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This week’s reading covers several common CAM systems: homeopathy, naturopathy, Western herbalism, Chiropractic, massage therapy, and reflexology. There have been many historical occurrences that have shaped the individual professions, society’s perception of the professions, licensure or certification of practitioners, and the way in which the providers are allowed to practice. Select one of the systems addressed in this week’s reading. Examine and discuss the historical events that have resulted in profound changes and/or influences to that system. Support your position with at least one scholarly or peer-reviewed source, in addition to the textbook and this week’s required/recommended readings. You may use professional Internet sources; however, these sources will not count toward the research requirement. Course text Micozzi, M. S. (2010). Fundamentals of complementary and alternative medicine. (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier. .

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Introduction: The problem/issue, disease or illness you are examining/exploring. Why it is a concern to the individual and/or society and why it merits examination. Literature Review: Review what others have found and reported on already (researchers, authors, practitioners). Minimum of three peer reviewed journal articles from academic databases and/or other credible resources. Finding: What you have found related to topic from all sources. Will include personal experience, opinion and other findings from literature and research and possibly interviews or surveys. Discussion : What may be beneficial or necessary for individuals or society to do if they have concerns in this particular or related areas of health. This may include how Western approaches compare with Eastern medicine views and how they vary or parallel in terms of diagnosis and treatment. Summary and Conclusion: To bring more focus on what you believe to be a beneficial approach to dealing with problem. May be a combination of Eastern and Western ways. Don’t be afraid to speculate and make recommendations, especially with regards to lifestyle changes. its due in 22 hours ...

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self help in mental

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Self-Help in Mental Health provides a critical review of the self-help movement in mental health. It examines self-help from an empirical standpoint, evaluating claims and evidence of effectiveness. The book aims to comprehensively review the field of self-help and mental health through empirically-based approaches in health promotion, prevention, psychotherapy, and rehabilitation. It analyzes various levels of involvement in self-help, from passive activities like reading to more active and interactive activities, exploring implications of technological advances. The book also distinguishes between self-support approaches initiated by participants and self-change approaches administered under professional guidance.

Florida National University Nursing Leadership Discussion.pdf

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This document discusses several topics related to nursing ethics including: 1. It provides examples of behaviors that may be considered ethical but illegal, legal but unethical, illegal and unethical, or legal and ethical. 2. It differentiates between deontological theories, utilitarianism, and principlism as ethical frameworks. 3. It asks questions about disclosing a poor prognosis or private health information to clients against their or their family's wishes.

Scholarly Article Critique First of all, for any type of.docx

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Scholarly Article Critique First of all, for any type of journal article your critique should include some basic information: 1. Name(s) of the author(s) 2. Title of article 3. Title of journal, volume number, date, month and page numbers 4. Statement of the problem or issue discussed 5. The author’s purpose, approach or methods, hypothesis, and major conclusions. The bulk of your critique, however, should consist of your qualified opinion of the article. Read the article you are to critique once to get an overview. Then read it again, critically. At this point you may want to make some notes to yourself The following are some questions you may want to address in your critique no matter what type of article you are critiquing. (Use your discretion. These points don’t have to be discussed in this order, and some may not be pertinent to your particular article.) These are just examples of the way you can go. You do not have to answer all of these questions. Most critiques are only 1 to 2 pages in length 1. Is the title of the article appropriate and clear? 2. Is the abstract specific, representative of the article, and in the correct form? 3. Is the purpose of the article made clear in the introduction? 4. Do you find errors of fact and interpretation? (This is a good one! You won’t believe how often authors misinterpret or misrepresent the work of others. You can check on this by looking up for yourself the references the author cites.) 5. Is all of the discussion relevant? 6. Has the author cited the pertinent, and only the pertinent, literature? If the author has included inconsequential references, or references that are not pertinent, suggest deleting them. 7. Have any ideas been overemphasized or underemphasized? Suggest specific revisions. 8. Should some sections of the manuscript be expanded, condensed or omitted? 9. Are the author’s statements clear? Challenge ambiguous statements. Suggest by examples how clarity can be achieved, but do not merely substitute your style for the author’s. 10. What underlying assumptions does the author have? 11. Has the author been objective in his or her discussion of the topic? In addition, here are some questions that are more specific to empirical/research articles. (Again, use your discretion.) 1. Is the objective of the experiment or of the observations important for the field? 2. Are the experimental methods described adequately? 3. Are the study design and methods appropriate for the purposes of the study? 4. Have the procedures been presented in enough detail to enable a reader to duplicate them? White Paper j Bridging the Digital Divide: Reaching Vulnerable Populations BETTY L. CHANG, FNP, DNSC, SUZANNE BAKKEN, RN, DNSC, S. SCOTT BROWN, MPH, THOMAS K. HOUSTON, MD, MPH, GARY L. KREPS, PHD, RITA KUKAFKA, DRPH, MA, CHARLES SAFRAN, MD, P. ZOE STAVRI, PHD, MLS A b s t r a c t The AMIA 2003 Spring Congress entitled.

The Final Paper must be 8 pages (not including title and reference p.docx

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The Final Paper must be 8 pages (not including title and reference pages) and should demonstrate an understanding of the reading assignments, class discussions, your own research, and the application of new knowledge. It must include citations and references for six to eight sources; one may be the text. Micozzi, M. S. (2010). Fundamentals of complementary and alternative medicine. (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier. At least four must be from the ProQuest, EBSCOhost, or PubMed Central databases in the University Library, and the remaining sources must be from other scholarly or professional Internet resources. For the Final Paper, Complementary and alternative medicines >> ( Natural Products) Provide a brief discussion of the protocols, and provide details of historical events that shaped the practice. Chronic Pain Describe the disease or condition from the CAM perspective Include potential cultural challenges faced by the afflicted patient population as well as the practitioner. Describe how the CAM (Natural Products) practitioner diagnoses and treats the condition. Identify potential questions or skepticisms other health care providers and potential clientele may have regarding the CAM selected, and address the questions, supporting your responses with a minimum of two sources of research for the health condition and system chosen. Identify and substantively describe a minimum of two other CAM practice interventions that could be suggested to assist in minimizing the impact of the illness/condition. Justify implementation of the two interventions you are recommending. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. Must end with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph. Must utilize six to eight sources; one may be the text, at least four must be from the ProQuest, EBSCOhost, or PubMed Central databases, and the remaining sources must be from other scholarly or professional Internet resources. Must document all sources in APA style. Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style. .

Assignment Philosophy of NursingWhat is your philosophy when it.docx

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Assignment: Philosophy of Nursing What is your philosophy when it comes to nursing? Which aspects of your philosophy do you think reflect the philosophical influences that have shaped the profession and are likely shared by other nurses? Which aspects of your philosophy reflect your personal values, beliefs, experiences, and unique perspective? How is your philosophy demonstrated through your practice? This Assignment provides an opportunity for you to examine your philosophy of nursing within the context of the information presented this week. To prepare: Review the information presented in the Learning Resources with your own philosophy of nursing in mind. Focus on any new insights you gained from the readings and how they influence your philosophy. Reflect on how philosophy influences scientific approaches or knowledge development in nursing. Examine how positivism and post-positivism have influenced approaches to nursing science (including research methods) and nursing practice. Conduct additional research as necessary using credible websites and the Walden library. By Thursday 06/08/17, write a 6- to 7-page APA paper with a minimum of 5 references from the list of required readings below that include the level one headings as numbered below: 1) Introduction (must end with a purpose statement e.g. “the purpose of this paper is…”) 2) Articulates your philosophy of nursing identifying the philosophical influences and summarizing how this week’s readings influenced your views/beliefs. 3) Explains how nursing’s philosophical foundations influence your nursing practice and provides at least two specific examples. 4) Answers the question: What is the relationship between philosophy and knowledge development? How is this evidenced in your nursing philosophy or practice? 5) Outlines how positivism and post-positivism influences approaches to nursing science (including research methods) and nursing practice as well as your own personal philosophy. 6) Conclusion (Summary of the paper) Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from appropriate Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct. Required Readings McEwin, M., & Wills, E.M. (2014). Theoretical basis for nursing. (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health. Chapter 1, "Philosophy, Science, and Nursing" Chapter 1 introduces the scientific and philosophical foundations of nursing and how these contribute to knowledge development within the discipline of nursing. Gray, J.R., Grove, S.K., & Sutherland, S. (2017). Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier. Chapter 1, "Discovering the World of Nursing Research" Chapter 1 introduces nursing research.

Hierarchies of Evidence 2017

Lucia Ravi

Discussion: Alternative Psychologies (Due 1/17/18) Thus far in your experience as a psychology student, you have been introduced to the field of psychology in terms of the mind and its functions in relationship to human behavior. Most introductory psychology textbooks and resources for other psychology classes emphasize a cause-and-effect scientific model, which typifies traditional psychology in the United States and the Western hemisphere in general. Throughout this course and in your course text, you read about Western psychology, which is representative of the practice of psychology in the United States. Alternative psychologies evolved independently of Western psychology because they are suitable for the needs of non-Western cultures. One notable difference is that alternative psychologies prioritize collective or group processes over isolated individual processes. Alternative psychologies view individuals as reflections of the larger culture or society. While the various alternative psychologies do have differences, they also have common themes such as those outlined in your course text: meaning-making, collective construction of psychological reality, time-dependent processes, and normative explanations. Liberation psychology, which is one type of alternative psychology, has been used to address the needs of the poor and the oppressed in Latin America. With liberation psychology, the focus is on social change. Social change is possible when attempts are made to improve the conditions of the entire community rather than to only address the needs of one specific individual within the group. Additionally, this type of alternative psychology makes a difference by addressing challenges of the native people where they live, in their professions, and in the world around them. Liberation psychology also helps people understand what they need in order to facilitate change. To prepare for this Discussion: · Review Chapter 6 in your textbook, Toward a Global Psychology: Theory, Research, Intervention, and Pedagogy. Pay particular attention to the sections about alternative psychologies and liberation psychology. · Referring to the video clips located in this week’s Optional Resources as examples, utilize the internet to identify one video that illustrates how liberation psychology empowers individuals to address their challenges. · After viewing your selected video, identify the issues that were particularly challenging for the individuals in the video. Focus on two issues of particular interest to you. · Reflect on how the common themes of alternative psychologies are evidenced in liberation psychology. · Consider Walden University’s Mission for Social Change, which is to create scholar-practitioners who can effect positive social change. With these thoughts in mind:By Day 3 Post a description of the video you selected. Specify two issues that were particularly challenging for the individuals in the video. Explain how liberation psychology co.

Addictions remain a persistent challenge to mental health prac.docx

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Addictions remain a persistent challenge to mental health practice. There is a need for mental health educators, students, and practitioners to be aware of, critique, contribute to, and, where relevant, utilize emerging scholarly literature to inform their intervention strategies. This comprehensive addictions bibliography draws from a wide variety of sources, perspectives, and ideologies to hasten the rate at which academics and practitioners can more meaningfully participate in this rapidly developing field of practice. Key words: addictions; alcohol; best practices; bibliography; drugs; resources A Snapshot of Valuable Resources for Best Practices in Mental Health and Addictions Alcohol and drug problems remain persistent challenges for best practices in mental health. No matter what the setting, the reality is that alcohol and drug issues are likely to complicate practice and policy, if not directly drive some aspect of service development and deployment. Addictions issues are frequently co- occurring with one and often multiple other presenting problems. Yet, it is a common critique that practitioners receive too little academic preparation in this area and would benefit from additional infusions of addictions content and skills practice in their educational process (Galvani, 2007). That said, mental health practice has continued to evolve in terms of its presence and attention to the issue. In recent years the corpus of the addictions literature has continued to expand and diversify into a number of areas and disciplines. This is both full of possibility and confounding because, due to the complexity, it can be more difficult to get a well-rounded diverse perspective on what the field has to offer. For example, the emerging neuroscience of addiction contrasted with harm reduction is further Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Literature: A Bibliography for Best Practices Laura Burney Nissen © 2014 Lyceum Books, Inc., Best Practices in Mental Health, Vol. 10, No. 1, April 2014 Laura Burney Nissen, PhD, LMSW, CADC III, is dean and professor in the School of Social Work, Portland State University, Portland, OR. triangulated with emerging evidence-based practices with special populations. Further, the addictions literature is not one cohesive entity. It contains contra- dictions, competing ideologies, fragmented discipline-specific languages, and dra- matically different points of view. This bibliography was developed to provide an introductory overview to the wide range and scope of resources that exist in the addictions field, but it is specif- ically tailored to the needs and interests of educators, students, and practitioners of best practices in mental health where co-occurring substance use is all too common. It is intended only to serve as a snapshot from this point in time, given that every day more useful information emerges and becomes part of this body of knowledge.

Application of Theory to Practice.docx

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1) The article summarizes Kolcaba's Comfort Theory, which is a middle-range theory used to enhance the nursing practice environment and promote professional practice. The theory was used by a New England hospital applying for Magnet status. 2) Theory provides value for nursing research by helping to identify research problems and inform the direction of studies. For example, Comfort Theory could be used to guide research questions about patient comfort. 3) In my nursing practice, I apply theories of growth and development to assess pediatric patients and plan age-appropriate care.

Rules for my assignments1. Kindly follow APA format (American Psy.docx

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The document provides instructions for an assignment on applying systems theory to address a problematic issue or process in a healthcare organization. Students are asked to: 1) Describe a problem in their organization. 2) Explain the problem from a closed-system perspective. 3) Describe how viewing the problem from an open-system perspective could help address it and improve healthcare outcomes. 4) Provide a conclusion. The document also lists required readings on systems theory, organizational structures, and using systems-based practice to improve patient safety and care.

. DiagnosticLearningAssignment 8-10 pages 40 of final

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. Diagnostic Learning Assignment 8-10 pages 40% of final grade, due 11/20 The purpose of this assignment is to provide you an opportunity to deepen your knowledge of a selected mental disorder of interest to you. You are to select a mental disorder from the DSM5 and then develop a paper that addresses the following content areas. Assignment Headings and Components 1. APA Style Paper (Cover page, Abstract, Introduction, Body of text (headers and sub- headers), and References page) 2. Minimum of 15 scholarly references on the selected Disorder (including the required text and DSM5) 3. Headings include: Abstract, Introduction; Overview of the Disorder; Importance of the Assessment Process, Across Systems Impact; Evidence-Based Practices for Interventions of the Disorder; and Conclusion and Recommendations. ( See more descriptive information below ) You will be graded on how in depth you discuss your selected disorder under each of the heading components: 1. Cover Page include all APA information for a standard Cover Page. For the name of this assignment please use: 760 Signature Assignment: Major Depressive Disorder or whatever Disorder you selected (this is an example only) 2. Introduction prepare the reader for the purpose of the paper 3. Overview of the Disorder Identify and discuss the selected mental disorder. Discuss the essential features of the mental disorder, including its prevalence in general as well as within any particular population. Include diversity features (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or social class) that impact how the disorder presents or how it might be interpreted in assessment (differences in children, adolescents, and/or adults). While this section of the paper should reference the DSM5, you should also demonstrate additional depth of knowledge through review and citation of the literature about the mental disorder . 4. Importance of the Assessment Process Identify the presenting symptoms involved in assessing clients who have for the selected mental illness. If you were serving as a social worker on an interdisciplinary team or multidisciplinary team (such as one agency with multiple staff members involved in the clients overall treatment process, medical team, hospital setting, hospice center, criminal justice system setting where other positions might dictate outcomes for diagnosis, treatment, etc.), what would be the unique social work focus you would bring to the assessment process? Explain how the client's biopsychosocial history informs the assessment information gathered (consider how the complete history of the client will inform the assessment sections entirely especially the family dynamics; substance abuse; history of trauma and other abuses; employment history; spirituality; as well as previous mental health)? How would an empowerment, humanistic, biological, psychological or sociocultural ...

are necessary for social program credibility. Similarorgan.docx

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are necessary for social program credibility. Similar organizations have evolved in other countries. With these exemplars, the wonder is why schools of social work have not developed comparable research capacity at the state and metro- politan level. In sum, Gray, Plath, and Webb have presented an important book for critiquing the generation and application of data in social work. The book addresses major epistemological issues, and the overview of the globalization of EBP is impressively detailed. The shortcoming of Evidence-Based Social Work is that it fails to seize the opportunities implicit in the empirical project. Thus, the authors conclude that EBP ‘‘may well be replicating some of the most pernicious effect of ‘technological reasoning’ in advanced capitalist societies’’ (p. 189). Doubt- less, there is a downside to all institutional configurations: technology, economy, polity, education, and the like; at the same time empiricism has been an important source of social reform. In the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression, skepticism about empiricism may be current among university- based intellectuals, but among those attempting to ameliorate the rapidly deteriorating circumstances of people worldwide, it remains the common denominator for addressing social and economic injustice. Social work could play a larger role, in that effort if it were more engaged in generating useful evidence. In that respect, less rhetoric and more data, please. References Anastas, J., & Congress, E. (1999). Philosophical issues in doctoral education in social work. Journal of Social Work Education, 35, 143-153. Karger, H. J., & Stoesz, D. (2003). The growth of social work education programs, 1985–1999. Journal of Social Work Education, 39, 279-295. Kuhn, T. S. (1970). The structure of scientific revolutions. IL: Univer- sity of Chicago Press. Stoesz, D. (2005). Quixote’s ghost: the right, the liberati, and the future of social policy. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Stoesz, D., Karger, H. J., & Carrilio, T. (2010). A dream deferred: How social work education lost its way and what can be done about it. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books. Wulczyn, F., Barth, R., Yuan, Y., Harden, B., & Landverk, J. (2005). Beyond common sense. New Brunswick, NJ: Transac- tion Books. National Association of Social Workers. (2006). Assuring the suffi- ciency of a frontline workforce: A national study of licensed social workers. Washington, DC: Author. LeCroy, C. W. (2008). Handbook of Evidence-Based Treatment Manuals for Children and Adolescents (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press (624 pp, $65 hb, ISBN 019517741X) Reviewed by: Elizabeth K. Anthony, Arizona State University DOI: 10.1177/1049731509331878 The Handbook of Evidence-Based Treatment Manuals for Children and Adolescents (2nd edition) is an important contri- bution to the ongoing quest to intervene effectively with young people. B.

An Introduction To Reading And Appraising Qualitative Research

Bryce Nelson

This article introduces readers to qualitative research methods through a six-part series. It discusses key differences between qualitative and quantitative research, including their approaches to knowledge. Qualitative research focuses on understanding experiences and behaviors through tools like interviews and observations, while quantitative research aims to discover objective truths through measures and statistics. The number of qualitative studies in medical journals is rising, but clinicians lack resources to properly evaluate them. This series aims to help readers critically appraise qualitative research by explaining different methodologies, theories, and quality standards.

NURS-6052N-37, Essent of Evidence-Based Pract.2017Discussion-1.docx

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NURS-6052N-37, Essent of Evidence-Based Pract.2017 Discussion:-1 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice In your practice as a nurse, you may use procedures and methods that did not necessarily originate in evidence, but instead were derived from informal and unwritten conventions, traditions, and observations. While these techniques may have merit, practices are constantly being updated and contradicted by information from scholarly research studies and professional guidelines. This new information serves as “evidence” for revising practices to improve outcomes across health care. Based on this evidence, you can formulate a question. In this Discussion, you consider the use of evidence-based practice in your own organization and formulate a question that you will need to answer for your portfolio project. This is called a PICOT question. You will also investigate strategies for overcoming barriers to implementing evidence-based practice (EBP). To prepare: Consider a recent clinical experience in which you were providing care for a patient. Determine the extent to which the care that you provided was based on evidence and research findings or supported only by your organization’s standard procedures. How do you know if the tasks were based on research? What questions have you thought about in a particular area of care such as a procedure or policy? Review Chapter 2, pages 31–34 on “Asking Well worded Clinical Questions” in Polit & Beck and consult the resource from the Walden Student Center for Success: Clinical Question Anatomy & examples of PICOT questions (found in this week’s Learning Resources). Formulate your background questions and PICOT question. Reflect on the barriers that might inhibit the implementation of evidence-based practice in your clinical environment. Review the article “Adopting Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Decision Making” in this week’s Learning Resources. Select one of the barriers described that is evident in your organization and formulate a plan for overcoming this barrier. Learning Resources Required Readings Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2017). Nursing research: Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice (10th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer. Chapter 1, “Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment” This chapter provides an introduction to nursing research, its history, and the evolution of evidence-based practice. It includes an overview of credible sources of evidences and a description of the different paradigms used in nursing research. Chapter 2, “Evidence-Based Nursing: Translating Research Evidence into Practice” The focus of this chapter includes an overview of the key aspects of evidence-based practice, a review of how to identify credible research and appraise its value, and, finally, a discussion on how to take the identified evidence and convert it into a practice. Chapter 3, “Key Concepts and Steps in Qualitative and Quantitative Research.

Running head WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT .docx

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Running head: WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT 1 WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT 2 Week 3 Assignment-Case Study Mary Arterberry ABS 200: Introduction to Applied Behavioral Sciences Instructor: Amber Keele January 20, 2018 Week 3 Assignment: Case Study Selection The discussion will be based on case study #1 that centers on clinical psychology (major depressive disorder). From the case study, Joe is a victim of severe depression, a mental disorder that has been in his family but also attributed to the harsh situations he has been in such as losing his job, divorce and losing custody of his children. Depression is a serious mental disorder that is silently consuming a significant percentage of the world. “It encompasses the mood, thoughts, and body thus interfering with the day-to-day life of the victim” (Thiele, Laireiter, & Baumann, 2012). Depression can be looked at critically from a clinical psychology perspective regarding the causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment. Clinical psychologists attribute depressive disorder to a number of factors. Cochran and Rabinowitz (2010) explain that there is no single cause of the mental condition, but it is as a result of a combination of biochemical, genetic, psychological, and environmental factors. This is a claim that is datable in the clinical psychology field where other psychologists explain some instances of depression can be as a result of a specific factor from the list of factors provided. This aspect of depression can be applied to Joe’s case – the fact that his biological parents and two of his uncles were victims of depression proves Joe’s condition is as a result of genetic attribution of the disorder – however, “the fact that his depression only manifested after him losing his job and being divorced is evident that depression is caused by a combination of factors as explained by Cochran and Rabinowitz” (2010). The advancement of technology in the clinical psychology field indicate that depression is a disorder of the brain. Technologies such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) used to image the brain reveal that parts of the brain responsible for mood, sleep, thinking, behavior, and appetite function abnormally. Depression is twice as common in women than in men implying that women suffer depression and are more likely to be depressed than men. Studies indicate that the lifecycle, biological, and hormonal changes among other factors in women is associated with their higher rates of depression. Depression can be cured in many ways including medication, herbal therapy, and psychotherapy. All the methods are effective, but the most recommended treatment method is psychotherapy that involves sessions between a depressed person and a psychotherapist for a defined period. The condition can also be managed from th ...

Discussion 1 (Mentor) Ethical dilemmas in nursing occur whe

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Discussion 1 (Mentor) Ethical dilemmas in nursing occur when a nurse is forced to choose from two or more options that tend to impact the welfare of a perceptive being. The available options which the nurse should choose from are mostly justifiable to be good. However, the person subjected to the situation must be sure of the most effective and efficient option to attain the desired results (Rainer et al., 2018). Choosing one position contains uncertainties that make an individual hesitate when subjected to a situation that requires careful selection. The nursing field contains various situations that call for the medical providers to make critical decisions that significantly impact the course of action (Rainer et al., 2018). Therefore, nursing professionals must be trained on the same subjects and common skills in the learning institutions to handle ethical dilemmas in real-life situations (Haahr et al., 2020). Nonetheless, applying the acquired skills at the end of the training depends on the nursing practitioner’s knowledge. Furthermore, the clinical setting tends to influence the skills at the disposal of the nursing healthcare provider. While hospitals struggle to adopt procedures to promote smooth running within the health care setting, nurses face different challenging situations that need critical thinking. Ethical dilemmas are among such challenges since it depends on the understanding of every person and the expectations that need to be achieved (Haahr et al., 2020). Although nurses are concerned with the clients’ well-being, the unknown challenges need to be evaluated to solve the issue for desirable results. A few months ago, I was in a very challenging situation at work. It was on a Tuesday when I arrived at the clinic. A few moments later, a male patient was brought into the emergency room with a head injury that caused a lot of bleeding. The injury occurred after the patient was involved in a road accident. The patient was bleeding heavily, especially from the left side of the head. Thus quick intervention was necessary to control the situation as the patient waited for specialized medical attention. Unfortunately, the patient had been brought to the clinic by well-wishers. Therefore, there was no one to consent to the treatment. Also, the patient was in a critical condition to give consent. At this point, I was in a dilemma on how to approach the situation. However, guided by the ethical principle of beneficence that requires health professionals to consider any procedures to do good for patients, I embarked on providing first aid to control the bleeding before organizing for the patient to be transferred to an emergency room. Later on, the patient’s family visited the clinic and accused me of treating their patient without informed consent. As a result, the family declined to pay the medical expenses. Since failure to obtain informed consent is a crime, I was required to meet the medical costs an ...

Introduction To Medicalisation

Medical Schools University Maribor and University Ljubljana, Nursing Science University Primorska

This document discusses the concept of medicalization and its implications. Medicalization refers to the process where non-medical human experiences and behaviors come to be seen as medical issues. A range of phenomena have become medicalized, including normal life events, biological processes, behaviors, and forms of social deviance. The document calls for discussion of medicalization in society, how the medical profession views it, and developing teaching modules on the topic to bring more awareness and critical thinking.

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