would be a challenging care due to communication and language barriers. Throughout this care I was able to practice my basic nursing skills and learn the importance of nutrition and hydration‚ especially in elderly patients. E Prior to feeding Mrs. K‚ I was told by my colleague that she doesn’t eat much and it’s difficult to understand her needs. I initially felt nervous and uncomfortable to feed Mrs. K due to my previous observations of other staff members providing care for her. However‚ I carried
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Health Care Marketing Reflection Jessica Borgstedt June 1‚ 2015 HCS 539 Marketing for Healthcare University of Phoenix Dr. Kehoe Health Care Marketing- Obesity As the Americans debate of what is most to blame for the nations obesity epidemic‚ the researchers say they have the strongest evidence yet that sugary drinks play a leading role and eliminating them would‚ more than any other single step‚ make a huge difference (Hojjat‚ 2015). That being said they estimate the effects of fast
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In compliance with the 2004 Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct‚ the facility‚ patients and associated health care professionals involved have been anonymized to protect confidentiality. I have chosen the Gibbs (1988) model of reflection as I feel the model’s 6 stage components provide a positive and constructive method and framework for learning through reflection‚ and facilitate clear
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Personal Ethics Reflection Paper Introduction Ethical theories and principles help the medical community make moral decisions in difficult situations. However‚ each person has a different set of morals they abide by‚ including the varying ethical theories and principles. In this paper‚ I will discuss what theories I agree and disagree with concerning my moral framework‚ along with explaining what principles I think are most important. Theories Aligned
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Using Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle (or Gibbs’ Reflective Model) Gibbs’ reflective cycle is a theoretical model often used by students as a framework in coursework assignments that require reflective writing. The model was created by Professor Graham Gibbs and appeared in Learning by Doing (1988). It looks like this: Action plan If it arose again what would you do? Descripiton What happened? Conclusion What else could you have done? Feelings What were you thinking and feeling
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for reading. We want our students to read‚ discuss and criticize. We want to develop their intellectual capabilities while analyzing a text. Traditionally reading has been divided into intensive and extensive reading. Both approaches are essential and they share many of the same strategies. Intensive reading focuses on a short text. The aim is to help the students understand it by using a variety of skills. Students are encouraged to work out‚ for example‚ how the writer has conveyed inference
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I am reflecting on medication administration using different stages of Gibbs Reflective Cycle such as description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and action plan (Gibbs‚ 1988). Medication administration is a key element for nursing practice. During my CPU class‚ my tutor demonstrated how to administered medications to patient using five rights which were right patient‚ right drug‚ right time‚ right dose and right route (Bullock & Manias‚ 2013)‚ to follow the OSCA criteria step by step
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losses; overall‚ pretty commonplace‚ small town lives. Here‚ hidden in the ordinary‚ Wilder begins to weave one of his themes and uses Mrs. Gibbs to advance it. She is raising two children‚ married to the town doctor‚ and just a regular housewife. Hers is a perfect life for Wilder to expand upon the theme of finding extraordinary in the ordinary. Mrs. Gibbs as a character strengthens the idea that even the most ordinary‚ run-of-the-mill lives can be special and meaningful to the people living them
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in all aspects of their care” (Nursing and Midwifery Council (2015a)) Prior to beginning this placement‚ I had no knowledge of patient observations‚ such as 1:1 eyesight‚ other than ‘suicide watch’. This reflection explores an observation of a care support worker who was observing a patient who was at high risk of absconsion‚ discussing my feelings of the situation and how I aim to improve my own practice based on this observation. In this reflection‚ I shall be using Gibbs reflective cycle (1988
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elderly lady with advanced inoperable cancer‚ subsequently on an end of life pathway receiving palliative care. The World of Health Organisation (WHO) defines palliative care as: “The active total care of patients whose disease no longer responds to curative treatment. Control of pain‚ of other symptoms‚ and of psychological‚ social and spiritual problems is paramount. The goal of palliative care is achievement of the best quality of life for patients and their families” Towards the end she could
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