Case Study Brian Bailey May 1, 2011 University of Phoenix-Axia PSY-210 Dr. Stephanie Sencil – Instructor Michael is a 40-year-old airline pilot who has recently begun to experience chest pains. The chest pains began when Michael signed his final divorce papers, ending his 15-year marriage. He fought for joint custody of his two children, ages 12 and 10, but although he wants to be with them more frequently, he only sees them every two weeks. This schedule is, in great part, a result of his employer's announcement that budget constraints would result in layoffs. Michael worries that without his job he will be unable to support his children and lose the new townhouse that he purchased.
One month after the billing period if there's any outstanding balances the medical workplace will monitor the overdue invoice by utilizing the aging statement. A computerized notice notification will probably be released and another billing report will probably be dispatched to the patient by mail. When these methods are ineffective in determining the substantial invoice the following is for the collection expert to phone the patient in regards to the delinquent bill. The collection expert should phone the patient a minimum of once each day and leave at least 3 messages to the patient weekly. The collection expert shouldn't phone a patient regarding a balance before 8a.m.
Age Specific Case Study Roberto Calderone, is an 82-year-old retired army general. He was with a myocardial infarction. He was monitored and treated with aspirin 325 mg and started on a beta blocker to control his hypertension. Several nurses have commented on him being a “difficult patient” as he is “stubborn and wants to control everything” while he is at the hospital. Mr. Calderone has been observed to order his wife to “get this” and “get that” in a rather brusque manner and when she steps out of the room, he does the same to the nurses.
Prior to seeing the nurse practitioner, he fills out a history form which elicits a family history and review of systems. His father died of a heart attack at age 72. His mother is alive and well at age 76. He has a 44-year-old sister who recently had a hysterectomy and has been treated several times in the past for depression. He has a 22-year-old son and an 18-year-old daughter who are in good health.
Interviewing and communication skills are not only used by clinicians on clients but also by human service managers when they need to evaluate, and assess their staff members. We tend to evaluate or assess them for many reasons, such as promotion, possible termination, and reinforcing skill sets. The succeeding scenarios will focus on these skills, and we as managers have to decide whether to retain, release, or refer employees at Family Support Services Center. Tom Martin is a 32- year- old Caucasian male who is currently divorced. Tom has been employed with Family Support Service Center for the past four years.
Failure to Diagnose Phillosophy 200, Healthcare Ethics and the Law February 3, 2011 Presenting Ethical Dilemma A Physician Assistant requests an Ethics Committee to help decide if a patient should be told that his terminal lung cancer was discovered two years ago, but not followed up for treatment. Medical Indications A 30 year old man was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. He is married with four children and was just told of his prognosis last week. The patient is competent and is able to make sound decisions. Two years prior, a routine x-ray shows that there was an 8mm spot (Stage 1) where the current tumor is now.
OLDER ADULT Beverly J Sinclair Franklin Pierce College ABSTRACT K.J is a 76-year-old white male that was admitted to a health and rehab nursing home for strengthening. K.J is planning to go home with continuous oxygen. K.J is a 75-year-old white male admitted to Rowan court Health and Rehabilitation from Central Vermont Hospital. Resident’s reason for seeking health care was for Rt knee pain. KJ states that he has had right knee pain for about a month.
Psychosocial History Client: Joseph Casey Date: 09/28/2012 Agency: ETSU Department of Social Work IDENTIFIYING DATA: Joseph Casey is a 40-year old, widower, white male. He reports being born on January 25, 1972. He provides his mother’s name, Diane Casey, as an emergency contact, providing the following phone number: (423)725-2767. REFERRAL SOURCE: Joseph has agreed to participate in this interview, per the request of the interviewer, Cynthia Carnahan. Although Joseph presents as a reliable historian, he has brought with him, his medical reports in reference to his back problems for review.
The forgetful mail carrier is a 66 years old man who becomes so forgetful. His wife is afraid to leave him alone even at home. When he was 60 years old, Hans took an early retirement because his previous 5 years he had not been able to carry out his duties adequately. He did constantly mistakes delivering the mail. He gradually given up his hobbies and had become more quit.
They were young movie stars and sex symbols. In this movie they are older people, aged, gray, wrinkly, and with both mental and physical decline being apparent. According to Baltes (1987), these events of normative aging are common biological changes which people go through. The story addresses multiple aspects of the different developmental stages which people go through in their lives (Erickson, 1959). It views Norman in the old age stage where he is having personal conflicts between his integrity of being old and his despair for his inevitable death (Erickson, 1959).