In nursing school we are trained to become patient advocates. Although most patients ensure their needs are being met‚ there are some that do not know how to ask. When patients and their families are thoroughly involved in their care the outcomes are far greater than those that aren’t. When I walk into each clinical I am prepared to see more than just patient care. I prepare myself to see my nurse’s interactions with their patients whether they be positive or negative. I come to clinical ready to
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My classroom clinical experience overall was very interesting and educational. Educational in more ways than one‚ I gained a lot of hands on experience as well learned the basic routine of a nursing and rehabilitation facilities. I was introduced to some really great in the field skills as well some not so great methods of doing these skills. Things were not done to terrible bad just a few skills that I know I learned in class the correct way that should have been implied the correct way at the
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excellent nursing care (Srivastava‚ 2007). However‚ health care provider’s roles and responsibilities in meeting health care needs of the clients in consideration to cultural perspective and diversity are getting more challenging and complicated due to increased number of people from a group of multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society‚ which‚ in turn requires health care providers to acknowledge and understand variations of cultural healthcare beliefs‚ values and practices. Transcultural nursing is essential
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Clinical Observation: Kasten Date: 2/4/16 Length of Session: 80 minutes Subjective The objective of the therapy secession that took place on February 4‚ 2016 was to work on articulation and voice with E.S‚ who was eight years and five months. The severity of E.S’s articulation and voice diagnosis was mild. The Clinician who led this therapy session was Kasten. E.S was well behaved and engaged. She asked questions‚ and demonstrated knowledge of the objectives by acknowledging when she did something
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On an early Thursday morning in January I was introduced to Patient Y‚ a 30-40 year old female who was being induced with her third child. She was 39 weeks and 1 day and was having an elective induction. She was very willing to have a nursing student present through her laboring process and therefore I was able to experience the complete birth and eventually use her for my OB paper. Patient Y had diabetes‚ hypertension‚ and depression prior to her pregnancy. She did not have any major surgeries
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Nursing Diagnosis * Falls‚ risk for r/t diminished mental status aeb fractured R wrist‚ contusions on L knee and forehead‚ unsteady gait‚ “He’s fallen 3 or 4 times now but I don’t want to take away his independence so he lives alone at home”. “My dad often forgets words in mid sentence and will also misplace many of his personal items.” * Activity intolerance r/t hx of CVA aeb limited ROM of R arm. * Incontinence‚ urinary r/t hx of dementia‚ impaired mobility aeb “My dad cannot get
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Clinical Reflection 1. Recall the activity‚ idea‚ or event that gave you the most intense learning “high”. What was it about this situation that was so exciting or pleasing? Working with actual patients is completely different than studying at the tech center and doing labs or bookwork. I liked having an actual connection with the patients while feeling professional. It was hard to be professional with the other students studying at JATC because we are all so close and it is weird to treat a friend
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monitoring health and wellbeing of nurses through engagement‚ clinical leaders may recognize burnout symptoms and prevent high turnover. Resolution to clinical leadership issues‚ namely inadequate staffing‚ includes establishing a better working environment and increasing base salary for nurses. Positive and supportive working atmosphere improves production‚ safety‚ and quality of patient care. For instance‚ leaders can offer seminars to nursing staff regarding symptom self-recognition and coping mechanisms
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author Affiliations Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit‚ Boston University School of Medicine‚ Boston‚ MA‚ USA Center for Healthy Aging‚ University of California‚ Davis Medical Center‚ Sacramento‚ CA‚ USA Correspondence Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Barton Wise‚ Center for Healthy Aging‚ University of California‚ Davis Medical Center‚ 4800 2nd Avenue‚ Suite 2600‚ Sacramento‚ CA 95817‚ USA. x J. Niu Search for articles by this author Affiliations Clinical Epidemiology Research
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The Nursing Shortage: Why Today’s Shortage is Unique Introduction: The nursing profession has experienced shortages many times in the past. This pattern was cyclical‚ with periods of high vacancy rates followed by layoffs and an oversupply of registered nurses. Today‚ we are experiencing another drought for nursing‚ but due to many factors‚ this shortage is different from anything the profession has witnessed in previous years. There are many that feel this shortage is severe and prolonged
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