I cared for my patient on 11/06 on P5 room 10. I was given report from the leaving nurse about my patient shortly after I got on the floor. The nurse that I was assigned to was from the ICU and she was a floating nurse for that day. My patient was an 8 week old baby boy who came into the hospital on 11/03 for failure to thrive. During the report‚ the nurse showed us where the position of NG tube on the patient. After the report‚ the nurse and I did a whole physical assessment‚ and vital on the patient
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Community Health Nursing Reflection Maria Jelyn Engelhardt-Parales NUR/405 August 27‚ 2012 Amy Weaver Community Health Nursing Reflection Community health nursing practice aims to improve community health by promoting a healthier group of people‚ individuals‚ families‚ and residents within the community. The goal is to maintain‚ preserve‚ and promote health by providing information‚ education‚ teachings‚ and health care services to the population. The focus is on the collective good of
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Reflecting on my teaching practices Benefits of critical reflection Research has shown how deliberate and critical reflection on teaching practices contributes to excellence in teaching‚ and improved educational outcomes for all children. Critically reflective teaching practices encourage teachers to: • • • • • regularly evaluate their approaches to teaching and learning understand more about the positive impacts of high-quality effective pedagogies on children’s learning become more aware of
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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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Reflection Paper Requirements Choose ONE of the following topics: 1. Why do college and universities have such strict policies regarding academic honesty? 2. Why is procrastination a problem in managing time and according to the book‚ what are some ways to avoid procrastination? 3. What is the difference between memorization and deep learning? What effect do they have on learning? 4. Discuss in your own words the results of the Marshmallow Study. Do you think they are accurate? Why? Why
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UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF NURSING A PROPOSAL ON THE TOPIC: CAUSES OF HIGH FAILURE OF STUDENT NURSES AT LICENSURE EXAMINATION A STUDY AT KORLE-BU AND NURSES MIDWIFERY TRAINING COLLEGE BY IRENE TALATA AVOKA INDEX NUMBER: SC/NUS/10/0088 27TH JANUARY‚ 2011. CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW This chapter introduces the research that is to be carried out and specifically informs readers of the document on the background of the study‚ problem statement‚ and statement
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Arrest Leena Justus Introduction Nursing is a profession where we have to work collaboratively with both our colleagues and the interdisciplinary team. In emergency like cardiac arrest‚ if nurses work as a team without any role confusion‚ time is saved resulting in saving many precious lives. Background It was the time when I started to work in a medical ward for the first time after my graduation in Nursing. I had been caring for one patient during my shift‚ a 38 year
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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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This assignment is a critical reflection on the in-class roleplay demonstration where I played the role of a social worker from the Department of Human Services (DHS) and another batch-mate played the role of Marika‚ the client. A social worker is bound to have a complete understanding of the objectives and goals of the process of counselling so as to be able to meet the client needs. (Geldard‚ 1989) My aim during the interview was to see how well I am able to demonstrate the behaviours and micro-skills
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Assessment: Critical reflection Ferraro’s notion of culture‚ using the three verbs ‘have’‚ ‘think’‚ and ‘do’ (2010‚ p.20) has given me an effective and most valuable way to approach and understand the indigenous culture in reference to the media clip/ song lyrics. Albeit I feel it is a broad statement‚ which sums up the three central points of culture that join individuals into a society‚ those being ownership of material objects‚ shared ideas‚ values and attitude and normative behavior. Through
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