Coping Strategies of Family Members of Hospitalized Psychiatric Patients Prepared by: ( The Hashemite University School of Nursing Foundations of Nursing Theories Course 2013/2014 Supervised by: Dr. Jamila Introduction Many studies that reflect the importance of coping to environmental stress because without coping to it we can’t deal of any thing around us‚ every day all of people exposed to stress regardless its severity. Coping as a term has many definitions‚ according
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Psychiatric Rehabilitation lournai Copyright 2007 Trustees of Boston University DOi: 10.2975/31.1.2007.32.37 2007‚ Volume 31‚ No. 1‚ 32-37 ARTICLE Recovery: A Common Vision for the Fields of Mental Health and Addictions V Cheryl Gagne Boston University WiUiam White Chestnut Health Systems‚ Bloomington‚ Illinois William A. Anthony Boston University The vision of recovery is reshaping the fields of mental health and addiction services. This paper reviews how this broad vision
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The aim of the assignment is to provide a critical analysis of a research article relevant to the clinical area‚ which is that of a neonatal unit. The article that the author has chosen to critique is a paper entitled ‘Parental Perception of Neonatal Care’ (Gavey.J‚ 2007). The title of a research article is of importance as it should reflect the research question set (Edwards & Talbot‚ 1999). The research article examined by the author examines parent’s perception of their experience
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In this essay I intend to reflect upon the first time I administered an injection. To assist me in the process of reflection I will use De Bono ’s Six Thinking Hats (1985) methodology of thinking. Although‚ traditionally‚ this method is used in business and management‚ I feel that it is applicable to nursing as it has enabled me to dissect my thinking. De Bono suggests that we need to practice deliberate thinking as opposed to reactive thinking if we really want to progress ideas and reach sensible
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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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Psychiatric Disorders‚ Diseases‚ and Drugs PSY/240 The Brain‚ the Body‚ and the Mind Psychiatric Disorders‚ Diseases‚ and Drugs There are five main psychiatric disorders and they are schizophrenia‚ depression‚ mania‚ anxiety disorders‚ and Tourette syndrome. Psychiatric disorders are “disorders of psychological function sufficiently sever to require treatment” Pinel‚ J. P. J. (2011). The main fact about these psychiatric disorders is that they are difficult to diagnose. They use the DSM-IV-TR
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develop professional nursing skills‚ he or she needs to have the ability to apply knowledge from theory into practice. This I believe is a fundamental key to the success of becoming a competent nurse. My practice and the invaluable experiences I have gained from my placement‚ as a nursing student‚ have enabled me to reflect on the dimensions of nursing practice. I can testify that clinical practice is really an essential component of learning process for any nursing student. My Clinical practice has allowed
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Clinical Psychology Gabriela Alvarez Clinical Psychology Clinical psychology is one of the most prominent specialty areas in psychology today. Clinical psychology focuses and strives to understand‚ assess and treat psychological and behavioral problems and disorders (Plante‚ 2010). According to Bedi (2012)‚ “Clinical psychology is a broad approach to human problems . . . with regard to numerous populations.” Furthermore‚ analyzing the methods in which the human psyche interacts with
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leadership in care delivery course‚ we were assigned to a hospital to preform clinical hours and provide care to four patients. Additionally‚ the purpose of this paper is to explain and provide examples of how our patient care included the concepts of Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) competencies‚ delegation‚ hand off reporting‚ and a reflection of our clinical experience. Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) Competencies To provide patient centered care‚ I had to educate the
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effectively with counsel and in considering options for a legal defense. These symptoms prevent Mr. Brooks from reporting sound‚ factual information to Mr. Goodman and in collaborating with him on his defense. Although the exact cause of Mr. Brooks’ psychiatric symptoms is dubious‚ it is clear that his behavior is affected by at least some clinically relevant symptoms of a mental disorder. There has been a considerable degree of fluctuation not only in the diagnostic status and severity of specific symptoms
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