and also for me to use this assessment for the purpose of my study. The client in this assignment will be referred to as ’Davey ’. This is a pseudonym‚ in order to protect his real identity and for the purpose of confidentiality‚ this is also a requirement of the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Professional Practice (2002). A patient assessment according to Basford and Slevin (1995) is ’a carefully thought out methodical approach to gathering information and making an intellectual analysis of the
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beneficence‚ non-maleficence and justice on decision-making in practice. It will consider the patients’ and staffs’ values and beliefs‚ legislation and professional practice. Confidentiality will be respected by using a pseudonym‚ Carol‚ in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council [NMC] (2008) guidelines on confidentiality. Carol‚ a 56 year old lady‚ was going through the menopause and was admitted to the gynaecology ward in hospital in the north west of England with symptoms of extreme lower
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Health Assessment 1. Define two different methods or frameworks‚ commonly used to collect health assessment data. Marjory Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns provides a holistic guide used by nurses to gather health data as well as a format for the organisation of data collected (White‚ 2005). A functional assessment assists the nurse in obtaining the clients past health history‚ current health status and perception of health behaviours (Gordon‚ 2010). Focusing on 11 areas of possible functional
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My reflective report will be about bed bathing. The format of the report is based on Gibbs’ (1988) guidelines to reflective writing. The service user will be identified as ‘Mr Jones’‚ so as to maintain patient confidentiality in keeping with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Code of Conduct NMC (2008)‚ and the Data Protection Act of 1998. Reflective writing is a fundamental part of growing into a more confident healthcare practitioner; it highlights areas of strengths and weaknesses so that
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This essay is a reflective account‚ I will be talking about communication in regards to learning disabilities‚ and it will explore needs of the client or clients‚ styles of communication and effectiveness of communication in creating advocacy‚ empowerment and choice for the client. ‘Reflective practice is something more than thoughtful practice. It is that form of practice which seeks to problematize many situations of professional performance so that they can become potential learning situations
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nursing and health care”. (Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council 2008) Nurses should always treat other nursing staff and recipients of care in the health care system with a number of values and are entitled to be able to expect them in
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The purpose of this essay is to describe a situation from practice related to communication between nurse and patient. The Department of Health (2003) defines communication as ‘a process that involves a meaningful exchange between at least two people to convey facts‚ needs‚ opinions‚ thoughts‚ feelings and other information through both verbal and non-verbal means.’ Communication occurs when a person (the source) sends a message via a particular medium (the channel) so it is received by a recipient
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Principles of Health Care Practice Code of Conduct Contents Introduction 1.1 Nursing Education & Registration 1.2 Social Work Education & Registration 1.3 The Nursing & Midwifery Council 2.1 General Social Care Council 2.2 Clinical Governance 3.1 Continuing Professional Development 3.2 1.1 Introduction I am writing this report as a requirement for my HNC Health Care course which will be submitted to Christine Hughes. In this report
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ROYAL COLLEGE OF N URSI NG Witnessing resuscitation Guidance for nursing staff Witnessing resuscitation Guidance for nursing staff This publication provides a literature review on witnessing resuscitation and offers guidance to help nursing staff understand the issues and implications for nursing practice. Acknowledgements RCN Accident & Emergency Nurses Association Steering Committee and members Members from RCN Forums and Advisory Panels Comments and support from: Resuscitation
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Cheltenham: Nelson Thomas Ltd. Mamede‚ S; Schmidt‚ HG (2004) Somerville‚ D and Keeling‚ J (2004) A practical approach to promote reflective practice within nursing: cited in Nursing Times: 100‚ (12)‚ 42-45. Nursing and Midwifery Council (2002) Data confidentiality‚ NMC‚ London Nursing and Midwifery Council (2007) Standard for Medicine Management‚ NMC‚ London Gibbs‚ G (1988). Learning by Doing: A Guide to Teaching and Learning Methods‚. Oxford‚ Oxford Further Unit‚ Oxford Polytechnic. Hunter‚ J (2008) Subcutaneous
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