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Professional Presence and Influence
Models of Health and Healing
Larry Dossey uses three eras to describe how medicine has progressed since the second half of the 19th century (A Healing Presence). Era I, the physical body era, began in the 1860s when the link between science and medicine became evident. Health and illness were physical in nature. Patients were treated with medical procedures, surgeries, and medications. “A person’s consciousness is considered a byproduct of the chemical, anatomic, and physiologic aspects of the brain and is not considered a major factor in the origins of health or disease” (Dossey & Keegan, 2013)
Era III, the body-mind-spirit era, is the newest and most advanced. This era considers the consciousness as nonlocal
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Dossey’s research brings to light the connection of power of prayer, love, and compassion with medicine, and the need to incorporate all of this into the patient's plan of care.
Models and Professional Presence The physical model of Era I focuses on the physical ailment or problem. Healthcare focused on the physical complaint and the specific treatment for that complaint. There were no link to the patient’s consciousness, emotions, or beliefs. I am a Southern Baptist with a strong faith in God. I’ve experienced the power of prayer and faith personally. This is part of who I am and is part of my professional presence. I feel it is important to find out what about the patient’s support system, belief’s, how they cope with stress and disappointment, how do they plan to cope with their illness. I believe the patient’s emotions, physical and emotional comfort, religious beliefs, understanding of their problem, environment and overall mental attitude affect
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I would agree that my ideal workplace would be one with clear expectations and predictable rewards for meeting those expectations. I found the description of the Guardian Supervisor very accurate in relation to my confidence in decision making and finding logical solutions to problems. Managers and staff defer to me for decisions in the absence of our Administrator because they know I will make the decision and stand by it. I will also admit and take full responsibility if the decision I make turns out to be the wrong one.
My communication style is very direct and to the point, especially at work and in times of stress. I do not sugar coat or fluff things up just to make people feel good. I state the facts, the need, the expectation and depend on staff to follow through. This communication style is often seen as being rude or demanding which has been a challenge for
The flow and organization of the topics are structured chronologically and easy for readers to have a clear depiction of the progression of the book. He explains and elaborates his ideas and assumptions on struggles with morality, through real voices of patients and his own personal encounter. The first few topics were lighthearted, more on procedural terms such as the demographics of care in the United States and India and the evolution of care. This heightens to themes that are close to one’s heart as he uncovers the relationship amongst medicine, patient, and the family. It also deliberates on the concerns after medicine becomes impotent and society is ill-equipped for the aging population, which highlight the decisions and conversations one should or might have pertaining to death. He makes
The creator of our body is God. Therefore, it is important to acknowledge that He is in control of our body and patients. II. Motive for Listening This topic can be relevant to everyone in here not only nurses or future nurses, but as Christians, who have a duty or mission to love another as Jesus loved us (John 15:12).
...ience. Yet, what can be deduced is that it is there prior to our awareness of that which is there. It is both internal and external. The body on its own provide as the access with which the world is known. This connection of the body with the world is anchored on the reality that the body is there with and in the world. The experiences of the body is not something that you extract or signify, it is there simply because the body is there.
This Communications Style Inventory provided an accurate reflection of my communication style for the majority of the time. I would argue my communication style is dependent on the situation. When I communicate with students, I tend to take on the role of supporter/relator. I listen to their problems and tailor my reactions to their emotions. When I am with friends, I am a promoter/socializer. I still value building those relationships, but they often do not require the emotional support the students need. Although controller and Analyzer are my lease score traits, I do use those qualities when I need to be direct or need to work by myself.
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There is a significant contrast between the health and healing models of Era I and Era III. I find the differences between these two models of health and healing as they relate to what it means to be human fascinating. Era I?s Mechanical Model of Health and Healing is the basic start of medicine from diagnosis to treatment. This model stems from only the physical world and is finite. A patient has abdominal pain caused by an inflamed appendix and is healed by a surgical procedure to remove it, the appendectomy. One might have the symptom of heartburn and is treated with an antacid medication like Zantac. Era III?s Body/Mind/Spirit Model is all encompassing to include not only the physical but also the spiritual aspect of being human. There are no boundaries between our minds and bodies. The possibilities are limitless. Dr. Dossey (2018) states that ?The biggest payoff of Era III concerns our destiny. If our mind is nonlocal and boundless, then it is infinite in time. Therefore, the death of the body does not mean that consciousness ceases to exist; something about us endures. Era III, therefore, carries with it the promise of immortality, which is a cure for the ?disease? that has caused more suffering for humans than any other: the fear of death.? When someone dies from cancer, there is a celebration of life instead of a funeral to lay to rest our remains. Our life is not over in this physical
Throughout history, it seems that medicine and spirituality have been linked in many circumstances. In a study looking at the use of complementary and alternative therapies in cardiac patients, spiritual healing was one of many practices patient sought to utilize. In another study, 29% of participants chose to use prayer or premeditation as a way to cope with their chronic illness. In both studies, prayer or meditation was more likely to be used by individuals who had a large social network, as well as support from another person in the same health situation. Based on these studies, it seems that many individuals (not just cardiovascular patients) turn to their spirituality in times of health distress.
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The test relating to my communication style revealed I am a Conventional communicator. I would have to say that I would agree with the explanation of the style and see myself fitting into the category most of the time, particularly in the work place. I do feel with certain situations I can be an expressive communicator, especially when trying to get my point of view across in an argument, or giving advice to a friend. I could see myself as a strategic communicator at times when talking to patients. I would have to change my style of words into words they could understand better, like medical jargon into layman’s terms. As a whole though, more times than not, I see myself fitting into the conventional guidelines below.
From my point of view, my communication style serves as a “problem creator” when dealing with others. Instead of finding solution to solve the problem, I always create more problems out of the original problem. Whenever there is an issue, I do negative things like criticizing and blaming to create another problem that might hurt the
In healthcare organizations, medical staff must conform to their hospital and their country’s code of conduct. Not only do they have to meet set standards, they must also take their patient into consideration. When making a decision upon a patient, medical staff must recognize religious backgrounds and spiritual beliefs. By understanding a patients’ beliefs and their belief system, a medical worker can give the patient their deserved medical assistance without overstepping boundaries or coming off as offensive. The practices and beliefs of four religions will be articulated throughout this essay to fully understand how religion can either help or hinder the healing process.
In later centuries, however, this belief was cast aside. Medical professionals focused on identifying and treating symptoms through physical means such as drugs and surgery, and mostly ignored the role of mental states in the prevention and treatment of disease. To most doctors, the immune system was regarded as an autonomous entity, operating independently of the mind and behavior. Since the 1960's, however, researchers have realized that these ideas are incorrect, and have since been looking at the mind-body connection more closely and with more respect.
The mind-body problem has captivated the minds of philosophers for centuries. The problem is how the body and mind can interact with each other if they are separate and distinct. One solution to the problem is to replace any mental term with a more accurate physical description. Eliminative Materialists take this idea to the extreme by stating that everything that is believed to be mental will someday be explained in terms of the physical world. One way that people try to prove Eliminative Materialism to be true is through technology.
After the industrial revolution in the 18th century in Europe and America, there was the rapid industrial and economic growth in the 19th century, which in turn caused various scientific discoveries and various invention therefore making more progress in identifying illnesses and developing modes of treatment and cure, this was where modern medicine started. After the industrial revolution there were more industries, which in turn created a lot of work-related diseases and poor hygiene, also as the cities began to grow larger, more communicable diseases began to increase, cases like typhoid and cholera became epidemics. As well, due to the changes occurring, more and more people became more aware and since there was democracy there became an increase in demand for health care. There were also the wars that occurred, causing injuries which needed to be treated. Modern medicine evolves to solve the problems of the society at a given time and various advances in this mode of health care has occurred over the years. It has been seen that modern medicine is a positive influence in the society today for various reasons, the goal of the modern medicine is to achieve good health of the citizens, and modern medicine is experimental which is capable of advanced diagnosis. Likewise, modern medicine has an effect on the social and economic state of the modern society. Modern medicine is understood as the science of treating, diagnosing or even preventing illnesses using improved sophisticated technology. This mode of treatment involves a variety of methods, using diet, exercise, treatment by drugs or even surgery.
Randolph Byrd wanted to focus on answering questions about if God influences patient's health, and if so, how. In doing so, he wanted to study prayer through intercessory prayer which is praying on behalf of others. Dr. Byrd had chosen patients as subjects from a San Francisco Coronary Care Unit(CCU). Over the course of ten months in 1982-1983, he had randomly selected patients via a double-blind study. With 393 patients aging from 43-75, who were active Christians, Protestants and Roman Catholics, they were divided up by a computer. The patients were explained the nature of the experiment completely and signed consent forms. The Intercessory Prayer (IP) group, made up of 192 patients, and were to partake in IP daily outside of the hospital. Each person received 3-7 intercessors, they were disclosed basic information about the patients like their name and updates on condition. The intercessors were to pray for a quick and healthy recovery. The remaining 201 patients were in the control