is the research question? In "Palliative Care Nurses ’ Views on Euthanasia"‚ Verpoort et al (2004) are inquiring "what are the views of palliative care nurses about euthanasia"? "It is essential to know how nurses‚ who are confronted with terminally ill patients every day‚ think about it." (Verpoort et al‚ 2004‚ p. 592). Verpoort et al have taken the stance that nurses are scarcely heard in debates on the legalization of euthanasia in Belgium‚ and that nurses "are in a position to offer valuable ideas
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The article I chose is “Nurse-led detox in primary care. In my paper I will be discussing how alcohol detoxification works in London in a primary care setting. In the case of this article the primary care setting is considered working together with a nurse specialist in a community detox center. In most cases a referral is made by the primary care physician to the nurse specialist. There are two different referral categories’ that are used in London. The first referral is for patients with
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“Reflective practice is a process by which you: stop and think about your practice‚ consciously analyse your decision making and draw on theory and relate it to what you do in practice.” (Csp.org.uk‚ 2014). Reflective practice allows us to evaluate how we provide care and to learn from both good and bad outcomes. It is important to be open‚ honest and critical when reflecting on our work. A diary may be utilised to help you reflect by yourself or you may find it beneficial to work with a colleague
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In their article published in the June‚ 2012 issue of Critical Care Nurse‚ authors Estilo‚ Angeles‚ Perez‚ Hernadez‚ and Valdez discuss the issue of pressure ulcers on patients in intensive care units. These patients are high risk for pressure ulcers for several reasons. They usually are unable to turn themselves from back to side to relieve pressure on bony areas of the back such as the tailbone. If caregivers do not turn the patient properly‚ friction and shearing can occur which can lead to
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Introduction The American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) has made an active commitment to promote the creation of healthy work environments that support excellence in patient care. There is a plethora of evidence supporting the notion that unhealthy work environments contribute to many other serious problems in healthcare such as medical errors‚ patient readmission‚ and nurse turnover. Therefore‚ the AACN has put forth six essential standards for the establishing and sustaining of healthy
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Reflective practice is a tool that can be used by all working individuals to enhance their practice. It can also be used as a management tool‚ enabling managers to guide and support staff to reflect on key elements of their role and their performance. It is the opportunity to look over what you have done‚ what worked well and what needs to be improved. Make a record of what went well and look for ways to improve the things that need to be better. Sometimes it may be necessary to seek opinions and
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Reflective Diary Megan Simpson 95667 Word Count: 2432 Reflective practice is something we all carry out every single day‚ probably without even realising it. We use reflection in many different situations and under many different circumstances‚ as a way of improving our own skills and abilities for different things‚ as individuals. Cowan proposed that learners are reflecting in an educational way‚ “When they analyse or evaluate one or more personal experiences‚ and attempt to generalise from
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healthcare professionals. Obesity is one of the factors that contribute in developing other conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (Temple Health Jeans Hospital‚ 2012). Due to this‚ it is vital for the nurses to have enough understanding regarding obesity. Nurses play an important role as patient’s advocate and educator to facilitate patient with up to date information for patient to make a right decision regarding their own health. Obesity is a vast topic so in this essay I will
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1) Describe the format of the series. (Discuss act structure‚ whether the episodes follow a hero’s journey‚ act length and act functions‚ as well as anything‚ structurally‚ that every episode contains.) This week I chose to watch and read the pilot episode of “No Good Deed.” The episode seems to follow the hero’s journey up into the refusal of the call. Roy’s the main character ordinary world is going to the hospital to visit is father and sees him lying there nonresponsive after getting a colonoscopy
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The Pilot episode starts off with Dr. Lightman showing a presentation over micro-expressions that are caused naturally when lying. He is trying to explain that most people do not speak with words but with their body. The man that is being interviewed shows happiness when the FBI guesses the wrong location to investigate. He then flashes a sign of scorn across his face when Dr. Lightman confronts him about the correct location he is planning on attacking. Dr. Lightman knows he is showing scorn
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