CRITICAL REFLECTION JOURNAL Upon reflective exploration of my 16 week journey regarding the overall critical reflection of Nursing 5403 also referred to as Organizational Theory or Administration I‚ I find that I have a more sound and in depth theoretical understanding of key leadership and nursing administrative concepts and processes. This course has increased my knowledge base in regards to organizational design‚ augmented my awareness of healthcare administrative concepts‚ and strengthened
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ASPECT OF NURSING CARE) Reflection on Clinical Practice – First Placement (Year 1) The following essay is a reflective account on an event that I‚ a student nurse encountered whilst on my first clinical placement in my first year of study. The event took place in a nursing home. All names have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the patient (NMC‚ 2008). Throughout this essay I shall be using Gibbs model of reflection. The
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Critical incident The aim of this reflection is to describe my personal experience in wound care and its management. Gibbs (1988) reflective cycle has been adapted in order to provide structure to the reflection process. Description At the care home I had to nurse many client’s who had developed pressure sores. One particular wound stands out from the rest‚ it belonged to a lady in her late 70’s who was immobile and suffers from incontinence and slight dementia. Her wound was extremely large
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LAW AND ETHICS | IS INFORMED CONSENT AN ABSTRACT CONCEPT IN HEALTH TODAY? | | This essay will focus on both negative and positive attributes on ‘Is informed consent an abstract concept in health today’. For this essay we have interpreted the topic as Medical staff in health care has to use abstract means‚ such as word books or demonstrations to promote patients having understanding whilst vulnerable for informed consent. | | | 16th November 2010 | | With the development of medical
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Nursing Implications Regarding Health Literacy and Informed Consent Roughly 90 million Americans have low health literacy. However‚ the responsibility of improving health literacy does not fall solely on the patient but also on health care organizations‚ including healthcare professionals (Mahadevan‚ 2013). More specifically‚ nurses have a responsibility to assess a patient’s literacy level in order to provide appropriate patient care‚ education and counseling. Furthermore‚ nurses have ethical
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Mr. Comer was admitted to his local community hospital for respite care. He has suffered multiple‚ acute strokes in the past‚ which has left him with severe disabilities. These include paralysis rendering him immobile‚ aphasia (speech loss) and dysphagia (swallowing difficulties). He relies on carers for all normal activities required for daily living (Roper et al 1996) and is advised to have a pureed diet and thickened fluids. My mentor asked me to observe her feeding Mr Comer. She had prepared
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meant by “informed consent” and “implied consent”. When should written consent be obtained? Informed consent is a phrase often used in law to indicate that the consent a person gives meets certain minimum standards. As a literal matter‚ in the absence of fraud‚ it is redundant. An informed consent can be said to have been given based upon a clear appreciation and understanding of the facts‚ implications‚ and future consequences of an action. In order to give informed consent‚ the individual concerned
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Researchers continue to study the link between the communication of sexual consent and acts of sexual violence. The aim of this study was to determine if past forced sexual experiences changes future sexual consent behaviors. Since these experiences are associated with alcohol use the study also explored the connection between alcohol and history of forced sex. This quantitative study used a cross-sectional electronic survey that was emailed to female students between the ages of 18-25. The students
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Age of Consent My position on the age of consent is that I’m for it. I believe that the age of consent should be and always be age of 16‚ because once have turned 16 you should be mature enough to make your own decision on who you want to have sex with because you are now in high school and you’re old enough to know right from wrong. The legal age of consent is Washington State is 16. Age of consent is the age when the law considers a person mature enough to agree to have sex. In the United
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Healthcare Consent legislation applies to everyone above the age of 18 (some places 16) and has the following rights (Ref 1) 1) The right to give or refuse consent 2) The right to choose a particular form of healthcare on any grounds including moral or religious grounds 3) The right to revoke consent 4) The right to expect that a decision to give‚ refuse or revoke consent will be respected 5) The right to be involved to the greatest degree possible in all case planning and decision making
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