Saying psychiatric hospital facility policies need to improve significantly is an understatement. During my eight-day stay at Clarion Psychiatric Center‚ located in western Pennsylvania‚ was one of the worst experiences in my life. I know staying in a psychiatric center wasn’t a life or death situation but‚ the horrid experience was certainly a catalyst to my reoccurring nightmares. Hitherto‚ I still have nightmares of being sent back to the psychiatric center. While I was there‚ I could have almost
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In order for me to develop my writing skills and Americanize my essays and its organizations‚ I had to first overcome and develop some major metacognitive skills in myself which each of them helped me realize one missing aspect of a good essay. An aspect of a good essay is for it to include a good amount of knowledge coupled with facts and it shall reflect the writer’s thoughts and point. Moreover‚ if a writer is out to make an argument he/she surely have to be well aware and knowledgeable regarding
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CLINICAL ADVANCED A practical approach to promote reflective practice within nursing Boud‚ D. et al (1985) Reflection: turning experience into learning. London: Kogan Page. Bright‚ B. (1996) Reflecting on reflective practice. Studies in the Education of Adults; 28: 2‚ 162–184. Brookfield‚ S. (1994) Tales from the dark side: a phenomenography of adult critical reflection. International Journal of Lifelong Education; 13: 3‚ 203–216. Buckingham‚ M.‚ Clifton‚ D.O. (2001) Now‚ Discover your Strengths
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C228 - Community Health Nursing - Task 1 Shirley Krussel Western Governor ’s University C228 November 25‚ 2014 North Coastal Region of San Diego County The North Coastal Region (NCR) of San Diego County is a large diverse region within San Diego County. It spans 388 square miles. There are six cities and more than a dozen communities in this region ranging from wealthy areas to poorer areas both on the coast and inland. The US Marine Corps largest installation‚ Camp Pendleton‚ is located within
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depression naturally can spare you the expense and unpleasant side-effects of psychiatric medications. According to Dr. Goldsmith‚ exercise is the easiest and least expensive cure for depression and walking 30 minutes a day can sometimes completely alleviate your symptoms (www.psychologytoday.com). Having experienced a mild case of depression myself‚ I can attest to the effectiveness of natural treatment versus psychiatric medication. Changing my diet‚ exercising‚ and practicing relaxation techniques
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The book Crime and Punishment and its author‚ Fyodor Dostoevsky‚ both came many years before their time. In the book‚ Dostoevsky clearly describes the medical disorders we now know today as schizophrenia‚ bipolar disorder‚ and dissociative identity disorder which is also known as multiple personality disorder. The book was first published in 1866‚ however‚ schizophrenia was first described officially in 1887 by Dr. Emile Kraepelin and not given the name “schizophrenia” until Eugene Bleuler coined
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“Nazareth Living Center” Nazareth Living Center is a nursing home for those over the age of 65 and offers a variety of stays including independent senior living apartment homes‚ long-term nursing care‚ assisted living‚ memory care‚ and skilled nursing & skilled rehabilitation. Each branch of speciality at Nazareth caters to the specialized needs of each individual. Nazareth’s mission and values are as follows: sacredness‚ integrity‚ hospitality‚ and collaboration. Furthermore‚ Nazareth Living Center
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continued adolescent inpatient psychiatric care from 02/11/2016 forward. The carrier has denied coverage of continued adolescent inpatient psychiatric care as not medically necessary. A letter from the carrier to the member‚ dated 05/24/2016‚ states in part: “Deny 2/11 and days forward as the documentation submitted to the Plan and reviewed at the time of the determination does not fulfill InterQual criteria under "Symptoms/Behavior"
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“Reflection is active‚ purposeful thought applied to an experience to understand the meaning of that experience for the individual” (Ashby‚ 2006 p.28). Reflective practice is vital to the nursing profession. Although there is little evidence based information of the benefits of reflective practice (Schutz‚ 2007)‚ there are many benefits pertaining to reflective practice and resulting in a holistic patient approach and therefore nurses are able to provide better care. There are many models available to
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Reflective statement is our own words that reflect our own thought about something. It explains the journey of our learning in the class and what we learn in our everyday lives. Sharing our reflection with another can help us for learning. We can get new ideas from them. Reflection is like a “learning portfolio” where we can document what‚ why and how we learned. Below I am going to explain my reflective statement regarding our team work assignment which we accomplished. Leadership and development
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