Mental health case study Miss Jane Doe is 59 years old single African American, She is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weight 162 lb. The patient did not display any physical limitations or communication barriers. She reported that she is pregnant and not allowed to take medications because she does not want to poison her unborn child. She is verbally aggressive and resistive to counseling. According to the patient, she should not be hospitalized because she is not crazy; she was mistakenly brought to this hospital instead of UMDNJ in Newark N.J.
Femoral pulses are equal and strong. The infant’s respiratory rate is 40 breaths/min and is shallow and irregular in rate, rhythm, and depth while infant is awake. There is no evidence of respiratory distress or apnea. The respirations are diaphragmatic with simultaneous movement of the abdomen and chest. Fine crackles were heard shortly after birth.
No family ever pays St. Jude for transportation, food, care, or housing. St. Jude children’s research hospital was opened in February 4, 1962 and founded by Danny Thomas. Their mission is to find cures for children with cancer and other diseases through research and treatment. They
Both children express interest in soccer and video games. Health Orientation Youngest child has been the only one with serious medical problems. Has been in and out of doctor visits for asthma attacks. Older brother is in good health while both Mother and Father consider themselves free of health problems. They deny having diabetes, hypertension or any chronic conditions as of now.
During his first week of preschool, Dylan would come to school with large, red bags under his eyes, but over the course of the month, that has gone away. He has no other distinguishing marks. Dylan is the oldest child of two. His little sister, Lyla, is also verified and just turned 2. She does not attend a daycare.
is a 25 year old African American who previously earned a Bachelor’s in Business and currently employed by the corporate office of Gap. She was G1P1 with no significant medical history and denied any knowledge of family medical history. She understood that swaddling a newborn helps regulate the body temperature but had deficient knowledge in the proper technique. This was evidenced by observing the mother finishing breast feeding, placing only a small blanket overtop the newborn before putting her in the bedside crib. Upon assessing her baseline knowledge, I asked her what she knew about the importance of newborn thermoregulation.
I feel that we, as human beings, have the unique ability to solve problems and cope with our feelings without therapy. In the 1950’s, 1960’s and the 1970’s, all the way back to the beginning of time, people have dealt with problems and tragedies without the need for therapy, Author Paul Johnson called it “The spirit of the American creed.” In the article, “Our Therapeutic Society,” written by Betsy Hart, she wrote that her mother and father were never told to keep a “feelings diary” while growing up during the great depression or fighting in the war. If Hart’s parents dealt with such troubling times, as well as so many others throughout time, why would our generation need so much therapy? I believe the reason for society to hunger so much counseling stems from our need to discover ourselves. This trend started to become mainstream in the 1960’s and the 1970’s within the anti-establishment and hippie movements, and have grown with these movements of people becoming parents and teaching these beliefs to their children, beliefs such as, “we are special and unique” and “how do things make you feel?” These
Her family structure is different than any typical Asian American household because her parents don’t communicate with each other. The reason her mother immigrated to the United States, was because her father saved her from a tragedy that happened during the time he was at China. Ying-Ying never said or objected anything from her husband because when she was younger, she grew up with her baby sitter, Amah, telling her to “never ask, only listen” (pg. 70). Throughout Ying-Ying’s life, she never expressed herself and was quiet most of the time, even around her daughter who was the only person she was able to communicate to in the house.
The 40 minor adverse events including nausea, dizziness, heavy sweating, vomit, headache, tired, minor bleeding increase in pain for a short time. In addition, there are no major adverse events at all. This count as only less than one percent of the accidents occurs during and after acupuncture treatments. Furthermore, according to the interview of Dr. Jaroon Jittiwuttikan, the acupuncturist who have more than 10 years experience there were no fatal side effects before. There were no records of people die from doing acupuncture either.
Values, health perception The family does not visit the primary care office for visits other than what is absolute necessary. The family has not had health insurance for over 10 years. The youngest child is covered under the mothers insurance. The youngest child visits the doctor’s office as needed and for annual physicals. The older son is underweight and has difficulty gaining weight, he does not visit the doctor and treats his allergy and sinus problems with over the counter products.