Exploring physical and mental health needs Dana J. Sullivan ⁎, Michiel A. van Zyl 1 University of Louisville, Kent School of Social Work, Louisville, KY 40292, United States Received 20 June 2007; received in revised form 22 July 2007; accepted 9 December 2007 Available online 17 December 2007 Abstract A census of children in foster care provided valuable insight into the well-being of children in one state. CHAID analysis on differences related to physical and mental health needs among various
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been thinking of killing myself”(“Teenage confidentiality: A young person’s right to privacy”).The doctor can’t tell the information, because the doctor has got this kid the proper help. The teenager’s concerns about confidentiality can be a major barrier to obtaining health care. The contraception teens have a right to confidentiality when it comes to contraception. Also, it is mutually understood that any information the young patient shares with the physician remains in strict confidence unless
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Student ID# 277419 XTT Task 1 BSN to MSN A Currently in my facility, we do not have a policy regarding geriatric and/or demented patients and pain control. I believe this needs to be changed because although we have an initial assessment protocol, we do not have any kind of protocol to control a geriatric or demented patients pain. Since demented patients are quite often left unable to communicate their feelings, I believe there would be, less adverse effects and better patient
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Early years settings, such as nurseries, preschools, and even childminders, have legal duties to ensure the general welfare of children in their care. These requirements are outlined in various legislation, regulations, and statutory guidance documents. The aim of these requirements is to ensure that all children are safe, emotionally secure and adequately stimulated. All settings should have written policies and procedures that are underpinned by the welfare requirements outlined in the Early Years
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knowledge and attitudes to act as barriers or facilitators of abuse detection and reporting, the influence of the knowledge and attitudes of professionals in strategies for action taken in response to suspected abuse, and training as a means to improve the competence of professionals to detect and report abuse (Garma, 2017). Professionals have reported that the lack of confidence and knowledge regarding defining, diagnosing, and reporting abuse are important barriers to managing abuse effectively, therefore
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The initial response to the extensive disaster in the Gulf Coast area of New Orleans, resulted from Hurricane Katrina, showed high levels of ineptitude and disorganization by government officials. The world was shocked by images of distressed individuals awaiting salvage on their rooftops, and the masses of people packed together in unpardonable conditions, in the Super Dome. There was no hiding from the painful reality and obvious inaction or inability of those responsible for caring for the residents
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goals/Confident and productive Creative Thinker/Construct Logically valid and compelling arguments/Learning to Critically Analyse information and images – The Media, Internet and Popular Culture/Analyze Ethical Issues and Moral Beliefs Five Powerful Barriers to Critical Thinking:Egocentrism>Self-centered thinking,self-interested thinking,self-serving bias/Sociocentrism>Group-centered thinking,Group bias,Conformism/Unwarranted Assumptions>Beliefs that are presumed to be true without adequate
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Summary An international bestseller—the extraordinary memoir of a German-Nigerian woman who learns that her grandfather was the brutal Nazi commandant depicted in Schindler’s List. My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me is Teege’s searing chronicle of grappling with her haunted past. Her research into her family takes her to Poland and to Israel. Award-winning journalist Nikola Sellmair supplies historical context in a separate, interwoven narrative. Step by step, horrified by her family’s dark history
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An American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) needs assessment survey conveyed that the path to wellness is comprised from physical, mental, and spiritual health, and any imbalances can be restored with traditional healing (Moghaddam, Momper, & Fong, 2015). The purpose of this paper is to describe how culture, traditions, and beliefs impact the AI/AN population, describe how awareness of complementary and alternative practices in the AI/AN population can improve health care, and explain the benefits
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The date was November 14, 2011. The patient was OG, a twenty-four year old male Hispanic. He immigrated to the United States when he was 5 years old from Guatemala, with his mother and he is a legal American citizen. He was brought to Aurora Behavioral healthcare on a 5150 by ex-wife and her parents due to suicidal ideation with a plan to overdose on his medications. He complained of worsening depression, anxiety, and panic attacks. He felt hopeless and had suicidal ideation prior to admission. The
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