...development of research on the Hmong and assesses some of the key works within the interdisciplinary realm of Hmong Studies. Tapp’s essay is very valuable as an overview of the growth of Hmong Studies research based in Asia. Unfortunately, the sections of his piece pertaining to Hmong-American Studies, are, as he himself acknowledges, dated as they are heavily focused on publications from the 1980s and early 1990s. It is the purpose of the present short essay to provide the reader with an assessment of recent developments in Hmong-American Studies and some insights about certain research areas that need further development in the field. Health and Medicine Hmong-American Studies research has grown dramatically since the early 1990s. The Hmong Resource Center library in Saint Paul now possesses more than 150 dissertations/theses and 450 journal articles pertaining to HmongAmericans (as opposed to Hmong in Asia and other countries). The vast majority 1 of these works have been published since 1994. There are certain fields within Hmong-American Studies that have seen very important milestone publications emerge in the past few years. Foremost of these areas is the study of HmongAmerican experiences with Health and Medicine. While there are many individual studies about different health and medicine-related issues experienced by Hmong-Americans that have appeared in medical journals over the years, Healing by Heart: Clinical and Ethical Case Stories of Hmong...
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...University of Pennsylvania holds claim to the prestigious Perelman School of Medicine. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the University of Pennsylvania’s medical school is one of the oldest medical institutions in the country. It was founded in 1765 and boasts pride in its leading education, patient care, and research programs. Its excellence is continuously represented in the top five rankings for best medical schools. The school’s dean is J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, looking over more than 2,000 full time faculty members and 791 medical students. In addition, the school is home to over 1,100 residents and fellows and several hundred PhD, MD-PhD, masters’ students, and post-doctoral fellows (“Overview”). It is affiliated with the Hospital...
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...* Psychology as a science was developed out of philosophy, biology, and other well-established disciplines. * Until 1920, psychology was a science of mental processes explored by Wundt, Titchener, James, and Freud. * From the 1920's until the 1960's, Americans John B. Watson and B. F. Skinner led the school of psychology known as behaviorism, focusing on the observation of people's behaviors. * Humanistic psychology, led by Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow, countered behaviorism during this period by focusing on the personal growth and well-being of people. * In the 1960's, psychology shifted back towards a focus on how the brain approaches information. Recently, cognitive neuroscience studies how brain activity causes mental activity. * To combine the study of both the internal mental activities and observable human behaviors, psychology became the science of behavior and mental processes. TERMS * ------------------------------------------------- cognitive neuroscience An academic field concerned with the scientific study of biological substrates underlying cognition, with a specific focus on the neural substrates of mental processes. It addresses the questions of how psychological/cognitive functions are produced by the brain. Cognitive neuroscience is a branch of both psychology and neuroscience, overlapping with disciplines such as physiological psychology, cognitive psychology and neuropsychology. Cognitive neuroscience relies upon theories in...
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...Dr. Madeleine Leininger Model Bowie State Univerity NURS-430V Sandra White October 03, 2015 Dr. Madeleine Leininger BRIEF OVERVIEW According to Creasia&Friberg, 2011, Nursing theories are composed of Concepts and propositions that characterize the central occurrences of interest to nursing discipline to include: person, environment, health /illness, and nursing. Dr. Madeline Leininger has drawn from a background in cultural and social anthropology and applied it to her model which is now known as Leininger’s Cultural Care Theory. The theory was initiated from clinical experiences recognizing that culture and a holistic concept was the missing link in nursing knowledge and practice (Leininger, 1988). This presentation will take a look at how person, environment, health/illness, and nursing are greatly affected by different cultures and subcultures. Nurses are responsible for taking care of not only our own communities, but an ever-growing world around us. The ultimate goal of this theory is to provide culturally appropriate nursing care (Leininger, 1988). BACKGROUND OF THEORIST MODEL Dr. MadeleineLeiningeris called “a living legend”. She was born in Sutton, Nebraska in July 13, 1925. As a Nurse, anthropologist, teacher, mentor and visionary she became the founder of the Transcultural Nursing Movement. She was the one who proclaimed that “the world was fast becoming a global community and nurses needed to be able to recognize it and deliver culturally competent...
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...Wisconsin (ARDA, 2010) Approach towards health = use medical professionals, practice western medicine Promotes health: gyms, doctors, clinics, dentists, community organizations The Association of Religion Data Archives. (2010). County membership report. Dane County, Wisconsin. Retrieved from: http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/c/55/rcms2010_55025_county_name_2010.asp Notes: There is an ample number of religious institutions available. 351 organizations include Evangelical Protestant, Black Protestant, Mainland Protestant, Orthodox, Catholic, and other. (ARDA, 2010). These religions practice western medicine. They believe physicians should be consulted for health and illness. Promotes health: Clinics, doctors, hospitals, dental care, mental health care, counseling services/centers, hospitals, school education, programs for elderly, community involvement The Association of Religion Data Archives. (2010). County membership report. Dane County, Wisconsin. Retrieved from: http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/c/55/rcms2010_55025_county_name_2010.asp Sperling’s Best Places. (2016). Madison, Wisconsin. Retrieved from http://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/wisconsin/madison Health Perception / Management Predominant health problems of Dane County, WI = Obesity, DM 2, HTN Leading cause of death in Dane County, WI (The Health of Dane County 2013 Health Status Overview Report, 2013) Cancer (678) Heart Disease (611) Alzheimer’s Disease (159) According...
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...hospitals. This concept is based on research evidence that suggests that the environment of care has significant implications on patient outcomes. Creation of a healing environment thus represents a concerted effort to comprehensively address all the factors that contribute to the disease process (Giemer-Flanders, 2009). Healing physical environments comprise of the following components: healing physical environments, a culture of loving care, integration of technology into work design, and blended medicine. Healing hospitals, unlike traditional hospitals, concerned for the person as a whole. Caring for the whole person consists of attending to the persons mind, body, spirit, and the environment. Blended medicine, the first component of a healing hospital, refers to the use of both conventional medicine and complementary and alternative therapies. Conventional medicine is an evidence-based meaning that its clinical utility and effectiveness in the treatment of a given disease has been validated through high-quality clinical trials. Alternatively, the treatments may have been shown to be more effective in the treatment of a certain disease or they may have withstood the test of time. Complementary and alternative medicine, on the other hand, employs techniques that are often not validated through large clinical trials such as acupuncture, aromatherapy, hypnosis, biofeedback, music therapy, reflexology, aromatherapy, guided imagery, and pet therapy. Blended medicine is cognizant...
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...Family Therapy: A Systemic Integration, 8th Edition PART 1 THE SYSTEMIC FRAMEWORK Chapter 1: Two Different Worldviews The Framework of Individual Psychology The Framework of Systemic Family Therapy Basic Concepts of Systems Theory and Cybernetics Family Therapy or Relationship Therapy? Summary Chapter 2: The Historical Perspective Planting the Seeds: The 1940s Cybernetics Development of Interdisciplinary Approaches Gregory Bateson Putting Down Roots: The 1950s Bateson (Continued) The Double-Bind Hypothesis Nathan Ackerman Murray Bowen Carl Whitaker Theodore Lidz Lyman Wynne Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy John Elderkin Bell Christian F. Midelfort Overview of the 1950s The Plant Begins to Bud: The 1960s Paradigm Shift The MRI Salvador Minuchin Other Developments Blossom Time: The 1970s Psychodynamic Approaches Natural Systems Theory Experiential Approaches Structural Approaches Strategic Approaches Communication Approaches Behavioral Approaches Gregory Bateson Connecting and Integrating: The 1980s Other Voices The Limits of History Controversy, Conflict, and Beyond: The 1990s The Feminist Critique Family Therapy and Family Medicine Integration and Metaframeworks Managed Care The Twenty-First Century: Continuing Concerns and Emerging Trends Summary Chapter 3: The Paradigmatic Shift of Systems Theory A Cybernetic Epistemology Recursion ...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix B: Overview of Health Care Workforce Matrix Type of Provider & Purpose Job Title Role of Health Care Personnel Office or Hospital Nurse The role of a nurse has changed over the years, and it has become an imperative role to insure proper care for patients. A nurse is not just about bedside manner and changing sheets anymore. Nurses are there to help maintain proper care. Nurses are trained and can plan, set-up care, access illnesses or injuries, and recognize what type of care a patient needs without a physician's supervision. There are many types of nurses such as Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, and Licensed Practical Nurses. They administer medicine, blood drawls for lab work, and also hands on care for the patient. Nurses also help in emergency care for patients and also assist doctors in surgery. Nurses are a vital part of the care of patients at hospitals and many other medical facilities and settings. Therapy Provider Physical Therapist Physical Therapists are a crucial role in helping people recover from surgery or other injuries due to accidents or sports injuries. A Physical Therapist has to get a degree that specializes in the evaluation and care of different diagnoses that affect the physical abilities of a person before they can practice any care. A Physical Therapist works on helping patients recover their strength, balance, coordination, and much more physical mobility attributes. After a physical...
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...hospitals for patient care. The architecture of the hospital of the hospital has grown from one to “37 buildings” occupying 8 or more acers of land. When the hospital started up, it only had a little more than 200 beds, but in the 90s the bed numbers grew significantly to over 1,000 beds for patients to get the special care they need from the hospitals skilled physician and nurses. In 1992, Johns Hopkins hospital built a facility for its patients who aren’t staying twenty four hours. Johns Hopkins hospital outpatient is “one of the largest facilities of its kind on the east coast, the outpatient center has 191 patient exam rooms, 68 procedure rooms, 28 radiology imaging rooms, 12 blood-drawing stations, and eight operating rooms” (Hopkins Medicine). In the late 90s, the hospital dedicated two buildings for the research and treatment for the non-curable disease, cancer. Not only did they grow in size, but it also grew in patients and employees. Johns Hopkins Hospital had an estimated 3,000 or more employees, including doctors and nurses. The hospital received close to 700,000 inpatient and outpatients a year in...
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...each branch focusing on its own perspective of human thought and behavior. Social psychology spotlights human behavior as it relates to social interactions, influences, and relationships. It seeks to understand why people in society behave the way they do with each other and to determine the cause of societal conformities, beliefs, and trends. The following paper provides an overview of social psychology; its definition, how it differs from other branches, and the role of research in the discipline. Social Psychology Defined Social psychology is defined as "the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to each other" (Myers, 2010). The main concepts studied within the field of social psychology include social thinking, influence, and relations. Social thinking encompasses how people perceive themselves and others, their attitudes, beliefs, and judgments. Social influences encompasses how culture, social situations, groups of people, and the accompanying temperaments manipulates behavior. Finally, social relations refers to how relationships (attraction, intimacy, family), feelings toward others (prejudice, hostility, kindness), and biology relate to behavior (Myers, 2010). Social Psychology Differs From Other Disciplines Social psychology differs from other related fields in a multiple ways. First, social psychologists do not treat people suffering from mental illness. Secondly, the focus of social psychology is on individuals...
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...education and technology, there has been an increase in the awareness of how beliefs, values, religion, language, and other socioeconomic factors affects healthcare promotions and quest for seeking medical treatment (Green & Reinckens, 2013, p. 16). In other to achieve the health promotion process as outlined by World Health Organization, we will have to perfect our application of cultural competency to health care and hence the heritage assessment tool. Using information obtained from three families, this paper will analyze the importance of using the heritage assessment tool in assessing, evaluate, and compare their cultural beliefs, and how they subscribe to them and then develop health plans that lead to holistic care. Usefulness of Applying a Heritage Assessment in Evaluating the Needs of the Whole Person Heritage Assessment Tool represents a complete overview of a person’s way of living. It encompasses a person’s history, system of worship, relationship to the immediate and extended family and the participation in religious and cultural of his people. It is used to assess a person cultural heritage with the view of evaluating their health promotion, maintenance, and restoration. According to (Berman et al,. 2008, p. 322) “it is designed to augment a process in order to determine if clients are identifying with their tradition cultural heritage or if they...
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...online library through the college to ensure the information I received was valid. All articles used for this research are peer reviewed to provide confirmed information from recognized researchers within the field. Additionally, the articles chosen were all published within the past three years to eliminate the use of any out of date information. “Monitor your moles to guard against potentially deadly melanoma,” was used for the statistics it provided regarding cancer rates and who is found to be most susceptible to skin cancer. “Medicine; A Closer Look; Skin cancer takes many forms,” provided additional statistics as well as valuable information on differentiating from melanoma to non-melanoma carcinoma as well as diagnostic procedures. “Skin cancer: an overview of assessment and management” proved to be an extremely helpful article which described the various stages of melanoma as well as advanced treatment options. Finally, “Human biology: concepts and current issues” was utilized to provide much of the background and explanation of how the skin works and how skin cancer originates. In many...
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...Family therapy is a type of psychological counseling that helps family members improve communication and resolve conflicts. Family therapy is usually provided by a psychologist, clinical social worker or licensed therapist. With family therapy it may include all of the family members and anyone that is willing to participate. It caters to your specific therapy plan and often short term. Family therapy sessions will deepen the family connections by teaching all the family members skills to get through the stressful times, even after completing therapy. In this research paper this articles presents and illustrates historical underpinnings, key concepts therapeutic process of treatment, multicultural perspective and criticisms of evidence based treatment of family therapy. Family therapy was formed in the 1950’s due the clinicians and Theoretician who were in the lead of those experimenting with the treating family members conjointly were motivated by several factors according to Florence w. Kaslow. PhD is in Inependent Practice as a Life & Executive coach. Kaslow states that the first factor was because the leaders of experiment were disconnected by the slow progress made when doing individual psychoanalysis or psychotherapy. She states the second factor is that they recognized that the changes in the patient and his/her attitudes and behaviors could have a strong impact on other family members, and that if significant others had no one with whom to explore what was transpiring...
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...Throughout each nurse’s career, many theories and models have directed the individual practices throughout every specific field of nursing. One of the theories that not only directs a nurse’s practice, but also continues to be a positive influence to the practice is Watson’s theory of human caring. The utilization of Watson’s theory of human caring is extremely relevant within the critical care arena, specifically because of the high acuity of the patient population. The practical application of this theory is explored utilizing several important elements to describe a personal interaction between the patient populations. The Caring Moment Defined Watson (2012) defines the caring moment as, “An actual caring moment occasion involves action and choice both by the nurse and the individual. The moment of coming together in a caring moment occasion presents the two persons with the opportunity to decide how to be in the relationship—what to do with the moment” (p. 71). She further explains that if the moment is spiritual then the chance of openness can occur, making the relationship limitless (Watson, 2012). The successfulness of a caring moment allows the human to human interaction to occur, regardless of the personal and social backgrounds of the participants. In each interaction, the participants display different feelings, thoughts, expectations, spiritual beliefs, environmental respects and individual implications. The historical situations that precede the interaction...
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...2014 Health and Emotional Intelligence Ankur Parey 13HS60021 3/5/2014 Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................... 3 Overview of Emotional Intelligence ....................................................................... 3 Behaviors and outcomes ........................................................................................ 4 EQ in healthcare .................................................................................................... 4 Healthcare emotional intelligence ......................................................................... 4 Training implications .............................................................................................. 5 Training and Health Care ....................................................................................... 6 The physician and emotional intelligence .............................................................. 7 Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 8 Introduction There is a renewed interest in healthcare, in the role of Emotional Intelligence — a set of behavioral competencies, distinct from traditional IQ, that impact performance. There is also a growing body of evidence that individual behaviors, including EQ, influence patient outcomes and organizational success. What is EQ? How does it apply to healthcare...
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