Explain how the emotional effects of illness

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Explain how the emotional effects of illness may have influenced the mother’s behavior. As an allied health care provider, explain how you would respond to the mother if she made those comments to you, rather than to her son.

Explain how you would respond to the son while keeping in mind his emotional and esteem needs.

Understandably you may be very upset by many aspects of the illness. This distress may lead to you feeling angry and irritable. You may feel resentful that you or someone you care for is seriously ill while other people are well.

How does illness affect emotional development?
Increased physical symptoms can have a negative effect on a child’s emotional health. Chronic illnesses can interfere with children’s happiness and how they feel about themselves. When children are distressed and unhappy, their illness may be harder to control.

 

Describe the effect of oral language on decoding

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Describe the effect of oral language on decoding, reading comprehension, and written expression. In addition, describe communicative strategies that teachers can use to improve Raymond’s reading and written expression skills. The answer should include:

1. A discussion with examples about how oral language affects decoding, reading comprehension, and written expression.

 

 

The development of assessment in counseling

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Identify one historical event or development and discuss ways it has impacted the development of assessment in counseling.
Distinguish between formal and informal assessment and explain how the historical event you selected might influence your use of formal and informal assessments in your future counseling practice.
Then, describe one way you might use informal assessments and one way you might use formal assessments in your future counseling practice.
Finally, identify two skills you currently possess and two skills you need to further develop related to assessment that would help you fully integrate formal and informal assessment into your future counseling practice.
Explain how you might further develop the skills you identified. Be specific and use examples to support your post.

Goals of psychodynamic therapy

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The main goals of psychodynamic therapy are to (1) enhance the client’s self-awareness and (2) foster understanding of the client’s thoughts, feelings, and beliefs in relation to their past experiences, especially his or her experiences as a child (Haggerty, 2016).
What is a dynamic approach in therapy?
Brief dynamic therapy is a time-efficient treatment in which the therapist maintains a focus on specific client issues and goals, all within a basic psychodynamic conceptual framework.

The Importance of effective communication in radiography

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The Importance of effective communication in radiography and its impact on patients with long term illness Radiographers must possess effective communication skills to minimize any anxiety the patient may be experiencing and to provide the patient with the information that they need.

What is communication in radiography?
Written communication in radiography is primarily the use of investigation request cards and case notes. With the advent of a computerised imaging system there is an increasing reli

Chief complaint of insomnia

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Reflect on the case study excerpt below and consider the therapy approaches to assess, diagnose, and treat the patient’s health needs.  Case: An elderly widow who just lost her spouse. Subjective: A patient presents to your primary care office today with chief complaint of insomnia. Patient is 75 YO with PMH of DM, HTN, and MDD. Her husband of 41 years passed away 10 months ago. Since then, she states her depression has gotten worse as well as her sleep habits. The patient has no previous history of depression prior to her husband’s death. She is awake, alert, and oriented x3. Patient normally sees PCP once or twice a year. Patient denies any suicidal ideations. Patient arrived at the office today by private vehicle. Patient currently takes the following medications:

Metformin 500mg BID
Januvia 100mg daily
Losartan 100mg daily
HCTZ 25mg daily
Sertraline 100mg daily
Current weight: 88 kg

Current height: 64 inches

Temp: 98.6 degrees F

BP: 132/86

Assignment
Post a response to each of the following:

List three questions you might ask the patient if she were in your office. Provide a rationale for why you might ask these questions.
Identify people in the patient’s life you would need to speak to or get feedback from to further assess the patient’s situation. Include specific questions you might ask these people and why.
Explain what, if any, physical exams, and diagnostic tests would be appropriate for the patient and how the results would be used.
List a differential diagnosis for the patient. Identify the one that you think is most likely and explain why.
List two pharmacologic agents and their dosing that would be appropriate for the patient’s antidepressant therapy based on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. From a mechanism of action perspective, provide a rationale for why you might choose one agent over the other.
For the drug therapy you select, identify any contraindications to use or alterations in dosing that may need to be considered based on ethical prescribing or decision-making. Discuss why the contraindication/alteration you identify exists. That is, what would be problematic with the use of this drug in individuals based on ethical prescribing guidelines or decision-making?
Include any “check points” (i.e., follow-up data at Week 4, 8, 12, etc.), and indicate any therapeutic changes that you might make based on possible outcomes that may happen given your treatment options chosen.

Mandated reporting fact sheet for health professionals

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Assignment Description:

Mandated Reporting

Develop a mandated reporting fact sheet for health professionals, a nurse/health ministry, or a community organization whose members are mandated providers in your state.

Identify the target-mandated provider group for which you are developing the fact sheet. Tailor the fact sheet to the group.
Feel free to incorporate feedback provided by your peers as part of the discussion topic response for this module.

The following specifications are required for this assignment:

  • Length: Begin with a title page and a short introduction to the reporting sheet.
  • Structure: Include a title page and reference page (if needed in APA style). Under a level heading, present the mandated reporting fact sheet. Close with a robust conclusion and reference page. References page with at least 3 references for resources utilized in the development of the fact sheet.
  • References: Use at minimum 3 for resources utilized in the development of the fact sheet in APA format.

Additional resources:

Access the Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect publication for an overview of reporting. Follow up with accessing your state website and review the mandatory reporting requirements.

Examples of acquired brain injury

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Provide two examples of acquired brain injury and two examples of how you would implement person-centred support to facilitate self-determination and choice.Describe one way you could facilitate discussion between the person requinny

support, their family and/or carer and the support worker.

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder is a psychological condition that affects 6.1 million Americans, or 3.1% of the US Population. Despite several treatment options, only 43.2% of those suffering from GAD receive treatment. This week you will review several different classes of medication used in the treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. You will examine potential impacts of pharmacotherapeutics used in the treatment of GAD. Please focus your assignment on FDA-approved indications when referring to different medication classes used in the treatment of GAD.

To Prepare

  • Review the Resources for this module and consider the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
  • Reflect on your experiences, observations, and/or clinical practices from the last 5 years and think about how pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic factors altered his or her anticipated response to a drug.
  • Consider factors that might have influenced the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes, such as genetics (including pharmacogenetics), gender, ethnicity, age, behavior, and/or possible pathophysiological changes due to disease.
  • Think about a personalized plan of care based on these influencing factors and patient history with GAD.

 

Post a discussion of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics related to anxiolytic medications used to treat GAD. In your discussion, utilizing the discussion highlights, compare and contrast different treatment options that can be used.

Factors that might impact the patient’s diagnosis and treatment

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Decision Tree for Neurological and Musculoskeletal

Case study: http://cdnfiles.laureate.net/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6521/05/mm/decision_trees/week_07/index.html

  • Review the interactive case Study
  • Reflect on the patient’s symptoms and aspects of the disorder presented in the interactive media piece.
  • Consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting with the symptoms of the patient case study you were assigned.
  • You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the diagnosis and treatment for this patient. Reflect on potential co-morbid physical as well as patient factors that might impact the patient’s diagnosis and treatment.

 

Write a 1- to 2-page summary paper that addresses the following:

  • Briefly summarize the patient case study you were assigned, including each of the three decisions you took for the patient presented.
  • Based on the decisions you recommended for the patient case study, explain whether you believe the decisions provided were supported by the evidence-based literature. Be specific and provide examples. Be sure to support your response with evidence and references from outside resources.
  • What were you hoping to achieve with the decisions you recommended for the patient case study you were assigned? Support your response with evidence and references from outside resources.
  • Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with each of the decisions and the results of the decision in the exercise. Describe whether they were different. Be specific and provide an example