Practitioner Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

Behaviour reduction techniques

In psychology there are many techniques that have been suggested that can be use in behaviour change or behaviour reduction. Among the techniques that have been suggested is use of aversive technique in behaviour reduction. Aversive technique with regard to behaviour reduction entails use of negative form of punishment to induce a change in the behaviours of an individual. Proponent of this technique of behaviour reduction has suggested that when the technique is applied immediately the unwanted behaviour occurs there is probability that the unwanted behaviour may not occur again.
Aversive technique may take simple forms for instance an ...

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Vocational Education and Training (VET) is a fairly new educational concept that teaches the students skills required for performing a particular job[ CITATION Yin06 \l 1033 ]. In the last few decades Vocational Education and Training has changed focus from simply preparing the students for jobs that demanded less than a degree to a broader preparation that incorporate academic, vocational and technical skills development for more competitive professions or advanced degree[ CITATION Yin06 \l 1033 ]. Socioeconomic as well as political forces have contributed to major changes in the Vocational Education and Training system in Australia. With the diversification of the economy there is increasing ...

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Working as a medical practitioner requires a keen observation of ethical controversies regarding patient confidentiality as defined in the medical code of conduct and ethics. However, there are some instances when medical practitioners are faced with a dilemma of disclosing patient’s confidence data as stated in the HIPAA incidental disclosures regulation. Some instances are where there is a third party who may be affected by the consequential withholding of the patient’s private medical history especially in case of hereditary and deadly transmitted diseases.
The ethical dilemma in this case involves a patient, Mrs. Joan Smith with ovarian/breast cancer that is genetically ...

Social Welfare & Services

Social policies are standards, legislation, activities, and guidelines that influence the living settings conductive to the society. These policies are bound to change in time, and their change behavior can be analyzed using the Blau analysis model that includes politics, history, economic, ideology, and social movement as changing factors. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyze critically the conscientious objection in medicine policy using a medical commentary and the Michigan Senate Bill 896 based on the five policy changing factors of Blau analysis model. The paper will also review the various factors influencing social welfare. The factors are:

History

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Effective communication is a skill everyone needs. Depending on a profession, some skills are used more than others. Let’s take a look at the skills needed to be a successful PR practitioner. I believe that the top three abilities that a person of such a profession must develop are positiveness, listening and voice control.
A smile is the first step to friendship and trust. This is the goal of a PR practitioner. He tries to gain understanding and support from clients. Influencing their opinion and behavior is a lot easier when both sides are more reluctant towards each other. That is why he always needs ...

Robert J Katenbaum compiles some writings that fall under the bracket of death, human experience and perception of the society. Chapter nine of the book looks into assisted death, euthanasia, right to die and abortion. These four items characterize as the most controversial issues present in the current times. People have different opinion towards them especially on abortion and the right to die. The main reason is that they center on an individual’s perspective and will without thinking of the environment. For instance, abortion is a crucial talk in most human rights convention in that there are people ...

Q1: The four cycles of HR are: acquisition, development, maintenance, and separation . Acquisition is also one of the relevant functions of HR which directly affects HRM. Acquisition involves recruitment, screening, and placement of applicants for positions that are vacant in the organization. Thus, the ability of HR personnel to locate candidates that perfectly match the needs and requirements of the organization as defined in the job description would determine the level of effectiveness in the HRM system.
Development is also a function of HRM that involves training of personnel and identifying opportunities for promotions and earmarking career paths. This ...

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What do you think about the academics that claim there is no real evidenced based practice (EBP)?

While there are claims that evidenced-based practice is not real, it is but important to understand the criteria and applicability of the method prior to its application. There are cases the EBP has been proven effective in various situations and covers different disciplines. It is still our responsibility as a practitioner to use our knowledge and expertise and check against the latest suggestions from the research as a result of EBP. This practice has its advantages and disadvantages that we should consider prior to its application. Taking a deeper understanding of the depth of ...

Acupuncture is considered one of the ancient traditional Chinese medical practices, whose age cannot be precisely defined, but is generally believed to be approximately 2000 years. As medical experts of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services define it, acupuncture is a technique that involves stimulation of the points in the body, often by inserting thin needles into it (Lao et al., 2014). It is believed that every human has the energy of life called qi, and this energy flows in the human body through the meridians that are the streams ...

Application Paper

Application Paper

Introduction

The article entitled “The Unexpected Influence of Physician Attributes in Clinical Decisions” was transcribed by John B. McKinlay along with others. Their main purpose for conducting the research under Health and Social Behavior was intended at determining various aspects. For instance, it was aimed at determining if patient’s features were taking a central role in clinical-decision making. In addition, the experiment was meant to indicate if it was only the medical doctor’sindividualities or it was mishmash with the patient’s physical characteristics that predisposed medical assessment making. The patient’s features that were under consideration included ...

Shared Decision Making Model

Shared decision making model article by Stacey et al. is an article written to describe the types of shared decision making models as it relates to other major concepts. Those major concepts that are explored in the paper shows show the SDM relates to the aspect of the interprofessional collaboration in the clinical practice. This paper clearly shows the fact that 21st century healthcare management now moves to the area of the patient centered care. This is what distinguishes the models. The area of the SDM depicts the importance of the health professionals especially in the areas of the ...

Lesson 2.1

- What are the red flags of back pain that must be considered in the management of any patient?

The red flag symptom is pain. The details are antecedents of minor or major pain, MVA occurrence or heavy lifting (Bigos et al. 1994; Jackson & Browning, 2005; Chou et al., 2007; Leerar et al., 2007). The red flag symptom is chronological age. There is an augmented hazard of cancer resulting from aortic aneurysm (Bigos et al. 1994; Jackson & Browning, 2005; Chou et al., 2007; Leerar et al., 2007). The red flag is antecedents of cancer. There is the possibility of ...

Abstract

Ethical issues at the hospitals that prohibit nurses, doctors or any medical practitioner to disclose a patient’s personal data and information has created several dilemma cases especially if there is an exposed person who might be affected in some way if the information is withheld. This is mostly more difficult when the patient fails to willingly inform the other people especially family members or spouses and the medical practitioner is left with a choice of whether to disclose the information or just keep quite. Such scenarios where the ethical duty to disclose privacy data for the patient and the duty ...

DVD ANALYSIS
DVD Analysis on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Introduction

There are events that may happen to a person’s life, which may affect a person’s behaviour and perception towards certain things later in life. Such a person may develop an attitude towards certain things and actions, which may be related to the events that happened previously, in the person’s life. Therefore, such a person requires professional assistance in order to cope and eventually overcome the prevailing effects of previous events. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a pragmatic, psychotherapy form emphasizing on the imperative role of perceptions in the way people feel and ...

Application of Benner’s Theory: from Novice to Expert

Introduction
In her theory titled From Novice to Expert, Dr. Patricia Benner introduced the idea that expert nurses gain the skills and comprehension of patient care not merely by undergoing a rigorous educational program but also by being exposed to a multitude of experiences. According to Dr. Benner (1984), one can gain the needed skills without ever learning the theory. Therefore, she proposes that the development of knowledge and skills in a pragmatic field such as nursing, calls for exposure to practical knowledge of clinical experience. Benner’s theory stresses on the importance of practical knowhow and proposes that experience is a ...

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Pedagogy has been defined variously by different researchers but for the purposes of this paper pedagogy will simply be defined as the science and the art of teaching. As such pedagogy encompasses the content taught/learned (what), the approaches of teaching and learning (how) and the philosophy and underpinning values (why)[ CITATION An05 \l 1033 ]. The most useful pedagogical approach in the VET sector is the so called ‘learners and learning at the centre’ which places the learner at the centre of the learning process. The approach focuses on empowering the actor not only to be a disengaged-passive participant but an ...