Uncomfortability with services rendered
Many studies have shown that early detection, prevention and treatment of chronic diseases is crucial to extending life. Kidney disease can be detected by a blood test to check glomerular filtration rate, an urine test to check for protein and checking one’s blood pressure (National Institute of Health, 2008). One instance in the book“Mama Might Be Better off Dead” where I felt uncomfortable with the service rendered has a social worker was when Robert did a urine test and renal biopsy. The urine test revealed protein in Roberts’s blood and the renal biopsy performed showed focal glomerulosclerosis,( a disease scarring the kidney 's filtering units glomeruli (National Kidney Foundation, 2016).Both …show more content…
I have seeing first-hand how the medical community treats clients as an illness and demonstrate poor bedside manners. In these medical encounters many of my clients reported feeling intimated by doctors and blame themselves for their circumstance. My role is to make sure my client’s voice is being heard, work from a place of compassion and advocate on their behalf. In the character Robert’s case, the social worker should treat him with respect; explore opportunities to address barriers to care while promoting self-determination. This ethical value can be accomplished by demonstrating the following skills: active listening, empathy, critical thinking, observation and verbal communication to build client rapport and include support systems family …show more content…
27). The author point out the racial disparity in kidney failure is due to hypertension, a disease that usually can be controlled by medication and healthy lifestyle changes. In a nutshell, the author implied a “significant portion of the kidney failure among blacks is largely preventable with regular care; but individuals who are poor, the reasons they do not receive care range from inadequate or nonexistent insurance, to a misunderstanding of the seriousness of the condition, to an inability to cope with anything other than immediate” (Abraham, 1993, p.
Many studies have shown that early detection, prevention and treatment of chronic diseases is crucial to extending life. Kidney disease can be detected by a blood test to check glomerular filtration rate, an urine test to check for protein and checking one’s blood pressure (National Institute of Health, 2008). One instance in the book“Mama Might Be Better off Dead” where I felt uncomfortable with the service rendered has a social worker was when Robert did a urine test and renal biopsy. The urine test revealed protein in Roberts’s blood and the renal biopsy performed showed focal glomerulosclerosis,( a disease scarring the kidney 's filtering units glomeruli (National Kidney Foundation, 2016).Both …show more content…
I have seeing first-hand how the medical community treats clients as an illness and demonstrate poor bedside manners. In these medical encounters many of my clients reported feeling intimated by doctors and blame themselves for their circumstance. My role is to make sure my client’s voice is being heard, work from a place of compassion and advocate on their behalf. In the character Robert’s case, the social worker should treat him with respect; explore opportunities to address barriers to care while promoting self-determination. This ethical value can be accomplished by demonstrating the following skills: active listening, empathy, critical thinking, observation and verbal communication to build client rapport and include support systems family …show more content…
27). The author point out the racial disparity in kidney failure is due to hypertension, a disease that usually can be controlled by medication and healthy lifestyle changes. In a nutshell, the author implied a “significant portion of the kidney failure among blacks is largely preventable with regular care; but individuals who are poor, the reasons they do not receive care range from inadequate or nonexistent insurance, to a misunderstanding of the seriousness of the condition, to an inability to cope with anything other than immediate” (Abraham, 1993, p.