Introduction As a first-year student‚ my love and desire for being a nurse and my background in health have enabled me to face the challenging moments in nursing. My first clinical placement started at one of the busiest hospitals (Gynecology/ Urology/ Plastics/ Head & Neck) ward. Due to my lack of experience and according to the NMBA registered nurse standards‚ I had to follow my scope of practice which was limited to bed making‚ observation‚ shower the patient and simple help. However‚ my focus
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For my clinical experience today I shadowed an RN‚ at the Ashe County Health Department. The RN was participating in the flu clinic today. She administered many flu vaccinations. Most of the individuals that came in today for the clinic were over the age of 65 and were given the high dose flu vaccination. The RN also worked with a Spanish interpreter during several visits throughout the day. She would first assess a Spanish speaking individual’s ability to speak English‚ then if deemed necessary
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HS711 CLINICAL GOVERNANCE AND PATIENT SAFETY Student no 1106154 UP:12/04/2012-07:22:52 WM:12/04/2012-07:23:40 M:HS711-4-SP A:11a1 R:1106154 C:247CF1EADC9DA0F26065022703A21C45C87E8E62 The aim of this assignment is to explore the clinical governance in connection with the provision of patient safety when administering drugs‚ study will relate to an incident in the author workplace (See appendix 1). The author presents the outcomes of Care Quality Commission (CQC 2010) related to this situation
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good time because all of the students are tired form a long day and most of the other girls are anxious to go home. I even stayed late with Marnie several times to understand how to fill the concept map. Only on the last few days before the end of clinical I found the other sample ones on blackboard were actually what was required. 4. I was assisting the nurse to do the tracheotomy care‚ afterwards I went write the charting of what happened but I didn’t know that the proper terminology was to write
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Clinical Summary and Flow Chart Substance Abuse History: The patient’s is a thirty eight year old single woman. Her drug of choice is alcohol. She had her first drink at age 13 at which time she would sneak drinks at family gatherings and sometimes on the weekends with friends. At age 18 she started to drink more frequently and greater amounts‚ about 8-10 drinks‚ on each occasion. At times she would pass out. She noticed her drinking becoming a problem around the age of 28. She was drinking
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Clinical Reflection in ICU For the purpose of this essay I will give a descriptive account of what implementation means within the Roper‚ Logan and Tierney (1986) nursing process. I will describe what implementation involves for the nurse and will be focusing on one aspect of the holistic care given to my patient whilst on placement. I have had the opportunity to see a stroke patient today - she wasnt under the stroke team but her MRI came back with 2 right Cerebellar infacts and CT results showed
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playground equipment‚ and some new additions. The sports park is old and falling apart. We need to improve the baseball field because the bases are gone and the fence is falling down. Get a better basket ball court because the hoops are getting worse and worse by the day. The nets on the hoops aren’t even there they have fallen off and the wind blew them away. The reason why we need to improve the sports park is because some people go to the park to practice for a basket ball game or baseball
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Bolkiah Institute of Health Sciences Diploma in Health Science (Nursing) Assessment Guidelines Programme Diploma in Health Science (Nursing) Module Codes & Title HN 0102 Foundation of Nursing 1 Assessment Type Reflective Journal Type Summative Submission Deadline TBD Cohort 2012 Semester 1 Weighting 50% Modular Credit 4 WRITING A REFLECTIVE ESSAY During your 4 weeks clinical placement‚ select a clinical event or experience upon which you will reflect. You are expected to: Select and
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Improve own performance in a business environment. 1.1 - The purpose and benefits of continuously improving performance at work is important to enhance your career‚ moving up the organization that you are working in or getting a new job with the new founded skills. Also means that you have great pride in your work and before more efficient. Once you have improved in one thing there will always be something else you can improve on. Having monthly or yearly reviews in your workspace allows you to
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As I reflect on my rotation of Nursing Science II on a medical surgical floor at Thompson Hospital‚ I begin my rotation with a notion of I am not certain what to expect‚ but I am expecting to be dealing with many different illnesses and with some patients who have multiple co-morbid on top of the illness that brings them into the hospital. So‚ to reinforce my knowledge of surgical illness and my assessments‚ I am looking for similarities and differences that I have observed from our practices back
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