How Reflection Affects Nursing Practice in the Clinical Setting Dakota Melland The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explain how the skill of reflection affects nursing students in the clinical setting. Different reflection examples and how they affect nursing practice will be discussed. A nursing reflective study from 2007 will also be explained to give a better understanding of how reflection enhances nursing student’s educations during clinical
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understanding about what alcohol is‚ how alcohol is produced‚ the metabolic processes involved with the breakdown of alcohol in the body and the enzymes that catalyze these reactions and how these biochemical reactions affect the liver and brain and the effects of alcohol on the human body. Introduction A good deal of the population consume alcohol‚ some more than others. The effects of alcohol consumption on the human body affects mainly the central nervous system‚ however alcohol is mainly metabolized
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Alcohol has many effects on the body‚ especially the teenage body. Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are not only adult problems -- they also affect a significant number of adolescents and young adults between the ages of 12 and 20‚ even though drinking under the age of 21 is illegal (Dimeff 204). Alcohol is created when grains‚ fruits‚ or vegetables are fermented. Fermentation is a process that uses yeast or bacteria to change the sugars in the food into alcohol. Fermentation is used to
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influence of peers‚ family‚ society‚ the availability of alcohol‚ mental illness‚ stress‚ and not knowing how to cope with certain situations. It’s a common thing for an alcoholic to think drinking is the answer to all their problems‚ but in retrospect drinking is only adding to the multiple complications caused by being a compulsive drinker. Research has been done to explore the reason behind why people drink. However‚ “Exactly how alcohol affects the brain and the likelihood of reversing the
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The thought of alcohol being involved in fatal crashes brings about an emotional response. Recently‚ there has been a movement based on emotion rather than logic to change a certain drinking and driving law. This involves lowering the Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) from 0.10% to 0.08% nationwide. However‚ this attention is misdirected. By looking at my personal experiences‚ statistics‚ and current laws‚ it is clear that there is no need for lowering the BAC. First off‚ I do not drink. Yet‚ I’ve had
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Fetal alcohol syndrome From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Fetal alcohol syndrome Classification and external resources Baby with fetal alcohol syndrome. ICD-10 Q86.0 ICD-9 760.71 DiseasesDB 32957 MedlinePlus 000911 eMedicine ped/767 MeSH D005310 Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a pattern of mental and physical defects that can develop in a fetus in association with high levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Alcohol crosses the placental
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1 EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON BRAIN FUNCTIONING & NEUROTRANSMITTERS When alcohol is consumed the brain is unable to send the correct messages through the body and disrupts communication between the nerve cells . It suppresses nerve activity‚ throughout the cerebral cortex and the central nervous system (CNS) by significantly slowing down the pace of actions taken and information received . Consumption also alters two of the major neurotransmitters within the brain being the Hippocampus and the Prefrontal
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Time Management Preview and Reflection 1 Instructions Complete the calendar below‚ looking ahead to Modules/Weeks 3‚ 4‚ and 5. Include your general daily responsibilities and appointments‚ as well as all course assignments‚ including textbook readings‚ presentations‚ and websites. Use red font (ink) to show your course assignments‚ and indicate how long you will spend on each assignment and when you will submit it. If you copy/paste these modules/weeks from your term calendar‚ then update and add
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Alcohol Anonymous Paper Alcoholism Alcoholism is a very dangerous disorder that many people are suffering from. A lot of Americans don’t realize that alcoholism is a big deal‚ and they may not even know someone very close to them is an alcoholic. For the paper I chose to sit in on an alcohol anonymous meeting and this is what I observed. I attended an open alcohol anonymous meeting. I walked in nervous and I wasn’t even there to share if I were an alcoholic. I introduced myself to the leader
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Alcohol advertisements should be banned. Alcohol is the ingredient found in beer‚ wine and spirits which causes drunkenness. Abuse of alcohol‚ or consumption of more alcohol than the body can handle‚ can lead to liver damage and other debilitating conditions. Alcohol abuse can also lead to alcoholism‚ or alcohol addiction‚ in which a person becomes physically and psychologically dependent on alcohol to the point that he or she cannot function without it. Alcohol advertisements can be seen virtually
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