Unfamiliar is not the same as abnormal, distinction between these two is vital to understanding psychopathology and those affected by mental illness. As abnormal psychology evolves and progresses in treatments, therapies, and research the central theme of the six core concepts continues to guide researcher. These six concepts define and provide understanding of abnormality. The concepts also illustrate the range between normal and abnormal behavior of individuals experiencing personality disorders. Another concept is studying cultural and historical relativism in defining and classifying abnormality in relation to environment.
The team has determined that the critical issues at play include bed management and capacity, noncompliance with current hospital protocols, as well as an inefficient communication system. A combination of the three has resulted in the current predicament faced by BWH. Based on the previous assessment, the team came up with a number of alternatives that should alleviate the present issues. They include setting up a computer reservation system to assist doctors in negotiating for a bed, setting up a review committee to review workarounds taken as well as to assess and revise the protocol, and the installation of an information system to increase communication efficiency between floors and departments. Action steps that introduce a clear path for BWH to proceed on are also presented.
Disclosure of erros; quality improvement activities, the practice of defensive medicine; dealing with patients who wish to leave against medical advice; provision of fetilecase at the insistence of patients or families; and the various protections of Good Samariatan Laws are just a few of these. In addition, the ethical principles governing the condect of physicians serving as expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases have become a subject of interest in recent years. Case study: Good Samaritan Home 1- Define Civil and Criminal law. Could these case facts give rise to a criminal case, a civil case or both? Explain your answer.
According to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2008) research is essential to nursing field to enhance evidence based practice. Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt (2005,p339) define evidence based practice as a problem solving approach that integrates a systematic search for and critical appraisal of the most relevant evidence to answer burning clinical questions while maximizing quality care and limiting cost. However, evidence based practice in nursing is more challenging than its use in the medical profession because of the multiple sources of nursing knowledge (Carrier andBrassey2006,p40). For this reason, it is important for researchers to understand how to figure out research techniques appropriate for them coming up with the best evidence on various issues being handled. Clearly-holdforth( 2008, p43) advocates the use of PICO question framing format while researching for it is a standardized criteria for determining a research question for all methodologies although different methodologies tackle the research
Assessment and Care Planning for the Adult in Hospital Care planning is the most important aspect of holistic care even though it is highly underestimated and often neglected. A holistic assessment involves looking at the individual as a whole rather than their illness. By doing this we can form a balance between the nature of person and the environment they are in. Holistic assessment will help to identify individuality, personality and spirituality (Makienen et al, 2003). More often a nursing assessment is based on the medical side of the patient rather than the holistic approach.
As the name suggests, the commission had a broad mandate, and panel members had strong differences of opinion on basic matters, including the appropriate scope of its activities. Some commissioners favored a focus on individuals with disabling mental disorders; others wanted to focus on mental health problems and their prevention. The commission’s agenda was elastic enough to cover the disagreements, and it set out to study mental illness and health and the various “medical, psychological, social, cultural and other factors that relate to etiology.” The commission began with a concern for serious mental illness but over time shifted its emphasis to include mental health problems. Its final report, Action for Mental Health, published in 1961, favored a community-based system of integrated hospital and ambulatory services. But it also stipulated that no mental hospital be built with more than 1,000 beds and recommended that hospitals with more than that number of beds be transformed into long-term care institutions for chronic diseases, including mental
Personal and Professional Health Care Communication Paper Teresa Brown HCS/350 Sept 11, 2012 Veronica Brunson Personal and Professional Health Care Communication Paper Personal and Professional Health care Communication Paper INTRODUCTION According to Andy Betts of the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom, “Without effective communication in nursing, there can be lack of understanding, poor client care and even medical mishaps”. That is why the use effective communication skills in the practice of nursing are imperative if successful outcomes are to be expected in patient care. Communication is just not limited to the expression of ideas and feelings; however there are different means whereby a person can communicate such as speaking which is verbal and gestures, behavior or smiling are all non verbal communication cues. Nurses correspond, interact and communicate with their clients in variety of ways including media outlets. Since communication is an intricate task with a likelihood of being misinterpreted by the client, the nurse must be conscious of how they appear and what impression they are giving, since communication is not limited to ideas and feelings, but can be expressed by the nurse’s body language.
According to Ulrich and Zimring there are 600 articles that explain that the healthcare design can influence patient outcomes are published. When a hospital has a stressful environment to the patient’s healing process with loud intercom systems and machinery, long hallways that echo, bland colors and cramped rooms, it contributes to the patients stress level. These things will hinder a patients healing ability. Promoting and allow the patient to experience their spirituality and assisting them if needed will promote healing by allowing them a feeling of control and familiarity as being at
Ethical dilemmas not only affect nurses, physicians, and patients, they also affect families. The ones left behind. References American Nurses Association. (2010). Nursing: scope and standards of practice, 2nd edition (p. 47).
Next will be the discussion regarding the responsibilities of administrators and how to address employee problems. Finally, the essay will end on possible resolutions to confidentiality problems to limit future issues. Affected Population While exploring the concept of patient confidentiality, there are many individuals who are affected all across the country, particularly anyone in the health care field. The most notable are patients but physicians and health care employees run a close second mainly because they are handling patient files. Patient confidentiality includes any information such as test results, treatments, diagnoses, and personal information like name, age, and SS#s.