frequent‚ urgent urination. Abdominal examination revealed only some suprapubic tenderness‚ and the patient refused a pelvic examination. A urinalysis showed that hematuria was the primary abnormality. The urinalysis did not suggest infection‚ and an infection would not account for the duration of symptoms. I considered interstitial cystitis‚ for which there is no consistently effective treatment‚ and in which blood in the urine does not usually occur. My concern was that the
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health; among them‚ respiratory infections in elderly persons. With increasing age‚ many elderly adults suffer a decline in physical‚ psychological and mental abilities which may necessitate admission into full-time care (De Visschere‚ de Baat‚ Schols‚ Deschepper‚ & Vanobbergen‚ 2011). As frailty increases‚ the elderly is less able to care for themselves which may lead to a decline oral health‚ which‚ in turn‚ is recognised as a risk factor in respiratory infections such as influenza and aspiration
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Reflective Practice Reflective practice is important because it gives us a chance to identify which areas of the setting need improving‚ and enables us to assess our own performance personally and what we need to improve on; reflecting on these things helps to identify what training we may need to take. It gives the staff the opportunity to reflect and exchange ideas then use the knowledge we have acquired to help us with future planning. Most importantly‚ reflective practice allows us to
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Reflective Essay The aim of this essay is to prove an understanding of my perception of reflection and how reflective practice impacts on the clinical environment and the learning process. The essay is based on my practice and training in the cardiac ward during my Foundation degree in Health and Social Care. I have selected 5 extracts from my Reflective Journal concerning a patient experiencing shortness of breath which led to a cardiac arrest. In order to be able to use this situation for my
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FACULTY OF BUSINESS‚ ECONOMICS AND LAW INDIVIDUAL COURSEWORK COVERSHEET Coursework Details Module Name and Code Event Design and Production (MANM 312) Coursework Title Assignment 3 - Reflective Essay Deadline 05/01/2015 Word Count 926 Student Details Student URN (7 digit number on Uni card) 6323428 Student Name Xinzhu Hu Programme MSc International Events Management Student Declaration To be agreed by Student Please refer to the University of Surrey Regulations for the Conduct of Examinations and
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Assessing social work practice using the PCF Integrated Critical analysis and reflective practice Critical reflection and critically reflective practice are central to social work – indeed ‘Critical Reflection and Analysis’ is one of the nine domains of the PCF‚ with capability statements built into all levels. However‚ aspects of critical analysis and reflective practice are built into many domains within the PCF. For example‚ how does a student social worker learn about ‘professional and
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referred to as reflective practice. Reflective practice is an invaluable tool in identifying areas where you excel as well as highlighting areas where there is room for improvement What is reflective practice? Reflective practice is the process of learning from and through experience and gaining insights of self and of practice. This involves examining your assumptions as well as being self-aware and critically evaluating your responses to situations. Why is reflective practice important
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Reflective Practice Professional Reflective Practice is part of the Continuing Professional Development for teachers; these regulations are what the government introduced in 2007‚ for teachers and people teaching in the FE and in the skills sector. (2007 Regulations p.1 IFL)‚ it set’s out to “move forward” the standards and requirement qualifications for teachers working within the FE sector and skills sector in education. Reflective practice plays a big part of Continuing Professional Development
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Reflective practice is a very large subject that has been covered by a number of academic scholars. There are a great many methods and techniques you can use‚ but to save you running through the books yourself‚ here are a few simple ways that you may apply reflective practice to your online teaching and tutoring. Investments In Leadership Training Teaching teachers how to be leaders should take a higher priority within modern education. Below there are five simple ways that you may practice more
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REFLECTIVE PRACTICE OLUBUNMI COKER Flipping through a pile of handouts on the theries of learning‚ none seemed to offer a straight-jacked answer to the scenario that had occurred in the class that day. My mentor had been approached and rudely told off by a student that morning that all she does in the class is shout at the top of her voice and set the class in disarray. You can imagine how bad she felt. And I certainly did sympathise with her but at the same time‚ the incidence at hand gave me
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