“Reflection is not just a thoughtful practice‚ but a learning experience”. (Jarvis 1992) This is a reflection on an incident that occurred during a shift on the labour ward. I have chosen Gibbs model of reflection (1988) to guide my reflective process. (Gibbs 1998) (Appendix I). Gibbs model (1998) goes through six important points to aid the reflective process‚ including description of incident‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and finally action plan. The advantage of Gibbs’s six-stage
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“Evaluate the ways in which emotion might enhance and/or undermine reason as a Way of Knowing.” Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) once said that "The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing"‚ meaning that emotion is irrational and unreasonable. Emotional expression provides powerful communication between people‚ especially in the early childhood stage of our lives‚ before language even develops. A baby’s glowing smile invites love and care in its surrounding; the pounding cry of an infant can
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Assignment: * Critically evaluate core Transactional Analysis (T.A) concepts and practice * Assess personal and professional learning from this module. The first part of this essay starts by outlining the key concepts of T.A.; its assumptions‚ theory of personality and ego-states‚ transactions‚ strokes‚ games and the Karpman Drama Triangle‚ life scripts and existential life positions. It then goes onto critically evaluate core T.A. concepts and practice from the perspective of Humanistic
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SAFE PRACTICE AND ENVIRONMENT Presented to: Dr. Betty T. Polido For the Course: N 414 BSN 4C Estiquita‚ Ellen May J. Estores‚ Sharlaine Nove N. July 22‚ 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages Objectives --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Topics I. Patient and Staff Safety --------------------------------------------------------------
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In addition‚ in these processes‚ HRM practices play dominant role in developing employee’s creativity. The article described six HRM practices including hiring and selection‚ reward‚ job design‚ teamwork‚ training and performance appraisal. Also‚ the authors tested and verified whether these practices would promote employee’s creativity through hypothesis‚ data collection (sample of 106 firms in China) and measuring. As a result‚ there are some practices could make contributions to employee’s
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Implementing Evidence-Based Practice: Walking the Talk Norma E. Thurston and Kathryn M. King Russworm and Larrabee’s (1999) six-step model for evidence-based practice (EBP) was used by 10 nursing teams to seek answers to clinical questions. These teams‚ primarily composed of staff nurses‚ participated in a health region-wide EBP program over 1 year. Overall‚ the model served as a useful mechanism for examining practice-derived questions. However‚ additional strategies needed to be incorporated
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A DFID practice paper How to note JUNE 2010 Table of Contents CAPACITY BUILDING IN RESEARCH 1. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………... 2 Purpose of this note Who is it aimed at? What do we mean by capacity building? 2. What is the conceptual framework underpinning capacity building? ……………...... 4 Capacity Institutional rules and levels Principles of good CB 3. Capacity building process ………………………………………………………………….... 8 Step one: capacity assessment Step two: strategise and plan Step
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Savasana Practice In order to write this essay I did corpse pose on my room’s floor for twenty minutes‚ then took a nap to compare the feelings of each one. First‚ I lying on the back then spread arms and legs at about forty five degrees‚ Closed eyes and took deep breath. At the same time you should keep awake and make your whole body relaxed‚ also pay attention to chest ups and downs alone with each breath. However‚ it is not just lying and having a rest‚ I recalled instructor’s
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Democracy – In theory And Practice Table of Contents 1. The 2010 election and its implications…………………………........1 2. An Introduction To Democracy………………………..……………………..1 3. The Origin and Proliferation of Democracy….………..…..……..….1 * 3.1. Athenian Democracy * 3.2. The Scientific Revolution‚ The Enlightenment and The French Revolution * 4. The Case Against Democracy…………………………….………..…………..2 * 4.1. The Conundrum
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In Chapter 3 of his book‚ “Ways of Seeing”‚ John Berger argues that in western nude art and present day media‚ that women are largely shown and treated as objects upon whom power is asserted by men either as figures in the canvas or as spectators. Berger’s purpose is to make readers aware of how the perception of women in the art so that they will recognize the evolution of western cultured art. Berger begins by claiming that in nude art the “presence” of a man is that of an actor who asserts
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