I most relate to the biopsychosocial model. I believe that a person’s faith and the power of prayer can affect their health, physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. I also belief that a person has a choice in their health and nature can play a huge impact on a person’s overall wellbeing. Over my years of nursing, I have incorporated different holistic practices into my treatment plans including acupuncture, yoga, massage, meditation, and prayer. I talk to my patients and their families about balanced diets, physical activities, fresh air, and having close personal relationships are in regards to health and balance.
The Meaning centered approach also add insight into nature of addiction. Young, M., DeLorenzi, L., & Cunningham, L., (2011). Using Meditation in Addiction Counseling. Journal of addition & offender counseling, 32: 58-71. The authors, Department of Education and Human Serevices , University of Central Florida, completed a study on how meditation reduces stress and that counselor have use this as a new wave to incorporate meditation as a part of their program.
Amanda Suda Mrs. Schmidt Honors English 10 6 March 2013 EMDR and Brainspotting Developed to help patients overcome the symptoms associated with traumatic memories, EMDR and Brainspotting use specific types of focusing and reprocessing to alter the mind. Francine Shapiro, Ph.D., is credited with discovering Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, in 1989. She found that particular eye movements would reduce the intensity of disturbing thoughts in some of her clients. Since Dr. Shapiro’s discovery, EMDR has been changed and further developed into a highly effective treatment for diseases such as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Panic Disorders. In 2003, David Grand, Ph.D., discovered
In these cases, the medication provides temporary relief but the patient is asked to seek further help, such as a counselor, to find a more permanent fix (Bipolar Disorder, 2009). Some scientific evidence proves that hypnosis and meditation, along with affirmation, raise energy in a person with changing DNA. Affirmations along with meditation or hypnosis will raise consciousness, increase well-being, and balance chemistry in
Current Health Promotion Pamphlet Paper Mary Penny-Johnson Developing and Evaluating Educational Programs/ Nur 588 Jennie Pattison Current Health Promotion Pamphlet Health promotion and disease prevention are an important role of nurses, physicians, and health organizations. Patients that are active participants in their own health care understand their responsibility in managing their care. Additionally, health promotion decreases hospital stays and may prevent disease related complications. In 2006 health care related spending exceed two-trillion dollars in the United States (Jadelhack, 2012). A huge amount of money is saved by promoting health and educating the public on preventable health problems (Goetzel, 2009).
According to Journal of Advance Nursing (May 2011) Fear of falling is a major health problem among community-dwelling older persons who had suffer strokes. The prevalence of this fear ranges from 29% to 77%, indicating the importance of developing effective strategies to reduce fear of falling among elderly adults. Therefore, a study was conducted on how to help adults through cognitive-behavioral strategies and intense Tai-Chi exercise. The conclusion of the study to help the elderly population at risk of falling was positive indicating the researchers that this cognitive intervention with Tai Chi exercise enhanced the elderly with mobility, to manage fear of falling and to increase their quality of life. Students thought that this cognitive behavior intervention was vital to our client how has suffered a minor stroke and was fearful of falling, due to the fact that this intervention teaches clients techniques that helps them to overcome fear of falling by teaching certain techniques the natural
Nursing Theorist Grid Use grid below to complete the Week 4-Nursing Theorists assignment. Please see the “Nursing Theorists’ Grading Criteria” document, located on the Materials page of the student Web site. Theorist Selected: Florence Nightingale Description of Theory: Nightingales theory encourages that maintaining the environment can directly and indirectly restore a patient’s health. Nightingale’s theory is explained as the environment, patient and the nurse interact with one another. She believed that the environment can in-directly and directly effect a patients health and it has great benefit on the healing process when controlled and managed to patient recovery Her theory encouraged collaboration and cooperation as the focus of the nurse-patient relationship.
Problem 2: Chapter 30 Web Question 2; Consumer Product Safety Commission According to the website (http://www.cpsc.gov/about/about.html), the "CPSC Overview" section of the page says, "The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction." The About page further describes the scope of the issue by stating the economic impact of its protective activity exceeds $700 billion in annual costs to the country and has caused a 30% decline in death and injury rates associated with consumer products over the last 30 years. Two products on the "Most Wanted" list are Lane Cedar Chests and older cribs. These present potentially deadly danger to infants that could suffocate and die because of defects in their manufacture. Two Product Categories of interest: I've had these specific
Of course, patients should continue to take advantage of whatever treatments their doctor is using, but yoga as a supplement can make the all the difference in the world for how one deals with all the problems they come across in everyday life (Sheng). Specifically, hatha yoga has been mentioned repeatedly. Hatha yoga's moves and postures help improve mood by moving energy through parts of the body where feelings of grief and anger are stored (Weintraub). By doing this, you are releasing negative emotions, not allowing them to fester and trigger an
It is essential that patients know you care and want to help them. This is shown by making good use of the time spent with them, your tone, speed and volume of voice and listening carefully. Patients may divulge more information to nurses they trust due to the rapport that has been built, therefore it is vital to attempt to create as much of a close professional relationship as possible despite any barriers that may be in place. This essay will analyse part of the BBC TV programme “Someone To Watch Over Me” (2004) and how Jo, a social worker promotes health through communicating with Adam and Kim, the parents of Kim’s fourth child after her first three have previously been taken into care. 1a.