parents were very strict and church was the place they could go until his mother began to cheat on his mom and then both parents was not home leaving the children to find for themselves. Mr. Holcomb states‚ “that is when began to drinking and he is an alcohol today”. Mr. Holcomb was sexuality abused by a family member when he was a child and he has a history of psychotic episodes. Mr. Holcomb also states he was married once and she died. He says the child was not his and it devastated him when he found
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PHAR 1000 – Basic Pharmocotherapeutics Eileen J. Arellano Norquest College Practical Nurse- Section D01 PHAR 1000 Written Assignment Heather Zirk RN‚ BN September 15‚ 2014 CASE STUDY: Name of Client: Maggie Sears Age: 66 years old Primary Diagnosis: Cellulitis to left leg Secondary Diagnosis: Depression Osteoporosis Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Past Surgical History: Tonsillectomy- as child Cholecystectomy- 15 years ago (51 years old) Current Medications: “migraine pills” St. John’s wort
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and consumes 75% of the world’s prescription drugs. That says a lot about the rate in which drugs are prescribed in the United States. In 2010‚ enough prescription painkillers were prescribed to medicate every American adult every 4 hours for 1 month. It seems to be the fix all for doctors today. There is a pill that cures almost every aliment one may have‚ but at what price? Why do we in the U.S. have such a high rate for taking prescription drugs? According to the CDC antidepressants were
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Alcohol and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Alcohol plays a major role in society today. It is constantly being . ...... in our minds through advertisements‚ whether its commercials or billboards‚ holidays‚ or even just at the popular social scene. Alcohol is consumed for many purposes‚ such as celebrations‚ to increase romance‚ out of boredom‚ or a way to relax. Alcohol is a drug that is depended upon by the majority of our society. Nonetheless‚ alcohol has very damaging effects‚ not only
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In this case study a 15 month old girl with a diagnosis of failure to thrive is admitted to the pediatric unit and you’re her nurse. This patient was admitted 6 weeks ago with the same diagnosis. The mother appears to care for the child even though she is young and immature. The patient is very interactive with staff‚ smiling and laughing and she eats well during her stay. However‚ the patient draws away from the boyfriend when he visits. The nurse then receives a call for the patient’s biological
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Paula Santa Cruz AP Psychology December 1‚ 2012 Xenophobia is commonly defined as a disorder causing one to be deathly afraid of strangers and being in public areas. a) assuming the role of a successful psychologist‚ explain how you might use systematic desensitization to help cure a patient of xenophobia. b) if your initial attempts using systematic desensitization fail‚ what will you prescribe next? Desensitization is awfully similar to classical conditioning in the way that the
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In the short story‚ “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the narrator was sane during his wife’s murder. The narrator had several pets for many years and was happy to be with his wife‚ until he started to abuse alcohol. His alcohol abuse led to the abuse of his pets and wife‚ eventually leading to his wife’s “murder‚”which is what the narrator called it when he committed the crime. Alcoholism does not make a man insane‚ the narrator knew what he was doing and he knew that it was wrong‚ unlike a person
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Don’t Get Me Started On Drug Abuse Drug abuse is no longer defined by the World Health Organization as a recognized current medical diagnosis. Instead‚ they have adopted substance abuse including drug abuse and other things. Do you agree that drug abuse among young people is a serious problem that we need to be more concerned about? In the United Kingdom‚ there are several recent studies released which show an increasing statistical trend in drug abuse affecting young people. Due to the
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splendid people from all walks of life. The one situation that restricts Miami County is the drug epidemic. Once this county discovers a solution to this problem‚ it will tap into it’s bountiful potential. Currently‚ Miami County currently ranks 7th in the state in meth use‚ the Indiana Police Department (IDP) states‚ and in 2013 alone‚ police seized 8 meth labs in Peru. This struggle against substance abuse is growing alarmingly quick as well. The addiction to meth affects other people besides the
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CASTLEBECK ABUSE CASE STUDY. Castlebeck is a large company employing 2‚100 people providing care for 580 service users at 56 locations nationwide. One of these locations is Winterbourne View‚ a privately owned 24 bed facility that treats people with autism and learning difficulties. An urgent investigation was conducted after a BBC panorama reporter went undercover at the facility as an untrained support worker. The footage captured showed some of the hospitals most vulnerable patients being subjected
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