Patient Confidentiality The confidentiality of a patient’s medical records has been an ongoing dilemma for healthcare professionals. To put it another way‚ there is a difficulty in discerning the boundaries of one’s duty and his/ her concern with the patients. Be that as it may‚ health care staff should maintain professionalism towards their work through respecting the privacy of the patients. As a matter of fact‚ this promotes the establishment of mutual trust between the health care staff and
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Abnormal Psychology Assessment. Abnormal Psychology. For this assignment I have chosen a patient ‘Mary’ who was diagnosed with ‘Anorexia Nervosa’‚ from a clinical placement‚ on an adult acute ward. In order for me to ensure confidentiality has/will be maintained throughout the assignment I have used an assumed name for my selected patient as well as keeping the trust anonymous. The assignment is divided into several different sections‚ the first part will be a description of the disorder‚
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Euthanasia of Terminally Ill Patients Someone is being faced with a painful‚ incurable disease. They can either be allowed to choose a peaceful death or be forced to continue on while slowly forgetting their senses and loved ones. Euthanasia is the procedure of intentionally ending a life‚ in order to relieve pain and suffering. The word euthanasia stems from Greek and means “good death”. While some people believe euthanasia to be just an excuse for suicide‚ in reality it’s not. Euthanasia is
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Patient Educational Plan Karen Cortes NURS427 February 21‚ 2011 Shannon Smith‚ Facilitator Patient Description Pamela is 30 years old and a married Filipina with a two-year-old daughter. She was born in the Philippines and came to the United States at age 13. She has a high school diploma and she attended Cal Poly Pomona and received her degree in Electrical Engineering. She works Monday thru Friday at least eight to nine hours a day and still takes work home
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Patient Advocacy: Concept Analysis Nursing is a challenging‚ rewarding and exciting career. The nurse ’s role is not limited to changing bandages‚ giving needles and offering support‚ as the past has indicated. The role of the modern nurse is one of advocate‚ caregiver‚ teacher‚ researcher‚ counselor‚ and case manager. The caregiver role includes those activities that assist the client physically and psychologically while preserving the client ’s dignity (Kozier‚ Erb‚ & Blais‚ 1997‚ p.129). In order
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problem that must be tackled and the affected population. After this step‚ one should try to determine how to resolve‚ reduce and prevent the disease or any other problem that has been identified. The clients or population in this scenario are asthma patients. The goals and objective that will be developed will favor both the clients and the physicians. The strengths and weaknesses of the clients need to be catered for and at the same time; the steps for implementing the interventions of nurses should
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Temperature: 101.5 Fahrenheit Pulse and Respiration: Not taken 3. Medical Condition: Spindle Cell Sarcoma a. The patient had been diagnosed with splenic spindle cell sarcoma and had her spleen removed. Upon further examination‚ the doctor realized the cancer had metastasized to the liver. b. Spindle cell sarcomas are tumors that come from the connective tissues‚ sometimes
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Should animals be treated with dignity? Animal cruelty is a serious problem that still takes place around the world‚ although some issues are clear‚ certain acts of animal cruelty remain disguised under the name of art and entertainment. Bullfighting is the most obvious example. To be honest it is extremely disturbing that such cruelty is still carried out in modern society. Animals should be treated as companions‚ but this so called ‘sport’ is an abuse to animals in perhaps every possible way
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The novel “The English Patient” Which is presented in a chronological order. In which bits and chunks of memories dwelling in past and present makes up the whole story of the novel. In the whole novel power of emotional bonding and the consequences of war are quite vivid. But as we move towards the end of the novel‚ there are certain expositions which lead the story in a different way. In the last scene as Hanna’s birthday is celebrated and Kip himself is making food for Hanna‚ as they have a bond
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I: Patient Profile One warm afternoon in West Egg Long Island‚ New York a young man come into my office. He had a very charismatic‚ charming vibe that I felt immediately when he walked in. He smiled at me as he slowly walked into the office and it was “one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it” (48). His smile made you believe that this was a good man who made you feel comfortable. He looked like a strong “ young elegant roughneck” not looking “a year or two over
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