I. Case Assignment Elements A. Introduction Altemio Sanchez a fifty-eight-year-old male of Hispanic descent also known as the Bike Path Killer was born on January 19, 1958. He was originally born in Sabastian, Puerto Rican but later moved to New York. B. Intelligence, Scholastic achievement, social adjustment in school Altemio graduated from Grover Cleveland High School where he was very involved and played sports. He was enrolled at Buffalo State College in an industrial Arts program later dropped out when his girlfriend Kathleen Whitley became pregnant and later married at twenty-two years old. C. Family structure and environment Sanchez is the youngest of four siblings of his brother and two sisters.
Case Study: Saundra Santiago Please respond to the discussion questions below. Leave the question in bold and respond in regular 12size font. Discussion Questions 1. Is Saundra’s action of leaving the shelter atypical?
It was not surprising for a medical student to have the instinct to help, but
Grant takes great length to emphasize that a patient is just a person that needs to be treated without bias or prejudice. Using her technique from a “patient centered interview skill that [she] [had] learned in medical
He asked pertinent questions and was sharp, picking up on the events of the clinic life each day and did not complain about the heat nor circumstances. Watching him change from a boy to manhood has been a fantastic transformation. Watching and learning the man has been very rewarding. I know his heart, his character and his abilities and capabilities and with that background, I wholeheartedly recommend him to your program. He has the makings of a fantastic physician and practicer of the healing arts.
And that they have been struggling with finding a diagnosis for over 30 years but have stopped looking due to financial
He begins by telling The Black family that he can file a claim against the Great Benefits insurance and get the insurance company to pay for a bone marrow transplant that could help Mrs. Black son, Donnie Ray, who is battling Leukemia. He cannot legally enter into this because he has not been admitted to the Bar Association. Also while working on this case he becomes friends with Donnie Ray, and begins hanging out with Donnie Ray outside of working on the case. Although these are not the only decisions he made throughout the trial that were not the best decisions these were the ones that stuck out the
He witnessed her go from not being able to walk, to being on crutches, to finally being able to jog a year later. He explained to me how grateful Camille was for all the help she had received from her physical therapist over the course of this year, and he told me that that was the reason why he wants to become a physical therapist when he grows up.
She explained to me that some people’s organs do not work the way they are supposed to and being an organ donor gives you the chance to help those in need. From that moment, I have always known that I would like to be an organ donor. I think the concept of helping improve someone else’s life once your life has ended is one of the most humane ideas we have in today’s society. I find this issue compelling because I know it affects a lot of people. If this proposal actually went into effect, it would be much easier to receive help if you had a damaged organ.
One of the first discussed was the number of patients that a physician at a community clinic was expected to see daily. The physician in the film maintains that she is constantly scrutinized by administration to increase her productivity. The physician however does not feel that increasing the number of patients she sees allows her to properly care for her patients. She is more concerned about the quality of care she provides versus the quantity of patients she sees. She gives this as a reason for her quitting this job.
The level of care that the varying healthcare professionals provided to these patients was fascinating and became intrigued to a career path in the medical field. Over the next couple of years, I narrowed the possibility
(Julia J. 2013) Emotion and willingness to treat have significant influence on the therapeutic relationship between practitioner and patient. Patient is our teacher. Patch Adams understands himself better after helping Rudy. There is always something to learn from each patient. Some patients with chronic disease know more about it than any practitioner because they live with the disease for decades.
Life or Death Who chooses death over life? Sometimes we have to make this decision over a loved one when there is no hope for their recovery. It would be incredibly hard to make this life or death decision on another human being and twice as hard when it is someone we love. The author discusses the argument of this controversial topic of sustaining life at any cost or dying peacefully as an ethical issue. An ethicist, a person who specializes in or writes on ethics, can provide valuable discernment with respect to right and wrong motives or actions.
She was talking about being grateful to the nurse for praying. This text help me understand the importance of spirituality in healthcare settings and how I need to make sure this is also a “calling” for me. The insights I gain from the book is that God loves us more than anyone and we should love him only in return. Question 4: “Suffering is the consequences of our sins”. Humans disobey God and if God does not do anything about it because of our nature we will keep doing it.
She gave full attention to him and kept his mind away from the pain and got to know him personally. Thus this indepth communications and care is a great facilitator. Key barriers for Mr. Taylor’s health care
