To begin with upstream‚ it is defined as the level in which we use primary prevention methods before the person gets the disease. (Levels of Disease Prevention‚2009) Primary prevention aims to prevent the disease from occurring. So primary prevention reduces both the incidence and prevalence of a disease. (Levels of Disease Prevention‚2009). In primary prevention‚ choices are encouraged that will promote the overall health of an individual‚ population or community. Basic healthcare choices such as
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knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing helps nursing practice today because it shows not only how far we have come in healthcare and nursing but also how important education has been and still is for nurses. Looking back on history and research of practices help us understand why we do some of the things we do today as nurses such as something as simple as washing our hands. It is also amazing how far medical technology has come. Three trends in nursing practice: 1. The training and education
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“Reflection is not just a thoughtful practice‚ but a learning experience”. (Jarvis 1992) This is a reflection on an incident that occurred during a shift on the labour ward. I have chosen Gibbs model of reflection (1988) to guide my reflective process. (Gibbs 1998) (Appendix I). Gibbs model (1998) goes through six important points to aid the reflective process‚ including description of incident‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and finally action plan. The advantage of Gibbs’s six-stage
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Introduction The profession of nursing main factor is to improve the health and quality of life. That is geared towards individuals‚ families‚ and communities/ population depending on area of interest. Which allows certain skills and qualities that is required by nurses to be carried out by their roles and responsibilities. The foundation that represents the nursing profession is the conceptual framework pillars of nursing. For example‚ public health nursing to use the philosophical skills and practices
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the heuristics and biases approach) and the ecological approach advanced by Gigerenzer and others. We make a proposal of how to integrate Simon‟s approach with the main current approaches to decision making. We argue that this would lead to better models of decision making that are more generalizable‚ have higher ecological validity‚ include specification of cognitive processes‚ and provide a better understanding of the interaction between the characteristics of the cognitive system and the contingencies
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Introduction The purpose of this paper is to discuss the mission‚ vision‚ values and philosophy within my organization and comparing them to the nursing values under which I currently practice. I will further discuss how I am obtaining these goals within my nursing role while describing the structure of my nursing department‚ providing strategies and examples to support my statements. Mission‚ Vision and Values‚ Stated Goals of my Organization My organization was founded in 1941‚ is fully accredited
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Reflection Assignment Description In a placement during my second year when I was working on a surgical ward‚ I was working under the supervision of my mentor‚ caring for a seventy-two year old gentleman‚ Mr Khan (pseudonym)‚ who had undergone abdominal surgery. I had been asked to remove his wound dressing so that the doctor could assess it on the ward round. I removed the dressing under my mentor’s supervision‚ using a non-touch procedure‚ and cleaned the wound‚ as requested
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SOCIO-POLITICAL DURING RIZAL’S TIME Arturo Bumanlag During the time of our national hero Jose Rizal‚ our country Philippines is under the Spanish colony. Where‚ the government is controlled by priest rather than officials like the “governador-heneral” who appointed by the king of the Spain. There are calling the Filipinos “indio” which means that are naughty and ignorance. They are making us fanatic in all their beliefs. They are treating us like a slave. They are abusing their power by forcing
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I have been a student in San Diego Miramar Community College for five semesters. I started in ESOL 20 until I reached in English 48 and 49. I learned lots of things every semester. I learned how to write a research paper and do academic journals. I enjoy doing the academic journals because it was an interesting way to write anything that is in your mind. However‚ the research paper was horrible because it was very difficult for me to put all your information together to try to make an argument that
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Reflective Account I have been working at ... for about a month now‚ I have made great relationships with the children in my class. I noticed the one girl in particular has become quite attached to myself. Another member of staff explained to me that she has quite severe attachment issues because of her home life. She explained that I should not allow this child to be so attached to myself‚ as she will always rather be with adults‚ that I should encourage her to play with other children in her
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