Therapy Case Studies Samples For Students

Final Case Analysis

PART 1

Lona seems to be suffering from a Dysthymic Disorder. This is because the fact that her state of depression has been persistent for more than two years due to the circumstances and changes in her life. In the initial interview, there was no information that the issues Lona has been experiencing could be hereditary. In reviewing the facts, it is evident that Lona is experiencing an extreme change of routine in her life. This has prompted her illness and sense of lack of control. Lona's history is that she has been married for ten years, five into ...

Health marriages are good for couples’ mental and physical health. Not leaving out children, health marriage is good for children too. Growing up in a health marriage and family helps children grow happily and avoid educational, social, physical and mental problems. However, survey findings show that about 40 to 50 percent of married couples in the United States divorce. Lacks of a happy family lead to emergence of a problem. This is clearly elicited in Janet’s case. She just completed her fourth divorce. I believe many people think that Janet is out of her mind already and that she is immoral. ...

The challenges that marriages in the present day face have increased there has been a gradual change in the family setup accompanied by family breakups and hence a great majority of people entering into marriage come in with various social problems (Berg & de Shazer, 1993).Even for those couples that had a stable childhood problems often crop up in marriages due to the different personalities and temperaments of the people that enter into the marriage. Marriage counseling is hence a very important component of psychology as it helps couples to get to the root cause of their problem and hopefully get solutions. Since ...

Question 1

Introduction
A contract is either forceable or unenforceable.For it to be enforceable and valid, it has to meet certain elements: offer, intention to create legal relations, acceptance, and consideration (Beale, 2002). Without any of these elements, the courts will not enforce the contract. However, several reasons ensure that a contract cannot be enforced: duress, misrepresentation, unfair terms and undue influence. In the facts given, each person has their merits, strengths and weaknesses. To analyze the position Steve is in and whether he stands to win any legal action brought against, each case will be analyzed separately, giving the merits ...

Alberto, age 55, was brought to the emergency department of a regional medical center by his brother-in-law. Alberto is pacing, demanding, agitated, and speaking vociferously. “I did not wish to come here! My brother-in-law is simply jealous and he is trying to make me appear like I am suffering from some sort of insanity!” Alberto’s treatment is financially subsidized by his brother in law. Alberto will undergo a maximum of 8 sessions at 2 hours each session. The session will start on June 25, 2014.

Presenting Problem

Alberto is a 55-year-old man who was brought to the emergency department of a regional medical center ...

Introduction

In the day-to-day running of businesses, the parties that are involved are guided by some kind of law to ensure smooth running of the business. As such, there ought to be an agreement between the parties to the transaction, which in most cases, is binding. In essence, this would mean that the parties make a contract between themselves. In essence, the main aim of the contract is to outline the objectives of the agreement to ensure that it is accomplished in a prescribed manner. This is essential in order to avoid breach of the terms, which could lead the parties to ...

Menopause is a common stage of life; this is a period whereby a woman experience differences on her periods as they gradually stop. Some of symptoms which can be revealed include changes on estrogen and even progesterone (Jeremy, 2005).
Researchers and other professionals call this period menopausal transition. Normally, symptoms can be seen even before the last menstrual period. A woman is supposed to admit she has menopause after a full year without experiencing menstrual period.
Scientifically, women experience menstrual period up to the age of 51. However, others experience menopause even before fifty’s. Moreover, there are women who still ...

- What are the clinical differences between seizures and epilepsy?
Seizure is characterized by hyperexcitation of brain neurons which results into spontaneous sensory interruptions, motor activity, and at times loss of consciousness. Epilepsy on its part is a neurologic disorder characterized by recurrent seizures.
- Being a lifelong neurological condition, does epilepsy requires palliative or comfort care?
Epilepsy is not curable but can easily be managed. Being a lifelong condition, it requires comfort care that improves the quality of life.
- What are the comorbid conditions associated with epilepsy?
The majority of patients with epilepsy also suffer ...

Attention deficit disorder is a common psychiatric disorder that affects young children and persists into adulthood. It makes it difficult for school going children to concentrate on their studies. Attention deficit disorder affects 6-7 % of children. Additionally, ADD is diagnosed in 2-16 percent of children attending school. This disorder is characterized by troubles in controlling hyperactive and impulsive behaviors and paying attention. This constellation of symptoms not only affects the child at home but also has negative effects on a child’s education by creating difficulties in school and peer relations. Most school going children who suffer from ADD have a learning ...

Community Health Nurse

Hypothyroidism is a clinical syndrome in which there is either deficiency or absence of thyroid hormone in the body. This manifests as a decrease in the metabolic rate in the body, which is seen as a slowing in physical and mental activity in the body. (Orlander, 2013)
Thyroid function is controlled by two other organs, the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland. A defect in function of any of these two organs can lead to hypothyroidism. Moreover, localized disease of the thyroid gland itself can also lead to hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is usually a primary pathology in which there is inability of the thyroid ...

Overview

Ulcers of the lower leg are common incapacitating wounds amongst the elderly in the United States. For women over 65 years, there is relatively 1.43 percent. These ulcers can be broadly split into two main types with the ones originating from poor arterial perfusion occurring less times and the ones taking place due to venous problems making relatively 70 percent of the presented cases. The etiology of the ulcer is identified through measurement of the ankle/brachial pressure index (ABPI). The ulcers that have an ABPI of more than 0.8, are perceived to be appropriate to be treated with compression ...

Business

Introduction
Contracts are legal binding agreement that brings two or more parties together. The law of contracts is very vital to people involved in entering the contract. For example, when one decides to buy an item from the supplier with some terms and conditions in place, they may decide to sign a contract depending on the mode of payment. Contracts need not to be in writing, but parties involved may decide to do so. Only people above the age of 18 are allowed to sign a contract. Contracts do have benefits and damages to the parties involved and more importantly, ...

Counselling theory

The essay aims to address person-centred theory in detail including the main features of this theory with regard to how useful they are even in real life situations. The essay will also take into account how this model is different from other therapeutic models in particular cognitive behavioral approaches and psychodynamic approaches. It also takes into account the similarity of the models listed.
Personal-centred therapy which originally was known as non-directive therapy is a therapy that was developed by the psychologist Dr. Carl Rogers (1902-1987) that moves the idea that the expert is the therapist to a direction where one ...

Major depression is a prevalent psychological disorder around the world. Worldwide, 121 million people suffer from depression ("Global Depression Statistics," 2011); in the United States, approximately 6.6% of the population suffers from this debilitating disorder, with numbers steadily climbing each year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010). Generally, several factors are thought to contribute to depressive episodes. These factors include genetics—individuals with a family history of depression have a greater chance to suffer from depression, changes in brain chemistry, and the inability to cope with stress National Alliance on Mental Illness, 2012). Clinicians use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

It is in the method of Client-Centered Therapy that Earlene takes control of the sessions. She is the active agent in her problem-solving as she discusses and invites what she believes in and is capable of and would like to do (Knight 2007). Knowing that her crisis is self-triggered, Earlene removes herself from self-pity. Her concern is about being distracted, she wants other’s sympathy and for them to take care of her so she can be happy. Except, Earlene is opposed to being included to set affiliation and has several independent interests she is anxious to develop (Knight ...

Perpetuating Navajo Culture through Language

Culture is dynamic. It evolves through time. According to Kuper (1994) culture is “learned, adaptable, symbolic behavior, based on a full-fledged language” (cited in Monagham & Just, 2000, p.51). Language expresses many things about a particular culture. Apart from speech, other ways of communication such as symbols, gestures, written characters, drawings, and artistic expressions comprise a peoples’ language. It serves as the foundation of culture because it unifies the members of a particular society. Through language, people communicate with each other to identify their issues, problems, and concerns. They are then able to make decisions regarding problems existing within their community.
The Navajo ...

Insecurity is the evident point in this case study. The best way to address this issue is by using a comprehensive approach. The therapist should consider the multidimensional elements in the problem and should give emphasize to the wellness or quality of life by considering the spiritual, psychological and the emotional aspects of the patient.

As noted in the case study, it is obvious that the state of being unemployed is a great stressor in the society. However, it is evident that the level of depression due to unemployment and other social problems varies from one person to another. Psychologists throughout ...

This is a common type of musculoskeletal disorder that affects people at some stage in life. According to the medical researchers, it affects nearly 80% of all the people in their life time. Precisely, the chronic pain is that which lasts for more than 12 weeks.
It has been scientifically found out that the chronic back pain is caused by the benign musculoskeletal problems which results from either the sprain or strain of the muscles or soft tissues of the body. This may cause pain to the spine particularly in cases where the back is physically downloaded.

Chronic pain is bad because it negatively affects people in many ways:

i) Causing job ...

Understanding cultural and family considerations during the healing process is an aspect that should be within the medical healthcare. The culture of the community, that is, the beliefs, values, and code of conducts directs the medical health checks in appreciating the significance in which the society aspects to life experiences. Therefore, health officers should take caution with cultural practices in health, because the research indicates that such are the practices that have exhibited a great and real impact on the health outcome. For instance, social support, most are the cultures that believe in social support from their families (Mc Laughlin & ...

The diagnosis is Chronic Renal failure because of the duration of the illness. It would have been acute renal failure if the duration was less than 48 hours, but George has been having Polyuria for 2 weeks prior to presentation.
The Polyuria is as a result of the inability of George's Kidneys to concentrate urine. Also, he has been losing weight because of the loss of appetite. And the fatigue he is experiencing is as a result of the anemia he has.
The blood results show anemia with a RBC count of 3.8 million cells/mcL. Also the Hemoglobin concentration is ...

Introduction

A pituitary tumor is one of the common types of tumor that could grow on humans. It is the abnormal growth of tissue in the pituitary gland (ADAM, 2009). The pituitary gland is simply the organ responsible for regulating the body’s balance and it is also an endocrine organ since it’s also responsible for regulating hormones.
The pituitary gland is a part of the brain and it is quite obvious that any abnormal growth of tissue on that area could result into death if not treated. Compression of brain structures could also occur since there is a very ...

Ben Sanderson (Cage) is a screenwriter with the Hollywood, a US Movie industry. He is overly dependent on the consumption of alcohol to an extent that it has adversely affected his social and work-related functions and his family life.

Without anything left to hold onto, he leaves for Las Vegas, his new found haven for drinking and the pursuance of his own fantasies unperturbed. Lackadaisically, Sanderson drunkenly drives down a strip in Las Vegas where he almost runs into a woman one of the women who were walking along the crosswalk. The woman is known as Shue and she chastises Sanderson for almost ...

Introduction

A stroke is a medical condition which is characterized by rapid loss of brain function which is caused by interruption in the blood supply to the various parts of the brain. It can be due to a blockage and it’s known as thrombosis or lack of blood flow known as ischemia or a leakage of blood that is hemorrhage (Feigin, 2005). It results in the person’s inability to move certain parts of the body.
The brain is designed in such a way that the right hemisphere always controls the left side of the body while the left hemisphere controls the ...

Assignment Two – Clinical Pathway

When a patient with HIV/AIDS needs to be dealt with in the context of health care organizations, a clinical pathway must be addressed. This particular client is in the early stages, meaning there is significant action that can be taken in order to improve his quality of life. This assessment guide and plan of care will summarize the patient’s history, health condition, and current situation in order to determine the best way to handle the diagnosis of HIV/AIDS.
The patient is a 26-year-old Caucasian man, middle-to-high income, who has recently been diagnosed in the past four months with HIV. He ...

David Parker Ray was born in November 6, 1939 in Belen, New Mexico. He died in May 28, 2002, at the age of sixty two years. His death was as a result of myocardial infarction. During his life, Ray was linked with serial killings. Approximately fourteen to sixty killings were executed by him. He did his killing operations in the states of New Mexico, in United States. In March 22, 1999, he was apprehended.
The serial killer operated as from 1950 to March 22, 1999. Besides killing people, Ray was suspected of involvement in the torturing of women. His ...

Introduction

There are different ways to handle medical, surgical and post surgical cases and especially when it comes to nursing, the application of concepts may remain the same however there is a lot of difference in the application of concepts from person to person. We will look at the case study related to endocrine/metabolic system, for Mr.Jenaro and will analyze the situation according to the data available.

The medical situation of the case can be explained by mentioning that Mr.Jenaro, a 61 year old male is admitted to the emergency ward with a complain of severe nausea and vomiting for two days consecutively. ...

Borderline Personality Disorder: Case Study

Karen’s Case

Karen was admitted in the intensive care unit of West Raymond medical Center after she knowingly took an overdose of sedatives in addition to alcohol in a suicide attempt following a disagreement with her man.

Consequently, the 32-year old single, unemployed woman lost consciousness which meant that she had to inevitably spend three days in the hospital. While still in the hospital the doctors never wanted to discharge her until when they were convinced that she was under the care of a psychotherapist. Karen’s psychotherapist was, however, reluctant to respond to Karen’s calls concerning her discharge citing ...

Introduction

Occupational therapy focuses on increasing participation in a client’s daily activities. It involves the identification of environmental barriers that limit the customer’s ability to perform his or her daily activities and eliminating them. This is done by modifying the tasks, educating and teaching the skills to the client to enhance his or her daily activities. More emphasis is placed on the needs and goals of the client.
Young@Heart is a film about a chorus composed of senior citizens. They sing contemporary songs as well as pop and classic rock songs. Eighty is the average age of ...

Psychology: Case Study

Introduction 3

Initial interview 4
Assessment formulation methods utilized 4
Assessment of John presenting problems and goals 5
Analysis and critique of MMT approach 6
Agreed goals 6
Treatment plan 6
CBT interventions 7
Intervention for cognitions-thoughts records 7
Benefits of the approach 7
Interventions for behavior- activity scheduling/diversion techniques 8
Benefits of the approach/ interaction 8
Interventions for imagery/interpersonal- imagery based exposure 8
Benefit of approach 9
Intervention for sensation- relaxation/ visualization 10
Conclusion 11

APPENDIX 1 13

References: 15
Psychology: Case Study
Introduction
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Meadowbank TAFE

HLTAP501A/B/C Analyze Health Information
HLTCOM510B Provide Services to Clients with Chronic Disease or Conditions
PATHOLOGY ASSIGNMENT
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Abstract
Asthma is a chronic problem that influences lung function. Clinically asthma is identified by the variation in expiratory airflow and abnormal respiratory symptoms such as wheezing, chest congestion, cough, and shortness of breath. The aetiology of asthma is linked to a mixture of genetic and environmental factors, though; heredity or atopy also plays a role in asthma. Asthma is categorized into two types: extrinsic (allergic) and intrinsic (nonallergic). Allergic asthma is an outcome of the reaction of an antibody ...

Abstract

Prostate cancer is characterized by carcinoma of a gland in the male reproductive system and it typically develops in men over the age of 65. There is an assortment of treatment options in managing prostate cancer including: chemotherapy, hormone rehabilitation, surgical removal, brachytherapy, and external beam radiation therapy (Clinical Journal of Nursing). In external beam radiation therapy, it is essential for urologist to obtain consistency in the position of the prostate from the planning period before treatment to the initiation of radiotherapy to attain superior results. This study examines the efficiency of bladder filling and rectum emptying protocols and ...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a class of anxiety disorder, which has been experienced by people who went through traumatic event, such as car accident, sexual assault, combat trauma any traumatic event that affects the person day to day living after the event. PTSD is characterized by the re-experiencing of traumatic event, usually by having nightmares, intrusive thoughts, avoidance of the triggers or stimuli associated with the event and symptoms of extreme hyper vigilance
The patients name is Carl, and he is middle age Native American Indian. He is married and has kids. He is currently working as a ...

China has a great history of using unique traditional medication means such as Tai Chi, herbs, and many others. Of late, the medications have shifted from traditional means and narrowed to science. Much of the current medications means heavily rely on science and technology. Admittedly, there has been many scientific studies both on the specific operations of tiny body organs and breakdown of illnesses in ways where the application of scientific concepts is possible. Examples of Chinese medications that borrow a lot from science includes

Herbal therapy for the treatment of some allergic reactions.

Treatment of patients suffering from hypertension using food therapy
Treatment of Dysmenorrhea using Danggui ...

Initial Patient Assessment

Overview
The patient is 67-year-old Mrs. Finch.

She lives with her husband in their marital home.

Recently, she suffered a CVA and had been in the hospital’s rehabilitation ward recovering from her latest episode.
Before her CVA, Mrs. Finch had a healthy and active lifestyle.

However, her condition has brought with it numerous other complications including a chest infection.

She is also having difficulty staying mobile due to residual weakness on her left side.
She has had a dark wound on her heel for about a week now. This wound keeps deteriorating into the present wound.
A series of CVA specific issues such as limited mobility, the risk for infection and reduced nutrition hinders Mrs. Finch’s capacity to heal.
Wound ...

Pediatric Case Study

Part I. Cultural and Family Assessment

Culture and family are oftentimes neglected during patient assessment, especially when the person is viewed only in terms of disease, causes and treatment. However, providing holistic care that encompasses all aspects of the patient’s life has the potential to improve patient outcomes. In nursing theory, Callista Roy and Madeleine Leininger refer to culture as a belief system, a worldview through which the patient perceives health, care, nursing and the world in general (George, 2011). It is transmitted from one generation to the next through interaction in social institutions such as the family, school and ...

Following the case study of "healing and autonomy," while observing the Christian narrative; it involves a family of four. There are grappling with their son's acute illness that is kidney failure. The problem can only now be addressed through an organ transplant whereby in case it fails, he will succumb to the disease. The family comprises of parents Joanne and Mike and the two boys who are twins Samuel and James aged eight years. In the case, a spiritual conundrum and health care have emerged, and it puts the family in a dilemma in deciding what to do for ...

Clinical Case Study

The evidence based clinical literature reveals the difficulties in diagnosing Myocardial Infarction (MI) concomitantly with pre-existing left bundle branch block (LBBB) with the application of 12 lead ECG in the pre-hospital environment (Surawicz and Knilans, 2008). Indeed, the T waves and baseline ST segments incongruently displaced in negative direction in cases of LBBB as evident through the ECG findings. These abnormal variations in ECG findings tend to override the actual ECG results in relation to MI manifestations, thereby challenging the confirmation of MI with the ECG intervention. However, the moving ST segments revealed through the serial ECGs during ischemic ...

Jane Doe

Questions:
Describe how burn wounds are classified. Identify and describe Mr. Angelo’s burn injuries.
Burn wounds are classified using four degrees that are based on the severity of how many layers of the dermis have been damaged; the higher the degree of burn classification, the more severe the burn injury and damage done to the patients skin and body. In the case of Mr. Angelo’s burn injuries, he sustains both 2nd and 1st degree burns covering approximately 40 percent of his body.

Explain the “rule of nines” used in assessment of burn injury.

When assessing burn injuries, the “rule of nines” is a formula to assess how much ...

Nutrition is an indispensable component of care. It is from food intake that the body obtains the micro and macro nutrients needed to maintain and improve health. Diet is also an area of regulation for the management of chronic diseases such as diabetes. Care plans focused on nutrition necessarily must be individualized to take into account unique needs arising from specific medical conditions, the client’s developmental stage, and cultural preferences. Developing a care plan entails evaluating for nutritional risk, defining the goals of nutrition therapy, identifying interventions and expected outcomes, implementing the interventions, providing education, and promoting safety.

Evaluation of Nutritional Risk

The ...

50 Years Old Widow and Its Effects on Her Well Being
50 Years Old Widow and Its Effects on Her Well Being

Introduction to the Theoretical Model

Psychology study became more popular in the year 1900 than before. The contribution made by Sigmund Freud’s in his book “The Interpretation of Dreams” made psychology study and its application a great achievement towards understanding of the psychodynamics of mental dreams and other mental processes. All psychodynamic themes have a stem from psychoanalysis. The two major perspectives applied to psychology are psychodynamics perspective and cognitive behavioural perspective. Psychodynamic perspective also referred to as insight-oriented therapy explains on ...

Introduction

The aim of this paper is to present a comprehensive report on a case study conducted on an individual who is displaying symptoms of hypertension. The paper explicitly explores as a chronic disease and some of the aspects that will be touched on include its epidemiology, Pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, treatment plan, drug analysis and follow up care.
Hypertension, also commonly referred to as high blood pressure is a body condition in which blood vessels, specifically the arteries high and persistent pressure. This high pressure makes it hard for the heart to pump blood to all the other parts of the body. Hypertension ...

Causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder

The exact causes in regards to why people develop an autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
is still largely unknown. Most experts postulate that it probably has multiple causes. Chief
among these reasons are the development of the brain as well as genetic components. The
evidence strongly indicates that direct environmental factors such as being exposed to
certain substances, the diet of the mother during the pregnancy period, or the diet of the
child after he/she is born do not cause ASD. Furthermore ASD is not believed to be
affected by parenting skills or style. However, it is believed that outside ...

Pain: State in which the individual experiences and communicates the presence of severe discomfort or an uncomfortable feeling.

Related factors: Pain resulting from musculoskeletal disorder; in this case, osteoarthritis; immobility

Features: Verbal communication of pain descriptors, level 8-9 pain reported by patient

Evidence: Mrs. Hardy experiences great knee pain when climbing stairs, a symptom associated with her osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis cannot be cured, but pain can be controlled.

The primary client-centred goal for Mrs. Hardy is pain management (Bijlsma, Berenbaum and Lafeber, 2011). Expected measurable outcome is that Mrs. Hardy will experience relief of pain as evidenced by Mrs. Hardy’s ...

Step1: Patient situation:

The first step in clinical reasoning is to describe the patient in the context of the clinical situation. Ms. Melody King, a 36-year-old female was presented for an emergency laparoscopic surgery for a ruptured appendix. She has a medical history of asthma and depression. Her medication list includes Ventolin, Seretide, Sertraline. Postoperatively, Melody developed peritonitis and was treated with antibiotics and analgesic. The biopsy results of Melody’s sample revealed the presence of adenocarcinoma. Melody will need to undergo a few most test, and till then continue her stay at the hospital. The diagnostic tests: CT scan of chest, ...

Childhood depression is an emotional and mental disorder that in some ways is little different than adult depression. Still, symptoms of depression in children can present in very different ways than they do in adults. In part, this is a result of the very different developmental and social forces confronting children and young teens. Such forces can include shifting levels of hormones, changing bodies and peer pressure. Depression has frequently been associated in the literature with higher levels of anxiety and stress in children, as well as higher incidence of suicide. Following will examine the question of childhood depression, ...

National Holistic Healing Center

National Holistic Healing Center (NHHC) provides healing services to its customers and its services are presented on its website, i.e. http://www.holistichealingdc.com/ whereas, they also incorporate customers’ queries via .

Description of Facility

National Holistic Healing Center (NHHC) is a premier medical dispensary and is located at Connecticut Ave, Washington DC, New York. The facility is located approximately 100 feet away from the Metro bus line. The facility operates a dispensary where patients are assisted for ailment-strain alignment. It facilitates seminars and workshops to promote the cultivation of strains and offers cooking classes to educate its clients with the edible use of infused strains. ...

Acute coronary syndrome is an umbrella term for a group of clinical symptoms indicative of acute myocardial ischemia. These conditions include non-ST-segment elevation myocardial ischemia (NSTEMI), unstable angina, and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). These conditions are high-risk manifestations of atherosclerosis in the coronary artery and significant causes of utilization of emergency services and hospitalization (Kumar and Cannon, 2009). STEMI causes 30% of all acute coronary syndromes in Australia (Harper and Lefkovits, 2010). This paper will describe the expected presentation, pathophysiology, ECG findings, pre-hospital management, and initial 24-hour management of STEMI in hospitals settings. These aspects will be described ...

Executive Summary

Implementations of care paths will/may help cut healthcare costs. This report argues that the adoption of the care path approach is necessary to ensure MGH's costs are sustainable, but to ensure success, a phased approach to implementation approach, stakeholder engagement, constant, communication, and use of formal change management models will help.

Summary of the Case

As one of the largest hospitals in the country and a pioneer of open-heart surgery, MGH its ability to rein the costs of one of the most expensive procedures would serve as an important guide for the rest of the industry. Its costs are higher than its competitors ...

Jane Doe

Abstract
In terms of psychological ailments, Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD) is one of the more challenging ones that people tend to face. When an event occurs that threatens one’s life or the life of their loved one’s there is a change that occurs in the individual that begins a cycle of various symptoms that create an overly sensitive state of mind for the individual. The memories of the trauma do not leave the person and play out through various psychological problems. Fortunately, with the help of treatments like EMDR, CBT, and pharmacological intervention, there is help available for ...

Introduction

Direct support persons (DSPs) serving in a humanitarian organization Everyday Lives (EL) are mandated with the responsibility of taking care of mentally retarded individuals or rather intellectually challenged persons. Working conditions at EL have not been quite encouraging for DSPs to maintain their jobs at EL leading to an overwhelming rate of DSP turnover, this paper presents a remediation plan to address the turnover in the organization and ensure sustainability in the management of organizational operations besides cost saving on a regular human resource recruitment due to turnover.
Foremost, one reason that has been identified as to be behind the high ...

Organization and Management of a Health Care Facility

While providing quality patient care has always been an essential objective of health care organizations, fiscal results have long been the criteria for measuring success. Hospitals are required to construct the authority abilities required to drive change, manage individuals, give optimal care, and provide results in the organization.

The Board of Directors in Mycare Health Services is the hospital’s most senior managerial team. It is answerable for designing and planning policy and monitoring management. Members of the Board of Directors are the public representatives, and are hired by a public organization owned by a retired judge. One-third of the Board's ...

Caner care and the complications of chemotherapy have always created concerns in the nursing profession. Arguments have been that these complications are preventable since evidence based research has discovered strategies to limit burns and other adverse effects of the treatment. The following pages of this document present a case study of a patient suffering from chemotherapy complication. A synthesis of evidence based research interventions that have been recommended as prophylactic measures will be advanced as an appropriate nursing care is designed for this patient.

Mr. John was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and agreed to surgery. Adjuvant Chemotherapy was prescribed after surgery ...

The advancements in the medical and health sector have continually provided pharmacological interventions for various health issues that had previously remained unresolved. This is especially in relation to the aspects of hormonal changes that occur with advancement of age. One of the major achievements in the pharmacological inventions is the introduction and adoption of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). HRT while not being a conventional technique has gained popularity in its claim as a primary method that can be utilized in the treatment of menopause symptoms and related health issues (Hickey, Elliott & Davison, 2012). The benefits of HRT range from ...

Issues in Psychology: Hypothetical Case Study in Two-Stage Life Development

Abstract
The psychological, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral crisis of traumatic interruptions during developmental periods in counseling and therapy, calls for the use of mental health support, assessments, and interventions. The present hypothetical case study seeks to direct (a) an explanation of two consecutive stages of mental development post-9/11 trauma for a male adolescent from 14 years of age to 28 years of age, (b) discuss overview of background of the case and situation, (c) scan the description, impact, and implication of client problem with inclusion of current state, (d) use of theories to compile the hypothetical case study from a perspective of a ...

Written Case Study – Pathophysiology II

(Location of the University)
1. Describe the underlying pathology of COPD. What impacts do these pathological changes have on normal physiology? In particular, describe alveolar ventilation in a normal individual and discuss how this might be different in Mr Wenham. (20 marks)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD is touted to be the third leading cause of death in the United States of America. In 2010, it has claimed the lives of 134,676 individuals (CDC 2013). By definition, COPD presents persistent blockage of airflow in the lungs — thus interfering normal breathing. Those afflicted with such condition generally ...

Business Report

1.1 company’s profileAdventure Park is a theme park and water park situated in Wallington, Australia near Geelong. The park provides much attraction that includes water playgrounds and water slides. It was opened in the year 2006 and since then has stood out as the best and exciting theme park, Adventure Park, situated just 10minutes from Geelong. It offers exciting attractions, perfect for the whole family.1.2 Aims and objectives of Adventure Park.

- Provide ample and secure parking
- Easy access
- Provide popular and wide-ranging entertainments activity
- Creating a profitable entertainment firm and at the same ...

Paul has been feeling very tired and has been having sudden weakness and numbness on one side of his body. He calls the hospital asking if this is anything to be concerned about. How do you respond?
1. What is the neurological problem Paul is most likely encountering?
There are two common neurological problems that are usually associated with the symptoms of sudden weakness and numbness on one side of the body. These two conditions are somewhat related in terms of the mechanism. Stroke is a form of medical emergency simply because it is usually caused by problems ...

Conceptualization

The psychological problems of the client, Yisel revolve around her choice of career, and are rooted in the fact that she is trying hard to live and make decisions according to the expectations of her parents as she fears disappointing them. Yisel is incongruent because there is a very slight overlap between her ideal self and her real self. With this being the case, it is very unlikely that she will achieve the state of self actualization. Seeking to conform to the needs and desires of her parents has consistently widens the gap between her real self and her ideal ...

Sometimes, the world can be a very dangerous place. Since the prehistoric times, people all over the world have been confronted by rather overwhelming events. Nevertheless, humans have balanced this through coping successfully with catastrophes that they encounter. As a result, a crucial role has been played by the evolution process with regards to the selection, preservation, and fine-tuning of a number of adaptive mechanisms that are psychological, thus promoting human species survival.
Post-Traumatic stress disorder or PTSD is a condition whereby a human being develops anxiety disorder after experiencing, seeing or living through events that threaten or cause serious harm or even death ...

Abstract

This paper focuses on a case study involving a patient with heart disorder. The paper answers nine questions based on the case study. The case study helps provide insight into symptoms management heart diseases.

Question 1

Both health and nutritional status of PF are poor. To start with, he has a medical history of pulmonary edema. Pulmonary edema presents with among other signs and symptoms, shortness of breath and course breath sounds. Given that PF has been complaining of shortness of breath, it follows that he might be experiencing yet another episode of pulmonary edema. Pulmonary edema can also be suspected given that heart ...