Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection Courtney Austin NUR/405 8/11/2014 Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection Maricopa community schools are the local schools for the Gila River Indian Community. Native American children attending these schools are generally obese and do not participate in extra-curricular activities. The Leading Health Indicator (LHI) that applies is Children and adolescents who are considered obese. Recognizing this LHI‚ nursing diagnoses can be generated
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Invent Brain-Controlled Prosthetic Arm". STUDY Magazine. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-09-24. W. H. Bancroft‚ Jr.‚ “Kinetocardiography: past and present‚” Bibl.Cardiol. 37‚ 58–72 (1979). R. Maniewski‚ Magnetic Examinations of Electrical and Mechanical Cardiac Activity‚ Ossolineum‚ Wroclaw (1987). Bronzino‚ Joseph D. (April 2006). The Biomedical Engineering Handbook‚ Third Edition. [CRC Press]. ISBN 978-0-8493-2124-5. M. Zyczkowski et al.‚ “Using modalmetric fiber optic sensors to monitor the activity of
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incident took place at a local Hospital during my thirty weeks placement. In order to help me with my reflection I have chosen Gibbs (1988)‚ as the model to help guide my reflective process. This is an iterative model with six stopping points‚ using these stopping points as headings; I will be able to reflect fully on the incident. So‚ what is reflection? According to Reid (1993)‚ “reflection is a process of reviewing an experience of practice in order to describe‚ analyse‚ evaluate and so inform
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The cardiac conduction system of the heart consists of specialized muscle cells that generate and send rhythmic electrical impulses to the myocardium in order for the heart to contract (Cardiac Conduction System‚ 2016). When there is the normal rhythm of the heart it is called sinus rhythm and any deviation from sinus rhythm is called an arrhythmia (Saladin‚ 2012). Electrocardiograms (ECG) record the electrical impulses and help determine when there are any abnormalities in the way the heart functions
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Cardiac This is an involuntary muscle‚ found solely in the walls of the heart‚ as well as in the walls of the blood vessels. This sort of muscle has similarities with the skeletal muscles‚ because it is striated. Furthermore‚ it has slight similarities to the smooth muscles‚ because its contractions are not under conscious control. On the other hand this type of muscle is highly specialised. It is under the control of the autonomic nervous system‚ however‚ even without nervous imput contractions
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Cardiac & Vascular Disorders – Self-Quiz I Info from notes on 01/22/2013 ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Name the 4 chambers of the heart‚ and where they receive blood from: Name the 3 muscle layers of the heart‚ give an example of where you would find these: Name the 2 AV Valves (Atrioventricular) and the 2 SV Valves (semilunar). Valves keep blood flowing in one direction‚ keeping blood in one chamber until the next chamber is ready. The first heart
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Cardiac surgeons are people who do treatments and surgeries to treat people with heart and lung disease. They also deal with vessels and organs. There are a lot of different types of operations. There is heart valve repair and replacements‚ heart defect repair‚ coronary artery bypass‚ aneurysm repair‚ heart transplant‚ lungs (lung disease). They complete the most surgeries in their field. Grey’s Anatomy influenced me because in that show it’s a bunch of different types of surgeons and I liked cardio
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Experiencing Mentorship & Reflection of Practice – Applying Research in Practice Description of Mentorship Through out the years the nursing profession has changed‚ through evidence based practice‚ and nursing research the profession has elevated. Nurses have the tremendous responsibility of human lives in their hands‚ and as such the demand for clinical competence is essential. Academic education is a part of the journey however‚ as nursing is a practical profession there is also
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The clinical skill I have chosen to reflect on is the administration of Intramuscular (IM) injections. I will use a reflective model to guide me in my reflection. The Gibbs reflection cycle features‚ description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ description‚ conclusion and an action plan (Gibbs 1988). The first stage of Gibbs (1988) is description of events. On my clinical placement I had the opportunity to administer a drug to a patient via IM injection under the supervision of my mentor. I had already
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My career goals are to work within cardiology or a career that focuses on cardiac sciences. The occupation I hope to attain is Cardiac Physiologist (CP). Work values are characteristics of work that are important to one person’s job satisfaction and fulfillment. I am aware that I value other components in the workplace environment more than others. The components I value and prefer more are learning and skill development‚ ethics‚ teamwork‚ structure and client contact. Work values provide a sense
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