Being Culturally Competent Letitia Batton Walden University Being Culturally Competent Counselors should have a sense of compassion and respect for people who are culturally different. As a social worker‚ it is easy to make diagnosis based on verbal and non-verbal presentation of our clients. Hays (2008) stated there are many factors to assess which include race‚ class‚ family structure‚ culture‚ relationships‚ religion‚ and generational/cultural influences. Based on the case study of Mrs.
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with severe mental illness‚ (Drake‚ et al). Since the problem of dual diagnosis became clinically apparent in the early 1980’s‚ researchers have established
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to inhale only a few of these germs to become infected.About one-third of the world’s population has latent TB‚ which means people have been infected by TB bacteria but are not (yet) ill with disease and cannot transmit the disease. Symptoms and diagnosis Common symptoms of active lung TB are cough with sputum and blood at times‚ chest pains‚ weakness‚ weight loss‚ fever and night sweats. CHOLERA : Cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the
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Assessment of "Evelyn C." The assessment and providing a diagnosis for a client is an active and involved segment in client treatment. Prior to designing a treatment plan for a client‚ a practitioner must assess and diagnose the client. Practitioners are not limited to standardized assessments alone in making their assessment of a client. The subsequent discussion is regarding the case study of Evelyn C.‚ which will also include discussion on her diagnosis‚ assessments‚ and any data that would be necessary
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2012) however‚ this definition is not accepted by everyone (Kamhi‚ 2011). Attempts to clearly define CAPD and differentiate it from other disorders continue. There is an abundance of research that comments on the difficulty in the differential diagnosis of CAPD and the comorbidity
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The test adding to the current clinically accepted special tests for diagnosis of meniscal tears. As the study shows no difference in interpreting the test among inexperienced examiners‚ so no training as such is required. Also‚ the high agreement between examiners suggests its use as a confirmatory test with colleagues to rule in or out meniscal tear diagnosis. However‚ Thessaly’s test has a low specificity in patients with combined ACL and meniscal injuries and
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Plan‚ Implement‚ and Evaluate. The assessment step is exactly as it states; a nursing assessment. The nurse assesses the patient and gathers information to make a diagnosis. The next step is diagnosing; in which means forming a nursing diagnosis based on subjective and objective data; and on the patient history. Once a nursing diagnosis is formed; the nurse must plan for patient care and make a care plan for treatment‚ setting appropriate and measurable goals to be reached. Next is implementation
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breast cancer. Therefore early diagnosis of breast cancer is very important. Then‚ how the breast MRI is the imaging. And what is the application of MRI in the diagnosis of breast cancer. Further more‚ I will talk about what are the advantages of MRI breast imaging compared with conventional imaging methods? Also ‚ the limitations of breast MRI examin ation are important to be concerned about. Last‚ I will talk about what remains to be done in the MRI diagnosis of breast cancer. Key words:
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subjective data‚ objective data‚ and the patient’s records and laboratory studies. From the database‚ you make a clinical judgment or diagnosis about the individual’s health state or response to actual or risk health problems and life processes‚ as well as diagnoses about higher levels of wellness. Thus the purpose of assessment is to make a judgment or diagnosis. Diagnostic Reasoning: an organized assessment is the starting point of diagnostic reasoning. Diagnostic reasoning is the process of analyzing
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behavior of several Veterans‚ 70 and older‚ to find ways to diagnosis them with dementia and cognitive impairment. The Veterans went through screening processes to help primary care physicians learn to diagnosis dementia and cognitive impairment in earlier stages. Observation Dementia is a disease that is often overlooked. Primary care physicians lack awareness of signs and symptoms. Questions What is an effective way to diagnosis dementia/cognitive impairment? Develop Hypothesis If the
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