I have seen many families cope with stress in a variety of ways, however one particular event of severe dysfunctional coping comes to mind. I had a patient whose spouse had a very traumatic childhood and struggled with stress management all their life. They had never been a drinker, but once their spouse was diagnosed with cancer they turned to alcohol to cope and would binge drink and just cry for days. This pattern of behavior lasted for months and their inability to cope with the stress…
Cole, R., Paiva, I., & Levingston, K. (2014). Secondary traumatic stress and the role of the human service practitioner: Working effectively with veterans ' families. Journal of Human Services, 34(1), 38-51. This article looks at secondary traumatic stress (STS), one potential side effect of PTSD experienced by service members ' families. The authors first define and describe PTSD to include the stigma surrounding the mental health disorder. They then discuss STS, which occurs when a service…
make teaching in the classroom difficult due to the fact you as the teacher don’t know your students past. Globalization has become a catchphrase to refer to both the process and consequence of shrinking distances between places on this plant (e.g., Friedman, 2005) (reference Zhao, 2010). As teachers, it’s our jobs to create an environment where students feel safety and where they feel comfortable at. No matter what’s the circumstances are. Many immigrant students move around due to work,…
The care of cancer is complex. In addition to treatments and consultations, providers must work succinctly on care coordination beyond oncology treatment and assist the patient and their family to mainstream back to primary care. Nevertheless, work toward continuity of care is actively engaging; the lack of utilizing the same tools to assess the patient in survivorship is absent (Snowden et al., 2011). A primary provider may often rely on the patient self-report rather than evaluating the…
MYERS-BRIGGS ASSESSMENT The results of my Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test are that I am ISFJ type. I am the following: Introvert (56%) Sensing (28%) Feeling (44%) Judging (25%) You have a moderate preference of Introversion over Extraversion (56%) You have a moderate preference of Sensing over Intuition (28%) You have moderate preference of Feeling over Thinking (44%) You have moderate preference of Judging over Perceiving (25%) I most definitely agree with my results for plenty of reasons…
This paper accompanies the pamphlet on breast self-examination (BSE). BSEs are significant for early detection of breast cancer. BSEs are recommended for all adult women, therefore, targeting a broad population from young adult women to elderly women. The pamphlet is adapted to provide health promotion education to the target population. The pamphlet uses various resources to ensure current evidenced-base practice is being taught to the clients. This paper will discuss the techniques…
Dysfunctional Communication (Types of recurring patterns): Family consists of two teens and a single mother. Majority of communication appears to be functional, courteous, and productive. There have been moderate episodes of moderate aggression between son and mother. b. Extent of Emotional (Affective) Messages and How Expressed: Emotions are freely expressed and received. c. Characteristics of Communication within Family Sub-systems: Communication appears to be healthy. During…
Quality can be measured in three key areas. These areas include structure, process, and outcome. According to the Donabedian Model, structure looks are resource inputs, i.e. staffing levels and staffing qualifications; process looks at the actual delivery of health care, i.e. treatment procedures; and outcomes look at the final results, i.e. patient satisfaction. Quality measurement…
decrease the numbers of geriatric patients at nutritional risk. Alpert and Gatlin, (2015) detailed several strategies that have been implemented throughout the years. They believed healthcare professionals, home clinicians, the patients and their families all have a collective…
In combination with spending almost 90 hours at my clinical site in labor and delivery, the family birthing center, and the postpartum unit, it was evident that there are a multitude of complications such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and infant prematurity that can occur. I strongly believe that many adverse effects and outcomes are preventable…