This essay is written to reflect an critical incident that I have experienced during my Professional Practice Experience 4 placement at Bankstown hospital using Gibbs Reflective Cycle. At the time of the incident‚ I was following the clinical guidelines and practice my medication administration skills by giving subcutaneous injection to a patient at the abdomen site‚ under the supervision of an register nurse. Before the injection‚ I have checked the site for redness‚ bruises and pain‚ which there
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On December 5th through 7th‚ I spent my clinical experience in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. The PACU is a Critical Care Unit where patients go following surgery to receive specialized care. The nursing staff is skilled in identifying and managing complications in patients after they received anesthesia. The patient’s vital signs are closely observed‚ fluids are given‚ and pain is managed as the patient returns to their baseline in level of consciousness.
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In the article‚ "Three Reasons Not to Believe in an Autism Epidemic‚" the authors developed three arguments against the belief of autism as an epidemic. Furthermore‚ the authors assert that the causes of the increase of autism is affected by raised public awareness of the condition of autism‚ broadened diagnostic criteria‚ and improved case finding of individuals with autism. Beginning in 1940‚ there were only three known symptoms for autism. In 1980‚ there were six mandatory standards an individual
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Wise Search for articles by this author Affiliations Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit‚ Boston University School of Medicine‚ Boston‚ MA‚ USA Center for Healthy Aging‚ University of California‚ Davis Medical Center‚ Sacramento‚ CA‚ USA Correspondence Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Barton Wise‚ Center for Healthy Aging‚ University of California‚ Davis Medical Center‚ 4800 2nd Avenue‚ Suite 2600‚ Sacramento‚ CA 95817‚ USA. x J. Niu Search for articles by this author Affiliations
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Sociological Problem Article Review: Eating Disorder among Women Name Institution Date People and especially women in today’s society are largely concerned with how they look‚ their body size‚ and how they are perceived by others. The problem is‚ however‚ largely associated with women than men‚ and has raised the debate regarding the aspects of womanhood in the society that has made eating disorder a social problem. To understand this problem‚ we need to consider the rising standards of beauty
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This article helped me to develop a clear mind set about independent learning and how important it is for the naturel human being to manage oneself. Personally‚ It’s important for me to know what my straights are to help me to manage myself where I can produce positive results by improving it and identify incompetency on me and avoid it. Having the knowledge and control upon my strengths and weaknesses can help me to avoid intellectual disruption and also will help me to avoid manipulation from negative
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I served as a student volunteer for Hammer and Nails a non-profit organization that works to serve the community with the mission of improving the quality of lives for low-income families through home repair. Most of the home owners in Canton‚ Ohio faced financial hardship and could not fund the extensive repair and renovation that their homes needed and thus relied on volunteer services for help. Through my time spent with Hammer and Nails I savored learning about the families within the community
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My clinical rotation at White Memorial Medical Center was a memorable experience for me. The nurses that I was assigned to or shadowed were very kind with sharing their experiences as well as their knowledge when it came to taking care of children. My first day at White Memorial Medical Center‚ I was lucky enough to be picked by the charge nurse named Robbie at the PICU. She picked two more students to shadow her nurses. She had four patients ranging from ages 3 months to 15 years of age. I had a
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“The Big Issue” is intended to meet the public in common. The article itself is destined to victims who‚ are seen as those people who have enough money to have homes and jobs‚ and are really widely concerned about society rather than being selfish persons. Readers are probable to be young rather than in the adulthood and moderately wealthy who can afford this kind of ‘specialized programmes’. It as well is aimed to people who are mostly well informed‚ or more aware of ‘current issues’‚ restless
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My individual health needs assignment will be looking at a task I undertook for my clinical skills assessment. For the assessment I had to take my fellow colleagues blood pressure. This assignment will be looking at the positive and negative skills I have learnt throughout practice and experience; it will also show the areas I need to work on more. My assignment will also look at the importance of respecting my colleague’s needs and preferences. The assignment will also look at the importance of
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