Psychiatric hospital

Throughout our experiences at both clinics we observed several similarities between the therapists, clinics and what we had learned in the classroom. First, both clinics schedule one patient every thirty minutes per PT. The PT stated that this was a common trend amongst most outpatient orthopedic clinics. Another similarity was the selection and use of manual techniques as both therapist have coincidentally received their Fellowships from The Manual Therapy Institute. Which also made them both…

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales is a book describing the case histories of some patients of the author, Dr. Oliver Sacks. The book was first published by Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd in 1985. The electronic edition was published in 2010 by Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan. The author, Dr. Oliver Sacks, is a British-American physician and a professor of neurology and psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine and a visiting professor at the University of Warwick.…

on the hospital floor. I see my mom talking to the doctors with a perturbed face. Shocked and horrified as I am sitting there thinking “there has got to be something I could do to help”. My father was going through one of the top four dangerous cancers in the world. After hearing the news all my father cared about was fighting cancer. His energy and willpower got him to start the chemotherapies. I use to be there for him in every Chemotherapy. As much as I abhor going to the hospital, I…

As nurses, we spend long hours in our workplaces, for that it is important for us to have a safe working environment. In fact, there are three things that can affect health which includes physical aspect of work and the workplace which is influenced by exposure to physical risks and hazards such as needles pricks. It also includes psychosocial aspects of work and how work is organized. And finally, work-related resources and opportunities such as employee benefits, which is influenced by the…

Abstract Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of Aloe vera-Green tea mouthwash in reducing pain after the periodontal pocket reduction surgery. Materials and Methods: A randomized, split-mouth, double-blind, cross-over study was conducted on 45 patients between 25 and 50 years of age requiring pocket reduction surgery. Patients underwent bilateral surgeries in two sessions. After the first surgery, the patients were randomized to receive either mouth-wash or placebo for 10 days,…

The Healthcare Professional-Patient Relationship Introduction: In last week’s lecture, we were taught that all healthcare professionals possess virtues, which are dispositions or qualities of character of human beings. They include feelings and motivation, as well as perception and reason. • Good medical care – from nurses, doctors, porters, administrators, etc. – involves more than technical capability and competence. • It should also involve the right caring attitude, which is developed…

2017 was an interesting year for me. It was in this year that I got surgery on my lower back. This made me realize a lesson, after my operation, I shall never forget. The lesson I learned after surgery was to make the most of everything while you can because one day you will not be able to perform certain tasks. This story begins at the end of July (of July, prepositional phrase). I was enjoying my summer vacation. I had decided instead of doing a lot of things I was going to try and relax…

Anne Raver proposes her stance of the effects of nature on hospital patients. Raver’s purpose for this article is to show the importance of gardens in or around hospitals, and to provoke action for more hospitals to provide patients with this kind of scenery. While the gardens do not necessarily heal the patients, she claims it has positive effects on many people suffering from an illness. The targeted audience in this article would be hospital patients or anyone interested in the works of…

Practical Bioethics defines bioethics as “the application of ethics to the field of medicine and healthcare”. An elderly Australian native John Collingsworth – a stage one cancer patient, is being treated under the care of Dr. Bain at the Rand Memorial Hospital located in Freeport, Grand Bahama. Mr. Collingsworth also has no living relatives residing with him in Grand Bahama and have lost most – if not all – contact with his other living relatives. Dr. Bain has been an oncologist for over 15…

One of the major disadvantages of curtain walls is the need for regular maintenance. In order to keep out moisture and wind, a sealant must be applied to the perimeter, and this sealant must be replaced every 10 years or so. Another major disadvantage of curtain walls is the cost and time required to install them. Curtain walls utilizing the stick system, for example, require a great deal of time to assemble, and their performance depends on the quality of the installation. Unitized curtain…