This is a reflective essay based on a situation encountered during my first six-week placement on an ear‚ nose and throat ward at 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
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Reflective Journal Implementation of the evidence review on best practice for confirming the correct placement of nasogastric tube in patients in an acute care A nasogastric tube is inserted to a patient for medical administration‚ feeding and for drainage of gastric content‚ it is very commonly be used in the ward‚ especially for critically ill patients in acute care ward and the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). And according to our previous knowledge‚ we have learnt several methods to check the correct
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of first grade level. At the beginning of the semester‚ when I first began working with Luke‚ he was reading at an early first grade level. He has shown much improvement over the three cycles that I worked with him on. Not only did he improve with his reading‚ but also I saw his confidence increase after each cycle. Luke began reading a level F. He had a lot of success with this level‚ which is when I decided he would move up to a level G. Level G seemed to be too easy for Luke. He was able to
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‘Sciences for Nursing’ NS701 Module ‘Broadening Perspective’ practice‚ to make my own understanding of the alternative field of healthcare to my chosen profession- Mental Health Nursing‚ evident. The reflective account will include my own practical and learning experience of the specific event that took place during the ‘Broadening Perspective’ practice concentrating on the aspects of safeguarding /advocacy and risk management. As the main requirement of the assignment is to produce a reflective account
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The authors’ involvement and wide range of existing research on inter-shift handover reveals that there are many different ways to hand over a client at the end of the nursing shift. This so-called “ritual” is central to good practice development and aids a nurse to gain essential caseload knowledge at the beginning of the shift. However‚ current inter-shift handover practice in psychiatric setting founded by outdated medical model. This model ignores nurses’ needs and clients’ wishes of being involved
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Table 3: Overview of Bedside hand over Structures Description Participants Comments Staff •Team nursing used to deliver care. • Handover attended by team leader of the outgoing by team leader of outgoing staff and all member of the received staff • Shift co-coordinator’s attendance at bedside handovers varied according to whether they have a patient load. If you speak to them [patients] during the process they feel like they are involved they know straight away
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Case Study One In this case study I will use Gibbs (1988) model of reflection to write a personal account of an abdominal examination carried out in general practice under the supervision of my mentor‚ utilising the skills taught during the module thus far. What happened During morning routine sick parade I was presented with a 21 year old male soldier experiencing severe acute‚ non specific‚ abdominal pain. Under the supervision of the medical officer (MO) I proceeded to carry out a full
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upon my practice placements and discuss my development in relation to professional/ethical practice‚ care delivery‚ care management and personal/professional development. These are the four domains related to the learning outcomes required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC‚ 2004)) for entry in to the professional register. They are all concerned with promoting high standards of professional practice and good quality of patient’s care. I will also reflect upon the Enquiry Based Learning (EBL)
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Reflection based on Gibbs’ model of reflection (Gibbs‚ 1988) Description: I spent a week with other professionals from the Health Professions Council. The aim was to learn from each other to enable us to become better professionals and to help with our individual learning. the session also gave me an insight into how we work together with other professional groups in practice (Miller and Freeman‚ 2007). For this reflection I shall be reflecting on teams roles. As a professional I will need
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Description of the Experience The position of a manager is a foreign occupation to me. I have worked as a charge nurse for about 3 years but to be manager has always seemed overwhelming to me. I have to the opportunity to precept with Wayne Martin‚ who is currently the manager over the Emergency Department at Southeastern Health. He is also managing the MedCare Unit which is a critical care transport team for the hospital. To begin the morning‚ we started with a financial meeting with different
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