Case Studies AFRICAN AMERICAN CASE STUDY #1 Robert Collins is a 49-year-old African American. He resides in the inner city of Detroit, Michigan, with his extended family. He has a 43-year-old wife and five children, aged 26, 18, 16, 14, and 10. His wife, his elderly mother, three of his children (aged 16, 14, and […]

By Day 1 of this week, you will be assigned a new patient profile by your Instructor for this Discussion. (new patient profile):  14-year-old biracial male living with his grandmother in a high-density public housing complex  How would your communication and interview techniques for building a health history differ with each patient? How might you […]

You have a friend who is a mental health practitioner. He or she was invited to attend the bar mitzvah of a thirteen-year-old child he or she is treating. After considering the offer, he or she decides to go but has asked for your advice. Tasks: In a 2- to 3-page paper and using appropriate […]

One year ago your company purchased machine manufacturing for $90,000. You have learned that new machine available that offers many advantages and you can purchase it for $170.000 today. It will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over 10 years and has no salvage value. You expect that the new machine will produce a gross […]

You are conducting an initial family counseling session with the Robertsons. The family includes Dan Robertson (the father), Marie Robertson (the mother), and Peter Robinson (the 10-year-old son). The family has been referred to you for counseling. Dan is an alcoholic as well as a drug addict. His substance abuse has contributed to many family problems. […]

Three 17-year-old high school students are planning on going to an 8 pm movie together on a Friday night. Sally has no curfew, so she didnât think going to the movies would be a problem. Sally asked her mother on Tuesday if she could go and her mother said “yes.” When Friday arrived, her mother […]

1. Pearl Richards, 69 years of age, is a female patient who is in the operating room for a repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The patient has a history of hypertension controlled with medications, osteoporosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and has smoked two packs of cigarettes per day for 40 years. .      […]

The probability that a randomly selected 40-year-old male will live to 41 years old is 0.99718 and the probability that a randomly selected 40-year-old female will live to 41 years old is 0.99856 (National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 48, No. 18) Question 1. A life insurance company has sold insurance policies to 100 40-year-old males. What […]

A mother calls you to report that her 15-year-old daughter has run away from home. She has access to her daughter’s e-mail account and says her daughter has a number of emails in her inbox suggesting she has run away to be with a 35-year-old woman. Write a 3 to 4 page paper/report (not including […]

Mrs. J. is a 63-year-old married woman who has a history of hypertension, chronic heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Despite requiring 2L of oxygen/nasal cannula at home during activity, she continues to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day and has done so for 40 years. Three days ago, she had sudden […]