Continuing Professional Development ( CPD) Activities Professional Development Plan Evidence of Achievement Reflective Practice Appendix : : Acknowledgment: The Nursing Professional Portfolio Group is using this opportunity to express their gratitude to everyone who supported us throughout the process of formulating the Nursing Professional Portfolio Format. We are thankful for their aspiring guidance‚ valuably constructive criticism and
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Korean Medical Program‚ 2013). Therefore‚ it is very important for healthcare providers to be able to communicate with this culture. In response to the needs of the patients‚ our hospital has created the Korean Medical Program. The program provides Korean speaking doctors and support staff that can assist in coordinating all their healthcare needs. They provide Korean translators‚ menus‚ television channels for inpatients and a shuttle service with Korean speaking drivers from surrounding town for
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year 2000. While life expectancy continues to grow‚ the need for long-term nursing care grows too. Long-term nursing care related services required by the elderly are costly. This is particularly a problem in the Montgomery County‚ Maryland‚ which has many low-income individuals who are not able to finance their healthcare needs using their own funds. These individual may qualify for Medicaid or other government subsidies‚ but very few nursing
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My other nursing colleague Monika had a similar view on these new changes. Monika stated that she was not aware that NMHCs was. She trusts they might remain appreciated for the future of nursing as well as combating limited access to care. She stated this delivery model is beneficial to patient outcomes because these hospitals provide an opportunity for patients in rural areas‚ specially which have very few PCPs‚ to accept care. She would see that processes would be more profitable against successful
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What is post-natal care? Post natal care is when your midwife visits you at home after you have gone home after having your baby. Your midwife will ensure that mother and baby are doing fine. She will continue to visit you and your baby whenever necessary. Your doctor will also need to come and see you when your baby is five to seven days old to check that you are both recovering well from the birth. You will need to telephone the surgery to request a visit from your doctor because they can’t just
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Impact of death and dying on the personal lives and practices of palliative and hospice care professionals Shane Sinclair‚ PhD Additional article information Abstract Background Working within the landscape of death and dying‚ professionals in palliative and hospice care provide insight into the nature of mortality that may be of benefit to individuals facing the end of life. Much less is known about how these professionals incorporate these experiences into their personal lives and clinical
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Meeting Essential Care Needs Mrs Gale is a 70 year old widow and retired unskilled worker. The patient lives alone and relies on her son to provide basic care‚ medication and meals. Mrs Gale has a history of weight fluctuation owing to lifestyle but is currently at risk of malnutrition due to Parkinson’s disease. Mrs Gale shows signs of early dementia and suffers from poor mobility and pain caused by arthritis. Mrs Gale also has mild depression triggered by loss and has become socially isolated
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Abraham Maslow is considered to be the father of Humanistic Psychology‚also known as the "Third Force". Humanistic Psychology incorporatesaspects of both Behavioral Psychology and Psychoanalytic Psychology. Behaviorists believe that human behavior is controlled by external environmentalfactors. Psychoanalytic Psychology is based on the idea that human behavior iscontrolled by internal unconscious forces. Though he studied both Behavioraland Psychoanalytic Psychologies‚ Maslow rejected the idea that
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for the elderly‚ especially those who suffer any chronic condition‚ and those who need to stay in a nursing homes or received home care. Why do you believe this issue is so significant? (Include sources to back up your statements) There will be a shortage of professionals that are trained to care for elderly in the future. According to a data collected 10 years from now there will be about 10‚000
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Identify one area of nursing research that has improved patient outcomes. State the study and its impact on patient care. How have these findings changed your nursing practice? The American Association of Colleges of Nursing ‚ believes that education has a major impact on the knowledge and competencies of the nurse clinician. AACN helps employers to get benefit on the education and experience provided by the different educational programs leading to the registered nurse description by using these
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