obsessed with the medical field for as long as I remember. I was that child who was always watching things like Grey’s Anatomy‚ Untold Stories of the ER‚ and HOUSE instead of normal kid shows. From the moment I learned that I could obtain my Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) licence in high school and work my way up‚ I knew that was what I wanted to do. In all my science classes I strived to learn everything I could. Any health class offered‚ I have took. My life has been consumed with learning‚ studying
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The essay focuses on the exploration and demonstrates the understanding of variety of theories that relate to self and interpersonal communication. It has been supported by vignettes from the first practice experience as a student nurse and by using relevant literature to support my argument. The essay contains scenarios that are based on the personal experience that I encountered in the clinical placement. I did make sure that the maintenance of private and confidentiality was covered. It is done
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Port Richmond‚ with a total population of around 26‚000 residents‚ has two very distinctly defining social‚ economical and physical characteristics. West of Aramingo Avenue‚ a dividing line for the neighborhood‚ there is a younger‚ diverse‚ and more impoverished community. Contrastingly‚ to the east of Aramingo Avenue‚ Port Richmond is a middle class‚ aging in place‚ white and historically Polish community. Population and Age For most in the neighborhood‚ unity‚ labor‚ and the industrial economy
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This essay will explore the nurse’s professional responsibility for safeguarding vulnerable patients. It will identify vulnerabilities specific to Blanche‚ a ninety year old lady with medical and physical problems (appendix 1). Other issues such as patient rights‚ autonomy and accountability will be discussed. It will consider the nurses professional behaviour and interventions to support Blanche. The Department of Health (DH‚ 2000a‚ p.8) define a vulnerable adult as a person over eighteen
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Introduction The aim of this essay is to explore evidence based nursing intervention in the care and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in an acutely ill patient. The acutely ill patient involved in this essay was admitted to hospital due to cerebrovascular accident and had a past medical history of myocardial Infarction‚ left Ventricular failure‚ peripheral vascular disease and duodenal ulcer as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This essay will provide a rationale
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Public health nursing evolved to teach us that wellbeing needs to move outside the individual‚ to include the family and community‚ to make all of the population healthy (Truglio-Londrigan‚ & Lewenson‚ 2013‚ p. 5). Public nursing started out as district nursing‚ in England‚ where nurses transitioned from the hospital‚ to work with the sick poor in their homes. They took care of patients‚ families‚ and communities by protecting the poor from unsanitary conditions and teaching them hygienic routines
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INTRODUCTION The aims of the assignment is to examine how the reflective account or our experience of facilitating learning opportunities assessing and teaching a student will help the future development with in the mentor or practice teacher role. In order to achieve this teaching session‚ educational theories. The formulation of a lesson plan wills be included focusing on my objectives rational for my action. In assessment session a brief Introduction will be given on relevant theories
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Nursing leadership is multifaceted‚ meaning there are several aspects to nursing leadership; Political‚ psychological‚ ethical‚ and educational (Daly‚ Speedy & Jackson‚ 2004). Staff mentoring and education in Nursing is a leadership role‚ whether it is a member of a health care team or as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)‚ our purpose is to aid in the development of our profession and guide our fellow nurses to progress into confident‚ competent well-trained practitioners. Nurse mentoring
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Introduction This essay will demonstrate my reflective abilities within an episode of care in which I have been involved with during my practice placement. It will discuss several issues binding nursing practice with issues of ethics and the model of reflection which provided me with a good structure and which I found most appropriate‚ is Gibbs model (Gibbs 1988). This particular model incorporates - description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and the action plan. I have examined
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Nurses use theory to help guide them in their nursing practice. Paradigms are the way we look at knowledge in a discipline such as nursing (McEwen & Wills‚ 2014). They take into account different values. Grand nursing theories utilize three paradigms: human needs‚ interactive and unitary process. These paradigms take into account the nature of human beings and how they do‚ or do not‚ interact with their environment and health care providers. The human needs paradigm evaluates basic human needs
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