To... Comfort the afflicted‚ afflict the Comfortable A Selected Critical Annotated Bibliography of Postmodern Thought and Nursing By C. E. Betts Professor of Nursing Health Sciences McMaster University Hamilton‚ Ontario‚ Canada © 2007 – Granted we want truth: why not rather untruth? And uncertainty? Even ignorance? – The problem of the value of truth stepped before us – or was it we who stepped before this problem? – (Nietzsche‚ 1990‚ p. 33) Introduction: Although most agree
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persons and medical professionals. The information also helps assist with development of diagnosis and in making treatment decisions as well as determining an individual’s baseline values. The clinical interview is the most common method for obtaining a health history. With effective communication‚ the clinical interview can be a valuable means for obtaining information. Obtaining a health history as part of admission process is very important to neonatal health. Maternal conditions such as hypertension
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The first week of my clinical experience was quite interesting. While it was under the same umbrella as pediatric nursing‚ it was slightly different from the pediatric clinical rotation. For instance‚ the children who came to the nurse’s office were not sick enough to the point of requiring hospitalization‚ and some of them just wanted to talk. Surprisingly‚ the desire some of the kids had to sit to talk did not seem to stem from them wanting to be out of class; however‚ that could have been part
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Initial clinical experiences in post-operative care of microsurgical patients Giang Nguyen Ngan BSN‚ Ha Nguyen Hông Ph.D‚ Thai Pham Hong BSN Abstract Aim: To summarise the initial clinical experiences in post-operative care of patients undergoing microsurgery. Methods: The study design was a retrospective descriptive analysis. Subjects were patients that underwent reconstruction of amputated body parts and free tissue transfer by microsurgical technique from August 2007 to August 2010
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Clinical Journal One Milford Regional Medical Center The nursing process is an assessment‚ diagnosis‚ plan‚ implementation and evaluation of our patients. As a practical nursing student this is something we are learning and improving on daily. Assessment is the most important part of the nursing process. This process is becoming clearer every day spent in the clinical setting. The assessment part of the process is done with every interaction of our patients we are taught in school. I thought how
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of the book Japan’s Comfort Women-Sexual slavery and prostitution during WWII and the US occupation by Yuki Tanaka. This book was published in 2002 by Routledge. The book deals with the thousands of Japanese‚ Korean‚ Chinese and other Asian and European women who were victims of organized sexual violence and prostitution by means of "comfort stations" setup by the Japanese military during World War II. As we first get into the book‚ we find out that the origins of comfort stations i.e. military
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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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SUPERVISION CLINICAL CLINICAL SUPERVISION Conceptualized by Morris Cogan Emerged as one of the most important and powerful intervention measures since 1960’s. According to Pajak‚ Cogan viewed clinical supervision as a vehicle for developing professional‚ responsible teachers who were capable of analyzing their own performance‚ who were open to change and assistance from others‚ and to were above all‚ self directing. Key concepts of the inventions measured developed by Cogan Self analysis
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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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Comfort object A comfort object‚ transitional object‚ or security blanket is an item used to provide psychological comfort‚ especially in unusual or unique situations‚ or at bedtime for small children. Among toddlers‚ comfort objects may take the form of a blanket‚ a stuffed animal‚ or [1] a favorite toy‚ and may be referred to by (English-speaking) toddlers as blankey and lovey. Cuddly toys are sometimes carried in emergency vehicles and police patrol cars‚ to be given to children involved
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