculations. They begin to find the unknown number represented by a symbol in number sentences such as 17 – 10 = ‚ + 2 = 6 and 3 = 7 – . Children solve problems involving ‘paying’ and ‘giving change’. For example‚ they work out different ways of paying for an apple costing 6p using 1p and 2p coins. As they work with numbers and shapes‚ they identify and use patterns and properties. For example‚ they notice that all
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Assessment of environmental processes includes agents and factors that may cause injury‚ illness‚ or death. Choose one of the following age groups: toddler‚ preschool‚ and school-age child. List some of the most frequent causes of injuries‚ illness‚ or death at the age level. Discuss and describe safety concerns specific to the age‚ listing the most common causes of injury‚ illness (acute or chronic)‚ trauma‚ and death for the age level. Describe how health promotion and health prevention interventions
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Self-Assessment This document contains the template you will use to complete this assignment. Save the file by adding your last name to the filename (e.g. Week2_Self_Assessment_Template_Smith.docx). Be sure to proofread and spell check your work before you submit it. A grading rubric is also available at the end of this document. There are FOUR parts to the Self-Assessment. Part 1: Reflect on your results from the self-assessment exercises you’ve done from the textbook‚ as well as others you
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By doing the self-assessment‚ I learned that I am good at adopting life long learning‚ and discovering self-motivation. On both areas I scored an 80. I think I scored higher on these areas because I have always been a very independent learner. In school and in life if I did not know how to do something I have almost always been able to figure it out with little to no help. I was not surprised at all that I scored higher on these then other areas. I am the type of person that likes to learn something
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