My Experience in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit My experience in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) was very saddening. It was sadder than visiting the adult ICU. The babies were so tiny and seem to be so fragile. Each baby has its own unique story. Some of the babies were as young as 23 weeks gestation at birth. Some had been there a while. The charge nurse walked me through each part of the NICU. She informed me that the NICU was an upper eighty bed unit. At present they had 41
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Intensive farming is a way of producing vast amounts of crops by using numerous chemicals and machines. These practices include growing high-yield crops‚ using fertilisers‚ pesticides and keeping animals indoors. Food production is increased however there are various advantages and disadvantages of this particular method. An example of this method would be conventional chicken farming. This method may be used by farmers due to predators e.g. foxes killing their free range chickens‚ minimising their
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a local hospital. In order that I could use this situation for my reflection the patient will be referred to as "Mr H". This is in order that his real name is protected and that confidentially maintained in line with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct to "Treat information about patients and clients as confidential and use it only for the purpose for which it was given." In order to help me with my reflection I have chosen Gibbs (1988)‚ as the model to help with my reflective process. This model
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Mental health teams generally comprise of psychiatrists‚ clinical psychologists‚ nurses‚ occupational therapists and social workers‚ but other therapists such as family therapists‚ psychotherapists and counsellors might also become involved in the care of the patient (Perkins & Repper 1998). Multidiscipline involvement is important within mental health nursing as people with mental health problems have multiple needs‚ so a variety of expertise is required to meet the needs of these people (Darby
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reflect on and critically analyse my personal and professional development in the domain of care management over the last three years. It will additionally outline how I plan to continue to develop in this domain once I have qualified as a registered nurse. My development so far will be analysed from the perspective of the skills‚ knowledge and values required of a registered nurse. Through this reflection I hope to confirm that my practice meets the standards for entry onto the nursing register as
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This is a reflective report based on my experiences whilst on my first antenatal placement in a local hospital. I am going to use Gibbs Model for Reflection (1988) for this reflective writing‚ which is a effective way to help me to record my feelings and thoughts on antenatal care visits I attended‚ the varying patients I examined‚ the outcomes of these examinations and any problems or achievements I felt important in my time there. Description To be honest‚ I did assume a variety of situations that
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in Western Pennsylvania‚ there is a rising number maternal substance abuse during pregnancy. This epidemic in turn creates a different type of population in infants than other areas of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)‚ with specific healthcare needs. One area that is lacking synergy is the care of this rising patient population of infants suffering from Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). This creates a gap between nursing education and clinical application.
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importance of reflection within a workplace setting. Also draw a contrast on the different models of reflection‚ explain an understanding of my own role and key aspects of professional accountability and person-centred care . All names have been changed in order to protect individuals privacy (Data protection Act 1998). Schön‚ D. (1983) Describes reflective practice as; “The capacity to reflect on action so as to engage in a process of continuous learning” The model of reflection I will be using
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the quality of care provided in my area of practice as a community nurse team leader. I will critically analyse the care given during a specific episode. I will reflect upon the End of Life competencies identified in my personal development plan‚ these are; communication skills‚ the breaking of bad news in end of life care‚ and carers support. I will give reference to evidence and end of life frameworks including; Every Moment Counts: A narrative for person centred co-ordinated care for people near
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An intensive property is a bulk property‚ meaning that it is a physical property of a system that does not depend on the system size or the amount of material in the system. Examples of intensive properties are the temperature and the hardness of an object. No matter how small a diamond is cut‚ it maintains its intrinsic hardness. By contrast‚ an extensive property is one that is additive for independent‚ noninteracting subsystems.[1] The property is proportional to the amount of material in the
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