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...system of health care in the USA; nonetheless, it provides a vivid illustration of the tension between medical predictability, administrative efficiency and providing appropriate and suitable end-of-life care. A patient expected to die on time, but who suddenly begins to recover slightly or to linger – the short-term reprieve pattern – can cause problems for nurses,...

...systems, social work intervenes at the points where people interact with their environments. Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to social work (BASW, 2012). The model of the four components of good practice shown in Figure 1 acknowledges that learning about social work cannot just be about theoretical knowledge and academic learning, but that it...

...system, an area of the brain that sits between the brainstem and the cortex (see Figure 2). Of particular importance are the amygdalae (‘amygdalae’ is the plural; the singular is ‘amygdala’), two small structures − one on each side − within the temporal lobes, which are involved in both emotional processing (especially fear) and emotional memory. [Described...