Task 2 The above case study is highlighting discrimination. This is the unequal treatment between individuals and it is a negative action towards members of a certain group. The bases of discrimination include: culture‚ disability‚ age‚ social class‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ health status‚ family status and cognitive ability. The discriminatory practise used in the case of Jeta is predjudice. This is judging someone and making an assumption without having any solid evidence to support the judgement
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Clinical empathy is defined as a physician’s ability to identify a patient’s perspectives and experiences and then to reciprocate these understandings back to the patient. This understanding facilitates a rich doctor-patient interaction in the clinical setting‚ while also producing a sense of validation within the patient. However‚ as twenty-first century medicine focuses on patient-centered care‚ studies have indicated that the implementation of standardized communication protocols and the increasing
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CLINICAL PROBLEMS A 26-year-old woman comes to an allergy clinic complaining of a runny nose and itching eyes. The symptoms become particularly severe during the spring months. She has tried over-the-counter antihistamines and they help reduce the symptoms‚ but also cause side effects that she finds intolerable. 1. Which of the following drugs would you not recommend? A. Cetirizine B. Desloratadine C. Diphenhydramine D. Fexofenadine E. Loratadine A 45-year-old man is to undergo
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and how it can be used to develop a caring and compassionate culture within the clinical team. Firstly‚ it will discuss the notion of leadership in general terms‚ specific to health and current health policy. Secondly‚ it will consider reasons we need to develop a culture of compassion and caring with the nursing teams. Thirdly‚ it will discuss how effective leadership can inspire and develop an established clinical team and finally‚ it will link the concept of leadership to the development of a
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SYSTEM OVERVIEW The proponents were able to research‚ study‚ and understand the current profiling and filing system of a Pediatric Clinic with the help of its proprietor. The proponents were also given the chance to analyze and fully comprehend how the Pediatric Clinic handles and records the profiles of the patients and the processes inside the Pediatric Clinic. Processes and transactions are done manually ever since the Pediatric Clinic was established. It is very tiring and tedious for the
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Personal background/Consideration reasons for studying clinical psychology I would describe myself as a determined‚ logical‚ independent and adaptive person who is friendly‚ open minded and empathetic. Born in Fujian‚ China and separated from parents since I was very young has made me mature and independent since early age. I came to Hong Kong at the age of nine. Though I moved to a new city where the spoken language is not my native tongue‚ I managed to learn Cantonese in a few months time and entered
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The morning of the first day of my clinical preceptorship I had such a mix of emotions. I had been lying in bed awake for hours because I felt too much excitement to sleep. My alarm went off and the nerves set in sending one question after another swirling through my head. Would my preceptor be nice? Would I disappoint her? Would I remember my lab values? Would I remember my skills? What if someone crashes will I know what to do? If everything is okay will I know what to do? A year of nursing school
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This study aimed to determine the knowledge and practices of staff nurses in the care of dying patients in one of the selected hospital in La Union. Specifically‚ it sought the profile of staff nurses along age‚ sex‚ years of experience‚ highest educational attainment and area of assignment and the level of knowledge and the extent of practice of staff nurses along physical needs‚ cognitive needs‚ emotional needs‚ social needs‚ and spiritual needs. Recommendations were formulated to enhance their
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projects. The decision was colossal since the chosen candidates would be the first products Vertex attempted to bring through development and hopefully onto the market on its own (Pisano). Industry Response Of the several drug candidates in clinical testing‚ four candidates were thought to be the most promising that had not been partnered yet. The candidates were VX-148 (Psoriasis)‚ VX-702 (Acute Coronary Syndrome)‚ VX-765 (Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis)‚ and VX-950 (Hepatitis C)
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HS711 CLINICAL GOVERNANCE AND PATIENT SAFETY Student no 1106154 UP:12/04/2012-07:22:52 WM:12/04/2012-07:23:40 M:HS711-4-SP A:11a1 R:1106154 C:247CF1EADC9DA0F26065022703A21C45C87E8E62 The aim of this assignment is to explore the clinical governance in connection with the provision of patient safety when administering drugs‚ study will relate to an incident in the author workplace (See appendix 1). The author presents the outcomes of Care Quality Commission (CQC 2010) related to this situation
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