Caring for others has always been a deep passion of mine. As part of my course I have recently attended placement at a local residential home‚ where I would talk to and assist in caring for the service users. It was at this placement that I discovered the importance at providing support to people who may be feeling confused or distressed‚ particularly individuals with dementia. As a nurse this is an important skill to have. Initiative is another of these skills‚ in which I developed during my
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INTRODUCTION: As someone interested in working in the theatre industry‚ it is vital that I am aware of how my voice‚ as an instrument at my disposal‚ is able to be utilised and manipulated in order to work effectively‚ healthily and to its full potential. To be in a position where this is possible‚ I must first take ownership of my voice and identify key aspects and characteristics of it. Furthermore‚ I must be able to recognise influential factors on my voice including significant events and relationships
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I participated in this service activity at Villa Dalmacia on 12 Gorham Way‚ Spear-wood WA. This organisation assists and cares for the aged care and those who cannot assist themselves. I started on the to the 14th of April and did four more days in the weeks that followed. When visiting Villa Dalmacia I mainly helped in the dementia ward‚ helping with the therapy games. I also; helped with bingo‚ bocci‚ clean cupboards‚ transport patients and serve morning tea. I really enjoyed doing a variety of
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I will start by carrying out a full and detailed medical history so as to establish safe practice. As long as this is clear I will then move on to checking the hand to make sure there is no swelling‚ discolouration‚ abrasions or thickening of the skin. I will also check the health of the nails and whether any areas of the hand itself are painful to touch. I shall make sure the recipient is comfortable and if all is well I shall proceed‚ starting with the right hand I will work each area for 30 seconds
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patient. I’ll spare you all the triggering details‚ just know that I wasn’t too happy about this. During my first month‚ I attended group therapy as well as individual sessions. Despite my social anxiety‚ I managed to attend 2 sessions. Fast forward to January; had been accessing regular leave and even stayed at home for 2 weeks at Christmas. 2 days after I arrived back‚ I was ‘assaulted’ (in proper terms) by another patient. It’s now March‚ and I’m officially done with tier 4 care and moving onto
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Journal 1 - Perception Description Context: This is a conversation is a conversation between myself and a soldier of mine. I have been her NCO for about 5 months now. Interaction: There was an occurrence at PT (Physical Training) in which one soldier was feeling sick during our PT session and stopped exercising and sat down because he wasn’t feeling well. At this point‚ our 1SG (the person in charge of the company) stopped what he was doing‚ walked to the soldier and asked him what was going
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As a requirement of my role as Support Worker for Options Of Independence. I must support my service users with administering medication‚ in order for me to administer medication safely under the Royal Pharmaceutical Society guidelines‚ Handling Of Medication in social care 2007‚ and under Dundee City Council guidelines‚ I must check that the medicines are correct by checking the medication pack and label on the box must be by the pharmacist or dispensing gp‚ and identify the service user correctly
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As a childminder I work towards EYFS and meet Every Child Matters in everything I do. I would like children in my care achieve as much as they can so I start the learning and development process from torough talk to parents before child starts attending to my setting to find out child’s likes‚ dislikes‚ abilities‚ achievements. Then I do observe‚ asses particular child and plan activities following his interest‚ abilities‚ individual achievements‚ background. The important part of my observation
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Introduction My placement with the Nursing home and Residential care home was to help me understand the concept of growing old in this country and what different family values have when it came to caring for their elderly‚ in comparing with what happens in southern Africa. My home fulfils my needs and holds some of our family memories and reflects my priorities and taste. The placement gave an insight into the necessities of the existence of care homes‚ as to balance a full life cycle of some
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Throughout my nursing career‚ I have experienced several effective educational activities as a learner. My most recent learning experience as a learner was how to operate and administer insulin via External Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Pump (ECSIP). Several patients are hospitalized with Self Administered ECSIPs. The primary nurse for that patient is expected to understand how to operate and care for this particular pump. I was very unfamiliar with this device because I was not exposed to it during
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