Motivational interviewing

blue jeans and usually wears Hollister polo shirts. Adding to his style would be a Detroit Tigers hat. He is tan and always has a clean military fade for his hairstyle. He talks loud and always had a big smile on his face. James Konsdorf is very motivational, funny, and has a great overall personality. He is much more of a leader than he is a follower. James…

Health Care Policy Priority: Childhood Obesity Danielle Dumele Chamberlain College of Nursing January 25th, 2015 Introduction Childhood obesity has been a growing epidemic in the United States for some time. In the past twenty years technology and entertainment has come a long way. With television and video games becoming bigger and better children have grown up in an age where everything is bigger, better, faster. It is easier for a parent to let the television be the baby sitter…

To begin, motivational speaker“ Nick Vujicic”, once stated, “ If we went by the world's definition of who I'm supposed to be because I look weird... 'Well, surely, this guy can't have a productive life, surely, he doesn't have a sense of humor. Surely, he can't love life.' We stereotype people in this world. And so... if the world thinks you're not good enough, it's a lie, you know. Get a second opinion.” The quote states how stereotypes affect people by persuading to live a life for their…

Synthesis of Literature Multiple steps were utilized in critically appraising research articles for this project in order to decipher if enough valid and reliable evidence was collected from the evidence search to make recommendations for an innovative project at LakeWood Health Center. These steps included searching for and analyzing articles for validity, reliability, and applicability utilizing a rapid critical appraisal checklist presented in Evidence Based Practice in Nursing &…

Substance abuse has progressively become a growing epidemic in the United States, with an average of 23.5 million Americans addicted to alcohol and other drugs (Together,Join, 2010). This is estimated to one in every 10 Americans, ages 12 and over who are struggling with addiction. Among those affected by alcohol and substance related dependencies are pregnant women with nicotine addiction. Over the years there have been countless studies and breakthroughs on the substance of nicotine, pregnant…

Substance Abuse Treatment in the Juvenile Justice System Juvenile offenders have a high rate of substance use. Upon arrival to a correctional facility after being detained, approximately 56% of boys and 40% of girls tested positive for drugs. Most of these youth test positively for marijuana or cocaine, but many are addicted to many more substances. The DSM-V defines a substance-use disorder as “a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress…”…

It was really amazing what I learned in these past weeks of Structural Violence class. I did my research before registering for this course. I was told the workload is hectic, based on the similar one that was being taught and I was hesitant in registering for the class because of time management. I had three goals in mind. The first was to understand what structural violence mean, how one can identify situation like that and ways to overcome it. Compare them to that of people in underdeveloped…

My second semester as a nursing student offered insight to a variety of situations that occur that require you to follow your ethical obligations rather than relying on personal moral values. I experienced this while at the Western Community Day Care when a five year old received a soda to drink early in the morning from her mother. The mother’s logic behind this decision was to supply her daughter with something high in sugar to wake her up; although I can understand her reasoning, I extremely…

During my years as both an undergraduate and graduate, I have gained an abundant amount of professional experience from two internships that have greatly impacted my career, over the course of the last two years. Comparatively, one of those experiences comes from my internship at Agape Hospice of York County, South Carolina. It was at this site, I was enabled to work with elderly adults diagnosed with terminal illnesses, who lived in the rural area. At that time, I was able to work with patients…

tool was accepted in the 1980’s with the aim of improving services received by the public when they visit government offices and also as a way to measure the effectiveness of services received (Diana, 2014). Borders et al, (2014) used the Motivational Interviewing for Significant Others coding system with the System for Coding Couples’ Interactions in Therapy–Alcohol (SCCIT-A) to examine the efficacy of alcohol disorder therapy in couples. They found that Alcohol Behavioral Couple Therapy (ABCT)…