Clinical reasoning Clinical reasoning involves nurses learning and practical experience to play. Any errors or misjudgement can lead to various adverse conditions (Levett-jones et al‚ 2010). Identification of patient problems‚ understanding his situation‚ collecting information and cues followed by processing the information and identifying the key problems‚ establishing goals‚ taking action‚ evaluation of outcomes‚ and reflection is what forms the clinical reasoning cycle. All these areas should
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Case Study: Depression Answer Sheet Ellen: Depression and Suicidality Student Name: Diagnosing Ellen 1a. Refer to the DSM-IV checklist and list all symptoms that Ellen has that match the criteria for major depressive episode. Which of Ellen’s symptoms meet any of the criteria? (Be sure to match specific symptoms with specific criteria.) Ellen is not comfortable and feels out of place and therefore is not interested in social activities‚ she feels guilty about not having a very loving relationship
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Adolescent Depression: Why there are more female adolescents diagnosed with clinical depression? The Rev. Bruce E. Johnson Liberty University Online Author Notes Rev. Johnson is an institutional chaplain serving under the endorsement of The Vineyard USA. He received his Masters in Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary in 2004. Rev. Johnson also has training in Rural Pastoral Care‚ Pastoral Crisis Intervention‚ and in Human Empowerment and Leadership Principles (H.E.L.P.). For
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Valcarcel 1 Mr.Wiglesworth ELA Block 3 March 15 2016 Clinical Depression Clinical depression can affect a large number of people in many different ways. Some may start to eat and sleep more than usual while others may lose weight and have difficulty sleeping. They may feel agitated or may continuously feel worthless and guilty
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Thyroid Clinical Case Study 1. The thyroid gland is part of and a major organ of the endocrine system. This gland is composed of two cone-like lobes connected together forming a butterfly shape ( shown in figure 1).The isthmus is a thin band of connective tissues which connects the two lobes of the thyroid gland is located between the pyramidal lobe and the trachea. (Cohen and Wood 2000) The thyroid gland is situated on the anterior part of the lower neck‚ below the larynx (voice box) and
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and advice. If you struggle with depression and/or suicidal thoughts please seek help immediately. No one need be ashamed of struggling with depression not should one be proud of it. Everyone struggles with something. The only good reason to write depression is to help other people; encourage those who live with it and perhaps give a little understanding to those who don’t. Nearly everyone experiences situational depression at some point in life. That’s depression that comes with the loss of a loved
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(referred later as CBT) was one of the most applied approaches in this field. CBT was originally designed to treat depression to help solving current problems by challenging maladaptive thoughts and behaviors. Now‚ CBT use was widened to involve substance-related disorders as well as other psychiatric disorders (Lee‚ 2013). CBT integrated both the cognitive and behavioral models and applied them to deal with substance related problems (Range & Marlatt‚ 2008) . II. Empirical support of CBT added benefits
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When it is said that an individual is suffering from depression‚ this is a general term that is typically used to describe the feelings of sadness or hopelessness that some individuals may experience on a regular basis‚ however‚ when an individual is diagnosed with depression they are typically diagnosed with one of several specific forms recognized within the field of psychiatry and medicine. The most common forms of depression that are diagnosed are called "major depressive disorder" and "dysthymic
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Health 101 Aaron Detty 4/30/16 Depression Research Paper Approximately 6.7 percent of the American adult population suffer from major depression disorder and around 350 million worldwide‚ making it important for us to be informed of the possible dangers‚ symptoms and treatments involved with this mental disorder. There are different factors that may be a trigger for depression some of which include economic issues‚ divorce‚ death of a loved one and illness. Depression is mistakenly thought of as just
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Electrolyte | Hypo | Cause | Clinical Manifestations | Hyper | Cause | Clinical Manifestations | Sodium (Na+) | <125 meq/L | * Inadequate intake * Hypoaldesteronism * Excessive diuretic therapy * Furosemide * Ethacrinic acid * Thiazides | * Extracellular volume contraction and hypovolemia (but may not if water excess) * Increased intracellular water; edema * Brain cell swelling‚ irritability‚ depression‚ confusion * Systemic cellular edema‚ including weakness‚ anorexia
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