This polypharmacy teaching project has opened my eyes to the difficulty facing individuals who are prescribed multiple medications. Our patient was prescribed nine different drugs‚ however two of those were to be taken twice a day. That adds up to a total of eleven drugs to take daily. Taking eleven pills a day is troubling enough‚ but there also are specific instructions that must be followed for each medication. Some of drugs had the same instructions‚ though others did not. For instance five of
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This was my first week. I was really...glad that I decided to give Diagnostic Imaging a try for my Co-op. At first I wasn’t sure if it was going to be for me‚ and I was worried all the information I would get would go right over my head and I wouldn’t understand‚ but I am really happy I took a leap of faith and gave it a try. Through I did not find Ultrasound as interesting‚ I really loved being in Nuclear Medicine. I found it amazing how much detail you could actually see in the images. I really
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analysis of its contents (McMullen‚ et. al.‚ 2003). A portfolio captures learning from experience‚ enables to measure learning‚ acts as a tool for reflective thinking‚ illustrates critical analytical skills and evidence of self-directed learning and provides a collection of detailed evidence of a person ’s competence (Gray‚ et. al.‚ 2004). For Dewey‚ reflective thinking consisted of two parts: a state of doubt and a search to resolve that doubt. Thus‚ constructing a portfolio is an act of revealing one
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I know autonomy is the right of patient or individual to make their own decision and self-determination. The principle of autonomy is violated when a nurse like me dishonors patient’s rights to choose how they want their pain to be treated. Infringement on the right to autonomy or self-determination may also be seen in the withholding of information from patients about how much and how often they can receive pain medication while in the hospital. Patients have the right to know‚ consider‚ request
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This reflective essay is based on my experience of having undertaken the Treatment Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) where I was assessed on clinical skills testing my competence and knowledge on delivering low intensity cognitive behavioural interventions using the guided self-help approach (GSH). My aim is to explore and reflective the use of cognitive behavioural interventions and interpersonal skills in clinical practice. To assists me in the process of this reflection I will be
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Feminism is a very controversial topic in today’s society and has been growing greatly ever since World War II. In general‚ feminism refers to movements aimed at instituting and protecting equal political‚ economic‚ social rights and equal opportunities for all women. Some of these rights include legal protection‚ inclusion in politics‚ business‚ scholarship‚ recognition and building of women’s cultures and power. Feminism is contentious because it faces traditions in many areas especially for
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Before I arrived at NCOA‚ I wasn’t sure what I was going to learn throughout the course. Some friends told me the course was amazing‚ while others said it is just a vacation and I should enjoy it. Then‚ there are the people who just plain hate school and said it was the worst time ever. I tried to keep an open mind about the course‚ but it becomes difficult when you have so many people telling you so many different things. I tried to put all my opinions and misconceptions aside and give the material
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At the age of eleven I experienced two fundamental shifts within my knowledge of myself and the world around me; though‚ of course‚ at the time I was quite unaware of the long lasting implications of these shifts. The first shift would lead to a drastic reworking of my inner psyche‚ this inner reworking founded itself when I experienced my first panic attack‚ an early sign of the anxiety disorder that would fester in my mind until the present. The second shift had a greater immediate impact upon
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Through the course‚ I learned about leadership different styles and how they emerged and developed from the Trait Theories that focus on the leader characteristics to the Goal Orientations Theories that require collaborative methods between leaders and followers. As I mentioned before‚ I had always linked the leadership weight to the leader leading characteristics. However‚ I would argue now that leadership is gained through practice and experience and it is powered through followers. As a school
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Enthusiasm. Alertness. Adaptability. These are the three major character qualities that I have gained through my time and experience in HOSA. Through my two years in HOSA‚ as a member and as the Chapter Treasurer‚ I’ve learned to appreciate what the organization has given to me and apply it to my daily life. Without HOSA‚ I’m not sure when or if I would have developed and refined these character values. Being enthusiastic was difficult for me. I was the person who didn’t like a lot of attention
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