Name of Programme: BSc (Hons) Nursing Student Name: Siti Aminah Ariffin Student Number: J9168783 Name of Module Acute Medical Care management Module Code: SDH 3010-N Module leader: Leslie Inayatullah Assignment title Reflective Essay Date of submission 10th September 2010 Word count: 3485 words Nursing as a profession is committed to the care of patients and families throughout health and illness and across all setting of care. Nurses assess and plan care to deal
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LEARN Reflective Based on Previous Nursing Practice Look Back During a night shift in ICU‚ a 65 years old unconscious patient had massive bleeding from his IV catheter because I did not fix the end cap properly after starting the IV line. Elaborate Objective Recall Direct supervisor‚ resident physician and I were involved in this event. I fixed an 18 gauge IV catheter on the brachial vein of the patient’s right hand but I did not do the procedure properly. I put the end cap on the Luer lock but
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Essay Title Using Gibb’s reflective cycle and the Inter professional Capability Framework explain how your knowledge‚ skills and attitudes considered on this module will enable you to become an effective member of an inter professional team in your working environment The National Health Service (NHS) employs more than a million employees; therefore‚ a system that allows the services to run in sync with the skilled and responsive workforce cannot be denied (Daly‚ 2004). However‚ does it
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Typically handover occurs at two levels. The first is the generic handover‚ completed by the whole team. This handover is often a summary in nature‚ with only generic client information included. This handover generally does not allow for provision of detailed profession specific information. The handover is typically provided to a central location‚ namely the receiving hospital or General Practitioner‚ with copies provided to relevant health services. Breakdowns occur when this handover report is
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barriers to communication that can occur. Nurses are required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to demonstrate “responsibility for their own learning” (NMC‚ 2012‚ p.16). Nurses have to understand the importance of reflective practice and the process of reflection‚ and reflection is also a
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moment of looking back on where one has come from and the success up to the present point. I‚ personally‚ before and as an incoming freshman to college knew exactly what I wanted to do; music and nursing both. Pursuing nursing first‚ I encountered a few minor setbacks; I was forced to change my major from Nursing. Recently‚ that change happened. I
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Some of my strengths in this domain would be staying inside my boundaries as a student nurse and analyzing my own nursing practice. On one of my practice days I had a patient who needed gravel prn as she was experiencing nausea and vomiting. I read on her MAR that she could have in IV. Since she was already throwing up and was visibly upset I asked her if she would like this route because it would be faster acting and I didn’t want her throwing up the oral tablet. She agreed and I found her primary
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The contingent reward dimension of transactional leadership will facilitate in achieving professional performance and organisational contractual agreements. Nursing is a regulated profession‚ governed by a professional body. The Nursing Council of New Zealand has competencies that set a standard of practice to ensure that nurses are competent and fit for practice. They also have a Code of Conduct that set a standard of behaviour that nurses are
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Throughout my education‚ science based courses have been a central core. One course that left an indelible mark was called‚ “Medical Careers”. I had the invaluable opportunity to shadow and learn hands-on material from both doctors and nurses at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Hospital. It was not until then that I decided to pursue a career in the medical field. However‚ in such an extensive field‚ it was difficult to narrow down to a single profession. Eventually‚ I was able to discover
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AKNOWLEDGEMENT During the reflective study‚ there a lot of partier giving helpful hand to make and finish my reflective study. Therefore‚ it will be unfair if I put a side their contribution rather. Firstly‚ the special thank goes to my helpful Staff Nurse Suhaini. The supervision and support that he gave truly help the progression and smoothness of the internship program. Also thanks for your skill and knowledge that you have thought me in the progress of completing my research. The skills and
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