Journal Entry Critical reflection of your growth and development during your practicum experience in a clinical setting has the benefit of helping you to identify opportunities for improvement in your clinical skills, while also recognizing your clinical strengths and successes. This week, you will write a Journal Entry, reflecting on your clinical strengths and opportunities … Read more
Trisha is a 28-year-old, unemployed white female. She is no stranger to therapy, having seen counselors for most of her teen and adult years. Her friends would describe her as a “wild woman” who takes no crap from anyone. She has held various part-time jobs for the last few years because she usually gets angry … Read more
1.) Nursing has changed so much over the last years. If someone would have told me then that today we would have robots passing medications instead of pharmacist or automated operators to take our calls instead of medical assistants or nurses. To be honest healthcare without nurses would go to down hill. We can … Read more
Your discussion post is to answer this question: What do you think nursing contributes to health care? How can a robotic system incorporate the clinical judgment that nurses use? Be as creative as you wish! If you can, listen to the following audio clip from National Nurses United’s “Insist on a Registered Nurse” campaign: … Read more
The Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality have developed CANDOR: Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) is a process that health care institutions and practitioners can use to respond in a timely, thorough, and just way when unexpected events cause patient harm. This AHRQ toolkit, based on … Read more
MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program As noted earlier, there are mandatory and voluntary error reporting requirements. Executive leaders need to be aware of both types and be a part of the decisional team tasked with determining participation in voluntary errors. Ethics directs healthcare leaders to participate in all activities designed to improve patient … Read more
Creation of a health promotion initiative to improve health indicators for “your health problem”. This activity is focusing on your creativity, analysis of facts, organization and leadership qualities. Be concise but comprehensive in your ideas. (HEALTH PROBLEM IS DIABETES TYPE 1 IN CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS) MAP-IT stands for: M Mobilize A Asses P Plan I Implement T Track Using MAP-IT framework determine how … Read more
Question 1: Your 24-year-old patient reports that she is losing “a lot” of hair. After considering your assigned patient, answer the following questions: Describe the key assessments you will perform. What findings would you consider worrisome? How do we communicate with patients if we find a worrisome finding? What referrals would you consider important write … Read more
we’ll discuss anxiety, effective and ineffective interventions, and stress management. Please include the following in your initial posting: Describe a client from your clinical setting or work who experienced severe anxiety or panic. Include a brief history and three most pertinent medications. Describe the assessment process for this patient. Identify at least one effective … Read more
Briefly describe the personality disorder you selected, including the DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria. Explain a therapeutic approach and a modality you might use to treat a client presenting with this disorder. Explain why you selected the approach and modality, justifying their appropriateness. Next, briefly explain what a therapeutic relationship is in psychiatry. Explain how you would share your … Read more