I am one of the first and the few fellow Class of 2015 Nursing students who were faced with numerous adversities and unfortunately stripped of the chance to attend the pinning ceremony. Due to my current situation‚ I am urged to address this regrettably experienced in the nursing department. I have been enrolled in the RN evening nursing program at Essex County College since 2013. Recently in our last semester‚ which ended in December 2015‚ the scheduled exam dates were accelerated directly after
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and non-verbal communications‚ that must be understood to prevent misunderstandings. Another‚ ex. There was a Cambodian women‚ who had outstanding sales for the month‚ she was given an award and gift. She was asked to come to the front of the room to get her award‚ she acted reluctantly. It is not customary to receive praise‚ it is seen as bad manners in Southeastern Asian cultures. In the workplace‚ it is important to know the customs‚ values‚ and beliefs of the people you work with
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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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On January 20‚ 2016‚ I shadowed Sam in the emergency department (ED)‚ which was a great experience full of various chief complaints and patient interactions. Reflecting back on the experience the ED was a fast paced environment. I gained knowledge on how the ED is run‚ the role of a CLS in the ED‚ and how to chart on patient interactions. When Sam showed me how to chart she asked me what I would want to say in a chart note after a patient interaction‚ this triggered thoughts back to our introduction
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Alcohol Withdrawal in the Emergency Department: The Need for Standard Protocols. The emergency department (ED) has evolved to be more than a place to treat acute life-threatening illness and injuries; it has become a point of entry for care for a variety of clinical presentations. The reliance on emergency care remains strong with a rising numbers of patients accessing care. According to the American College of Emergency Physicians based on a report commissioned by the Emergency Medicine Action Fund
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 1 History and examination of the cardiovascular system I Mitral stenosis 3 2 Mitral regurgitation 8 3 Mixed mitral valve disease 12 4 Aortic regurgitation 13 6 Mixed aortic valve lesion 23 7 Mixed mitral and aortic valve disease 24 8 Hypertension 27 9 Atrial fibrillation 31 10 Palpitations 35 11 Slow pulse rate 37 12 Gallop rhythm 39 13 Angina pectoris 41 14 Acute myocardial infarction 45 15 Jugular venous pulse 52 16 Congestive cardiac failure 54 17 Infective
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and convincing movie: The War Room. The movie title The War Room is intended to evoke strong feeling; much the same as the 2002‚ Jodi Foster movie The Panic Room. The resilient generated in The War Room confirms the power of prayer‚ real life drama and excitement‚ and a great storyline can be both valid and profitable. The movie is simply a spellbinding example of the power war being as old as human history. There is a strong reminder;
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it also involved the sacrifice of an individual’s essential freedoms. Throughout Room with a View‚ Forster criticised his society’s contemporary rules and expectations so that he could edify the reader about the institutionalised problems of his era. Forster portrays the class system as a rigid structure valuing status that was ultimately detrimental for one’s sense of fulfilment and individuality. The women in Room with a View are disempowered by social regulations that dominated their ability to
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Room 101 is a reference to “nineteen-Eighty-Four” by George Orwell‚ Room 101 contains the object the character most fears the entire world. Write a speech in which you convince your audience that the thing you hate most in the world should be banished to Room 101. Is there any sound more annoying than the whine of a mosquito? Absolutely not‚ especially on a hot summer day‚ mosquitoes are the worst creature ever! Summer usually means outdoor BBQs‚ parties‚ fireworks and mosquitoes! Summer is meant
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INTRODUCTION Some say that nursing is a straightforward profession‚ that a nurse only needs to look after poorly patients‚ administer medication‚ and write documentation. That caring is innate to human beings and doing it as a job is not so much difficult. But in my personal opinion‚ nursing is anything other than straightforward. Nursing as a profession requires critical thinking and sometimes spur-of-the-moment decision-making as the lives of people depend on such decisions. (Reflective Model
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