and further reading I have broaden my understanding of what being an accountable practitioner involves. Nurses are highly responsible for their own actions and care they provide. Consequently they are professionally accountable to the Nursing and Midwifery Council‚ (NMC) as well as their employer‚ public‚ patient‚ families and to themselves. Nurses have to justify why specific care was given in a particular way‚ (Royal College of Nursing‚ 2008). And they are required to use their professional knowledge
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Nutrition during Pregnancy by Amy V. Haas [Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in Having a Baby Today Issue 5‚ Spring 2002.] Photos by Jennifer Rosenberg The single most important thing that you can do for your baby is to eat a healthy‚ well-balanced diet. A well-balanced diet is one that includes foods from all food groups in appropriate amounts‚ so as to ensure proper nutrition. Proper nutrition ensures that all essential nutrients (carbohydrates‚ fats‚ protein‚ vitamins‚ minerals and
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and learn from the particular incident. (Girot 2001). Reflection is a process of profound thought relating to an experience or situation whereby the experience is explored through feelings and reasoning. (Cadman et al 2003). The Nursing and Midwifery Council (2003) highlight the importance of reflection in nursing practice and state that it is the process of enhancing personal and professional learning that assists in developing nursing knowledge. It can be viewed a useful tool in developing
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Friedrich Nietzsche. Retrieved from http://www.iep.utm.edu/nietzsch/ Paley‚J. (2002). Caring as a slave morality: Nietzschean themes in nursing ethics. Journal of Advanced Nursing‚ Oct; 40(1): 25-35. University of Stirling. (n.d.). School of Nursing‚ Midwifery and Health. Retrieved from http://www.nm.stir.ac.uk/people/john-paley.php Watson‚ J. (1999). Nursing: Human science and human care‚ a theory of nursing. Sunbury‚ MA: NLN Press‚ Jones and Bartlett. Watson‚ J. (2005‚ April). Commentary on Shattell
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Ethics‚ Law and Health Care : LWS 101 Problem Solving Assignment Ethical Decision-Making Framework 1. IDENTIFY Issues: 1. Martina’s irrational behaviour is compromising patient safety and could lead to legal consequences of negligence and disciplinary action. 2. Omar must decide how to assist Martina and whether to report her actions to authorities and the legal implications of this. Individuals Involved: Martina – R.N. Omar – R.N. Patients of Martina and Omar Nurse Unit Manager
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Professional and personal values applied to the procedures of hand washing in Infection Control Contents Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 2 Identify your new learning‚ giving rationale for your choice of this topic ………….…………… Page 2 How has this learning made a difference to you …………………………………….…………… Page 5 How will this learning influence you clinical practice …………………………………..………… Page 6 Describe how you will continue to develop this learning after this module
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properly. Life with a new baby will be hectic and difficult‚ but try to find the time to let yourself sleep‚ because it is essential for you to recover fully and be able to enjoy the time with your newborn. 5. Give yourself a massage. A mainstay in midwifery‚ massages is used to prevent and reduce the appearance of c-section scars. They increase circulation‚ bringing fresh blood and nutrients to the suture site. They may also encourage skin regeneration and break up scar tissue. Gentle massage the suture
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and manager. Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN). A Certifed Nurse-Midwife (CNM) is a registered nurse with advanced education and clinical training‚ usually at the master’s level in midwifery. A Certifed Nurse-Midwife (CNM) salary is about $55‚000 - $80‚000. A hourly pay is about $33.37. The role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) involves advanced expertise in a particular practice area of nursing. A clinical
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Introduction The Medical Board of Australia (MBA) and the Nurses and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) both recognise that good record keeping is required to provide safe‚ high-quality health care (MBA‚ 2014; NMBA‚ 2008‚ 2014). Clinical documentation reflects the assessment of the patient‚ the clinical findings‚ the plan‚ patient’s response and outcome of care (Heartfield‚ 1996; Jeffries‚ Johnson‚ & Griffiths‚ 2010). Accurate documentation is seen not only as a record of patient care (Rodden‚ &
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provided will provide help and guidance for the public health nurses in fulfilling her role in the management‚ care and support of client requiring complex care in the community setting. In Ireland Public health nurses have been providing nursing and midwifery care to people and their families in the community for years. Public health nurses are viewed as possessing a wide range of skills and knowledge in caring for clients across their lifespan. Their role varies from routine visits to providing complex
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