Reflection on action Introduction Reflection now a days is very important in health practises as it allows the practitioners to gain understandings from their professional and personal experiences .It has proven to be an essential utensil for development in their area. Reflection is seen as an influential resource of seeing accustomed events as fresh and inspiring. It is a way for critical thinking and learning. Thinkers have warned of the dangers of a life spent without reflection‚ but what
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• Ever awaken at night to urinate? How many times? (nocturia): no nocturia indicated • Past health problems with your heart? No past history of hypertension‚ obesity‚ diabetes or signs of coronary artery disease • Personal habits (cardiac risk factors) o Nutrition (fats‚ calories‚ salt): consume limited amount of sodium intake o Exercise: does cardio workout every other day ; gym member o Smoking (current‚ former‚ pack hx‚ type): no history of smoking
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Introduction Cardiac contusion is an injury‚ or bruise‚ to the heart. This means that the chambers of the heart (atria and ventricles) are injured by a strong blow (trauma) to the chest area. Mild injuries to the heart may cause no symptoms. More serious trauma to the heart may cause pain and an irregular heartbeat. In rare cases‚ it can lead to shock and death. Depending on the trauma or accident‚ other body parts‚ such as the lungs and ribs‚ may also be injured. Prompt treatment is important to
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major veins they are the pulmonary veins. The pulmonary veins are large blood vessels that receive oxygenated blood from the lungs. A Cardiac surgeon is a person that works on the heart when there is a problem and cause. The heart is the most beautiful organ in the body there is. The heart is what keep the body alive and flows the blood. The development of cardiac surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass has lowered the rates of being performed. Performing on the heart comes with many complications when
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for the situation around them. There are three different types of syncope‚ including cardiac‚ non-cardiac‚ and neurocardiac. There is three stages of syncope‚ which are‚ pre-syncope‚ syncope‚ and recovery. There are many signs and symptoms for each stage of syncope. No matter the type of syncopal episode there is one way to go about treating the patient. Cardiac syncope occurs when there is an “inadequate cardiac output and usually occurs as a result of a serious underlying heart condition (Grimes)”
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• Cardiac hypertrophy- This is when the heart increases in size and volume‚ the wall of the left ventricle will get thicker with the help of constant exercise‚ this leads to an increased force of contraction. This will allow the heart to pump out a larger amount of blood with each pump‚ therefore a more efficient heart as it will not have to beat as many times as an untrained heart. • Increase in stroke volume and cardiac output- Stroke volume is defined as the amount of blood the heart is able to
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I spent eight hours with the patient in the ‘Ornish’ Cardiac program. Many challenges influence the overall health of communities. Cardio vascular (CV) disease is one of the leading cause of death in the U.S. However‚ by educating the public we can bring the awareness to prevent CV diseases in our community. One of the goal of the St Jude Cardiac Rehab program to provide education to the patient‚ so they can learn how to empower their health. I spent time with a new patient during her admission process
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I remember the time when I used to work‚ as a cardiac monitor technician in the Intensive care unit of a local hospital in Tampa. I was watching the patient’s monitors while one of them started showing and ST elevation on the cardiac rhythm‚ (ST elevations usually on the strip can mean different things and depending on the leads showing on the screen‚ it might represent an infarct). In that case‚ the patient was experimenting a heart attack. Suddenly‚ the patient started complaining of shortness
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doubt unique but I feel its uniqueness was in what I made of it‚ something every nursing student can do for themselves. If there is one lesson to gain from reading about my experiences it should be that the success of a clinical is entirely what the student makes of it. My first day I walked into the ICU and almost ran right back out‚ thinking “ Get me out of here” it was a 10 bed unit‚ the traditional glass ICU room doors‚ two crash carts at either end of the unit‚ patient charts seemingly everywhere
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Goals At the beginning of the term I reflected on my successes and downfalls from the previous term and developed goals. My first goal was to complete the assessment portion of patient care in one appointment by the end of the term. I was able to accomplish this goal right away‚ and with almost every patient I saw‚ which I am proud of. My second goal was to accurately chart restorations‚ using detailed surfaces‚ and other dental appliances. Again‚ I was able to achieve this goal and as a result
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