Choosing a career is a very important aspect to people ’s lives. One goes to college‚ usually around the age of eighteen‚ and by the time they leave they are expected to have decided on the career that they will have for the rest of their lives. Being a psychology and interpersonal communication major‚ I have always had an interest on relationships between individuals given certain stimuli presented to them. I want to have the ability to touch people ’s lives by helping them understand themselves and
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Reflection on a clinical skill. Introduction The clinical skill this reflective assignment will refer too is that of the measurement of blood pressure. As the experience predominantly involved feelings and thoughts‚ I found it appropriate to use the Atkins and Murphy (1994) reflective model. The use of this model enables me to reflect on the experiences described below. It also guides my thoughts as to critically analysing the experience and enlightens me as to what has been learned from the
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Clinical Experience Reflection Journal Name: Date: Week 1. Choose one patient (new mother‚ newborn‚ or pregnant/laboring woman) and identify the priority problem. What did you contribute toward resolving or easing the problem? N/A for this week 2. Provide an example of an incident during clinical that reinforced the theory you have learned in OB lectures. An incident that reinforced what I have learned in lecture was the postpartum hemorrhage simulation. I learned how chaotic
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My personal goal is to become a clinical pharmacist specialist 5 years from now. The primary responsibility of the clinical pharmacy specialist is coordination and provision of clinical pharmacy service to patients. Clinical pharmacy specialist will serve as a resource on pharmacology as a whole. In addition‚ he/she will be able to apply clinical knowledge and skills when performing pharmaceutical functions and patient care activities. Moreover‚ it is important for a specialist to provide evidence-based
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Over the past few weeks I was able to learn an incredible amount during my time in the community clinical rotation. This rotation was not at all what I expected it would be. I was surprised by the diverse skill sets and leadership qualities required of the home health nurse. The clinical day that sticks out the most to me was the last day I spent with my nurse. Before noon my nurse had already seen six patients and attended a staff meeting. The amount of prioritization and organization she put in
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Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone Communications break boundaries and bring connections between people. In “Some Friends and I Started Talking: Conversation and Social Change‚” Margaret J. Wheatley describes communication as “a timeless and reliable way for humans to think together” (312). As human‚ communication is an essential need for everyday survival. It also brings people closer as they have a better understanding of each other through communication. For many cases‚ it takes people a lot
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in a clinical counseling-related program My reasoning behind seeking a graduate degree in mental health counseling is because I find that behaviorist techniques are the most beneficial to promoting productive outcomes. Mental health counselors in the behavioral sciences therapeutically assist clients with behavioral analysis. The role of the licensed mental health counselors is outlined in the code of ethics. Reasons for considering a clinical graduate degree stem from my personal experiences growing
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Birth Spacing on Maternal Health: A Systematic Review.” . American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.‚ 196(4): 297-308. el‚ R. S. (2009). Family Planning Saves Lives 4th Edition. Washington‚ DC 20009 USA: Population Reference Bureau. JOSHI‚ S. (JANUARY 2012). REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Washington‚ DC 20009 USA: POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU. JOSHI‚ S. (JANUARY 2012). REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: WHAT CONNECTIONS SHOULD WE FOCUS ON? Population Reference Bureau Research
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In The Comfort of Things‚ Daniel Miller (2005) compiled thirty case studies derived from ethnographic observation of a pseudo-random street in South London. Each chapter takes the form of a vignette‚ called a ‘portrait’ (Miller‚ 2005‚ p.5)‚ that tells the story of a different person living on the street. Despite each portrait telling a discrete narrative‚ the text as a whole emphasizes the significance of material culture in conducting ethnography. During the study‚ Miller (2005) and his research
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During my clinical attachment‚ I will be posted to polyclinic‚ community hospital or restructured hospital. I will learned something different that I learned in school as I will explore to new culture and environment and meet different healthcare workers such as doctors or pharmacist and they will be my future colleagues or superior. I think clinical attachment is important for a nursing student because clinical attachment can prepare us as a student nurse to acquire practical skills when facing
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