4223-011 Reflection and Witness Today I was asked to support and care for a patient Mrs Y as we had noticed over the past weeks she was losing weight and following dieticians referral we were asked to give a certain diet and supplements for that patient and monitor her intake and output by doing a food chart‚ fluid chart and stool chart at food times and when needed to help her gain weight. As we were monitoring her closely it was important that we handled the information carefully and sensitively
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OUTCOME 10 A clinical management plan (CMP) is a triple agreement which has voluntary prescribing partnership between independent prescriber ( a doctor or dentist)‚ a supplementary prescriber and patient (Department of Health 2005). Partnership is a key principle and plan should be drawn up with patient agreement. ( Belton‚ 2014)The independent prescriber is responsible for diagnosis of the patient‚ make decisions with the supplementary prescribe who may review the patient and manage long term
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Clinical Supervision - example assignment: Clinical reflective practice on critical incident In this contemporary nursing practice‚ reflection plays vital role in the development of student nurses’ education portfolios (Malik & McGowan 2007‚ O’Connor 2008). Reflective practice is a tool used in clinical environment to describe‚ analyze‚ and evaluate practice so as to inform changes where necessary (Gibbs 1988). This essay will discuss a critical incident of an institutionalized patient who planned
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HEALTH AND SAFETY IN CLINICAL LABORITORIES Health and safety at work act (1974) show that it is a duty of every employer to ensure as far as reasonably practice to health safety and welfare at work of all of its employees. Risks assessments must be carried out when more than 5 people are employed and implement changes as necessary. Risk assessment is a carefully recorded examination of what might cause harm and accidents to people in work places e.g. staff‚ visitors‚ patients‚ clients and contractors
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instance‚ I knew that I wanted to work on a clinical setting‚ helping both adults and children deal with their physical and mental imbalances. However‚ as I began to volunteer early at this semester at Oxford elementary school through Build- an organization that emphasizes literacy in children‚ I became not only more interested in the development of children‚ but also in the process of working in an educational setting. Yet‚ since I am still passionate about clinical work‚ I didn’t know how to find the balance
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This is my reflective account of my performance as a mentor in a clinical setting‚ assessing the learning environment and the strategies used for teaching and assessing a newly qualified theatre nurse. The purpose of this essay is to reflect upon aspects of my professional practice and development that I have encountered during my time as a student mentor. This reflective essay shall be written in the first person‚ In accordance with the NMC (2002) Code Of Professional Conduct‚ Confidentiality
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Electrolyte | Hypo | Cause | Clinical Manifestations | Hyper | Cause | Clinical Manifestations | Sodium (Na+) | <125 meq/L | * Inadequate intake * Hypoaldesteronism * Excessive diuretic therapy * Furosemide * Ethacrinic acid * Thiazides | * Extracellular volume contraction and hypovolemia (but may not if water excess) * Increased intracellular water; edema * Brain cell swelling‚ irritability‚ depression‚ confusion * Systemic cellular edema‚ including weakness‚ anorexia
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Valcarcel 1 Mr.Wiglesworth ELA Block 3 March 15 2016 Clinical Depression Clinical depression can affect a large number of people in many different ways. Some may start to eat and sleep more than usual while others may lose weight and have difficulty sleeping. They may feel agitated or may continuously feel worthless
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• You are approached by a potential client suffering from clinical depression. He has been treated on and off by doctors for over 20 years‚ has a lifestyle of moving around and engaging in hedonistic activity. He is not currently registered with a doctor. He wants to use CBT to control his depression alongside smoking cannabis. How would you respond to this case? 1. Only accept him with signed GP consent and liason with the GP in relation to treatment 2. Goals – medication compliance and reduction
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Final Report Faculty Research Grant Customer Perceived Service Quality in the Fast Food Industry Stephen Jones (principal investigator) Associate Professor of Management 479-968-0673 sjones@atu.edu Kevin Mason (contact author) Professor of Marketing 479-968-0492 kmason@atu.edu Mike Benefield Associate Professor of Finance 479-968-0264 mbenefield@atu.edu B. Restatement of problem researched or creative activity Our purpose was to investigate the critical factors which help to
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