The reflective model that I have chosen to use is Gibb’s Reflective Cycle (1988). Gentamicin is an antibiotic administered via intramuscular (IM) injection before a catheter is removed‚ in order to prevent infection. I was asked to draw up and administer Gentamicin to a patient via IM injection. I had observed this clinical skill on a variety of occasions and had previously administered an IM injection under supervision. On this occasion I was being observed by a qualified nurse. I had drawn
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Humor: Our capability to maintain social notoriety Humor‚ as it is used today‚ is a generally positive connotation for anything that people do or say that evokes mirth and laughter out of others. This general concept of humor has developed only recently in modern day society. Interestingly enough this word has developed over centuries and has completely changed in meaning with new connotations for invoking laughter. Humor initially began as a Latin word (humorem) meaning fluid or liquid. As of
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Raashi Mehta Professor Bruster FS 301 November 19‚ 2007 A Hidden Role The Humoural Theory is the theory that the human body consists of four basic substances or humours: black bile‚ bile‚ phlegm‚ and blood. In balance‚ these humours bring health and sanity‚ but in excess or deficit of one of the humours‚ a person’s psychological health and personality are affected. In Much Ado About Nothing‚ William Shakespeare creates Don John‚ a character of an imbalance of humours. Don John is clearly
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EBT 1 Task 2 Andrea Thomas Western Governors University EBT 1 Task 2 A. Review of the Sources of Evidence B. Sources of Evidence Being Reviewed C. A1- Classification of Types of Sources of Evidence D. A2- Appropriateness of Sources of Evidence E. A3- Classification of Sources of Evidence In text citations Classify each source of evidence as either a general information resource‚ a filtered resource‚ or an unfiltered resource. Discuss whether each source of evidence
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Evidence-informed Decision-making Evidence-based practice‚ evidence-based medicine‚ evidence-based nursing and evidence-informed decision-making began with Florence Nightingale in the 1850s during the Crimean War. She noted a connection between poor sanitary conditions in the hospital and rising death rates among wounded soldiers (Bite-Sized History of Mathematical Resources‚ n.d.). “It is Nightingale who developed the coxcomb‚ a visual display to demonstrate how military deaths could be prevented”
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Mitigating Lateral Violence: Design for Change in Practice Stacy Lacaillade Chamberlain College of Nursing NR451 Capstone Course 28 November‚ 2010 Design for Change in Practice Evidenced based practice (EBP) is an empowering process for improvement in the health care professions. Rosswurm and Larrabee (1999) credit the research studies which used meta - analysis‚ randomized clinical trials and systematic studies of patient outcomes over the last few decades as having started this shift
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Managerial Leadership role for Nurses’ Use of Research Evidence The rapid noticeable change in healthcare delivery coupled with professional responsibilities of nurses to incorporate research evidence into their decision making underscores the need to understand the factors involved in implementing evidence-based practice. Linking current research findings with patients’ conditions‚ values‚ and circumstances is the defining feature of evidence-based practice. Significant and rational for
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Evidence-based Medicine Toolkit Carl Heneghan and Douglas Badenoch Centre for Evidence-based Medicine‚ Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine‚ John Radcliffe Hospital‚ Headington‚ Oxford © BMJ Books 2002 BMJ Books is an imprint of the BMJ Publishing Group All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted‚ in any form or by any means‚ electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ recording and/or otherwise‚ without the prior written permission
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The focus of this assignment is to look at Evidence Based Practice (EBP)‚ why it is important for nursing to be evidence based and the barriers to implementation of EBP. EBP is a medical philosophy invented by Archie Cochrane a British epidemiologist‚ Cochrane believed that disease prevention and medical care should be contingent and collected analysed data from randomized controlled trials. (RCTS) in order to provide effective patient care. EBP according to Sackett et al (1996) is current best
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Outcome based practise. Outcome based practise is an activity or process that has a beneficial impact on the individuals life. It can be an action taken or a service delivered. Another way to describe it is to say that the output is the effort made and the outcome is the effect on the individual. Outcome based approaches place the needs of the individual at the centre of service delivery‚ contrasting those designed by service providers. An outcome based practise is increasingly recognised it is important
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