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Culture and Ethnicity Case Study Marie Smith is a nursing student, taking care of Carla Lopez. Carla is 20 years old, a Mexican immigrant (2 years ago), works in her uncle’s restaurant and just had a baby yesterday. Juan, 21 years old, is the father of the baby and is Carla’s boyfriend. Carla and Juan hesitantly speak English and Marie does not speak Spanish. Marie arranges for a translator to be present when she needs to speak with Carla and Juan.
The husband wanted to save his wife, but on the other hand, their children belief that their mom wants a quality of life with dignity. When a nurses engaged such a complex ethical situation, the Ethical Committee resources included multidisciplinary groups that are needed to assist patient and family. Based on statutory law, patients have the right to make a decision to withdraw or withhold any treatment (Blais & Hayes, 2011). In the case study of Marianne, the patient do not have advanced directive on file, therefore, the statutory laws are not against family's decision related to her care. The nurse can only educate and provide information and be the patients' advocate.
Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical Application Questions 1. Identify internal and external variables that are impacting Mrs. Hillman’s ability to care for herself? Internal variables- are that Mrs. Hillman is divorced with 2 children, her mother lives 500 miles away, has no job, ex-husband gives money when he can, but very little involment with the children. External variables- She is out of work, smokes a pack a day, hasn’t seen a Dr. since she had her last child (2-years ago), does take the children to the clinic 2. What primary intervention activities are important for Mrs. Hillman and her family?
Petunia’s Dilemma Conflict Scenario Comm 2110 A little more than a year ago, Petunia was single mom raising 2 teenage boys in a quaint little beach town in Florida. She was basically stuck there; upside down in the mortgage on the little house that she and her late husband, Frank had scraped together a down payment for just before he died. With no formal education, she was driving 10 miles each way to her fast food job in the next county and still unable to make ends meet, she received government assistance as well. Her primary focus is her children. She would move heaven and earth to see to it that they get a college education, heaven forbid they ever have to struggle financially, like she did.
. What is the natural phenomenon created? Effect Cause What are the moral lessons revealed? Describe the divine intervention involved. Title of Story: Protagonist ______________________ Antagonists _________________________ Describe the confict.
Specific Population and the Advocate Role BSHS/442 January 6, 2012 Specific Population and the Advocate Role Advocacy refers to when someone acts or pleads for support for a specific population or person. Advocacy is a necessity in human services. Issues of advocacy will be identified in this paper pertaining to a specific population. As an advocate, I will examine how I can assist with the issues referring to the specific population such as shelter, treatment, food, clothing, transportation, and job training. Specific Population: Homeless Many reasons result in homelessness with the most common cause as poverty.
Proper swaddling technique February 15, 2011 In the matter of a very short time, a newborn finds themself thrust from the comfort of a mother’s womb to a frightening foreign world. Swaddling is a technique that has been used for many years providing security and comfort while maintaining the newborn’s temperature within an appropriate range. On Tuesday February 15, 2011, I was assigned a patient who I will refer to as “C.M.” and while providing care for her during my clinical shift, I learned that she lacked knowledge relating to correct swaddling technique. C.M. is a 25 year old African American who previously earned a Bachelor’s in Business and currently employed by the corporate office of Gap.
"But even if you plan intellectually and legally, you're never ready for the emotional impact," Baldocchi says. In the first two months after her mother's stroke, she lost about 30 pounds as stress mounted. More than 42 million Americans provide family caregiving for an adult who needs help with daily activities, according to a 2009 survey by the AARP. An additional 61.6 million provided at least some care during the year. And many are unprepared.
“Society Makes Us Human” Lindsey Brown SOC 210 March 23, 2013 Case #1: The “Genie” Case The Situation In November of 1970, a young thirteen year old girl was discovered by a social worker in Los Angeles, California after her mother actually called and requested services. After some investigation it was uncovered that her parents and her brother had ignored the young girl (dubbed “Genie” to protect her identity) for most her life. Her father beat her when she made a noise, and only acknowledged her to bark or growl at her. “Genie” spent most of her life strapped to a potty-chair, barely able to move her feet and hands. Length of Confinement “Genie” spent all thirteen years of her life being physically, verbally, and mentally abused.