SUPPORTING LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT IN PRACTICE The aim of this assignment is to reflect upon my experiences as a mentor in relation to a student’s introduction to the clinical placement‚ focusing on the establishment of a learning environment. In addition‚ the author intends to examine the learning theories behind the teaching of the practical skill of carrying out a manual blood pressure. The author’s performance as a mentor is assessed by whether the standards of practice out lined by the NMC‚ (2006)
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III- Limitations and values of Evidence based practice research. Therapists have to think about the clients as unique individuals‚ a modality of therapy that works for one child or young person might not work for another. For instance‚ for one of my clients who has learning disability‚ psychodynamic therapy does not work in the same way as it works for other children. This child’s developmental immaturity and limitation to the insight of others perception makes it difficult to work using psychodynamic
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Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar‚ either because the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. This high blood sugar produces the classical symptoms of frequent urination‚ increased thirst and increased hunger. Management Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease‚ for which there is no known cure except in very specific situations. Management concentrates on keeping blood sugar levels as
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Karmen Childs Assessment Project Analysis BSHS/455 Professor Krasselt 3/9/2015 Assessment Project Analysis Dealing with drugs and alcohol on a daily basis has to be a struggle for people who do them. People often do drugs and drink alcohol in order to get over their situations‚ peer pressure‚ or it is inherited from family members and just simply because they want to do it. No one is perfect and you can get help whenever you feel that you need it but just don’t wait too late. Often
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Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research Western Governor’s University Evidence based practice and applied nursing research encompasses selecting a perioperative procedure such as routine shaving of a surgical site which is something you would commonly find on a surgical floor. The process of shaving a perioperative site includes cleansing and shaving the site that is to be operated on. Clipping the surgical site of hair is more appropriate
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Generally speaking diabetes is not an uncommon disorder. In fact‚ Whiting et al (2011) states that diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in nearly all countries. There are two main types of diabetes mellitus: type 1 and type 2. Fonseca (2006) defines type 2 diabetes mellitus as a disorder characterised by an insulin resistance followed by a progressive decline in β-cell function. Type 2 diabetics produce insulin but the target cells for insulin fail to respond‚ therefore blood glucose
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Health services such as medicine often have policies on evidence-based practice (EBP; Torrey et al.‚ 2001) therefore The American Psychological Association (APA) in 2005 released their own policy statement on EBP (APA Presidential Task Force on Evidence-based Practice‚ 2006)‚ highlighting its importance in psychology. The core elements of EBP are the combining of the best available evidence with clinical expertise while considering patient values‚ such as individual differences‚ preferences and culture
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Understanding the care and management of Diabetes Level 2 UNIT 1 Assessment 1.1 Understand the function of glucose in the blood 1) 1.1 Explain what ‘blood glucose’ is: Blood glucose is glucose in the blood stream. Glucose comes from eating and digesting carbohydrates. 2) 1.2 Describe the difference between simple and complex carbohydrates: Carbohydrates that break down rapidly during digestion are known as simple carbohydrates because they rapidly release glucose into the blood stream. Carbohydrates
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Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose (hyperglycemia) resulting from defects in insulin production and secretion‚ decreased cellular response to insulin‚ or both. This leads to hyperglycemia‚ which may lead to acute metabolic complications‚ such as diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNS). Longterm hyperglycemia may contribute to chronic microvascular complications (kidney and eye disease)
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Kytela Medearis Biology I 13 March 2013 Diabetes Mellitus: Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia. Most of us love sugar‚ right? We love coming home and just snacking on the yummiest foods we can find‚ foods that are not particularly good for us. When Halloween comes around we cannot wait to fill our pillowcases with candy‚ and go home and stuff our faces with all of the goodies. But did you know that people who are diabetic aren’t able to do that? Before eating anything; they have to check their blood
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