This reflective essay is based on my experience of having undertaken the Treatment Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) where I was assessed on clinical skills testing my competence and knowledge on delivering low intensity cognitive behavioural interventions using the guided self-help approach (GSH). My aim is to explore and reflective the use of cognitive behavioural interventions and interpersonal skills in clinical practice. To assists me in the process of this reflection I will be
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Concept 9: teaching in the clinical setting This concept is taken from module 11 of block 4 entitled “Health Education” 9.1 Significance of the concept In recent years nursing education focused on theoretical education and deep gap between theoretical and clinical education created. Many nursing researchers reported that nursing students‚ in spite of good knowledge base‚ were not skillful in clinical settings. In result‚ with entrance of these unskillful students to the nursing care system‚ the
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According to the WHO suicide occurs in close to one million cases every year making it one of the 20 most common causes of death2. Researchers are discovering more natural ways of reducing the symptoms of depression. The following study examined older patients with clinical depression and tested the effects of physical exercise on their depressive state.
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ASSIGNMENT: REFLECTIVE ESSAY Due Date: Week 13 Final Reflection: Final Reflection As another semester comes to an end‚ it is a good time to reflect on your experiences and your learning. To summarize your experiences in this course‚ we would like you to write up a 5-10 page paper about your experiences in this class. It should address three main areas: 1. Your newly acquired knowledge of practical nursing. Think back to when you started this course; think about what you knew about practical
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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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On the 1st of October‚ we had started our clinical teaching in Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (PPUKM). I felt excited because I like to hand on the patient and I can gain experience through clinical teaching. On the first day of clinical teaching‚ I was under En Taib’s supervision. He orientated us around the Occupational Therapy department and briefly introduced the staff and rooms in the department. Due to the presence of the patients‚ En Taib decided to bring us to ward round
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Your 20-year-old patient is going to start a clinical desensitization program for his allergy to pollen. 1. Describe the pathophysiologic changes to the immune system when exposed to allergens. Allergy is “a hypersensitivity response against an environmental antigen (allergen); the most common are type 1 hypersensitivities (pollen‚ molds‚ fungi‚ certain foods‚ animal dander‚ dust). Others include Type II and Type III (rare but include antibiotics and soluble antigens produced by infectious agents)
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Throughout my final 3 weeks at my placement‚ I have grown and overcome so many obstacles. I have accomplished a wide range of skills since the beginning and have been improving on them as I gained experience. During this placement and throughout my experiences and skills‚ I have realized that I enjoy working with geriatric patients. I feel as though they don’t have family around all the time so they enjoy having someone there to talk with them and help them. At the end of every day I feel that as
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• You are approached by a potential client suffering from clinical depression. He has been treated on and off by doctors for over 20 years‚ has a lifestyle of moving around and engaging in hedonistic activity. He is not currently registered with a doctor. He wants to use CBT to control his depression alongside smoking cannabis. How would you respond to this case? 1. Only accept him with signed GP consent and liason with the GP in relation to treatment 2. Goals – medication compliance and reduction
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Is there a single definition for the term insanity‚ Psychology has begun to shape my understanding of the ability to be emotionally and mentally unwell and the potential sources of this condition. Clinical psychology is my main area of interest as it explores the abnormality of human nature and so I believe higher education will provide me with the reasons for this abnormality. The variety of my Psychology A Level course so far has been exceptional and awe-inspiring. I began to question every aspect
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