ASPECT OF NURSING CARE) Reflection on Clinical Practice – First Placement (Year 1) The following essay is a reflective account on an event that I‚ a student nurse encountered whilst on my first clinical placement in my first year of study. The event took place in a nursing home. All names have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the patient (NMC‚ 2008). Throughout this essay I shall be using Gibbs model of reflection. The
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The story entitled Breastfeeding past a year: exploring benefits‚ cultural influences and more by Jen Davis was an extremely informative and beneficial story. The purpose of the writing was to persuade readers to understand her point of view‚ change their minds and take action against the myths and negative voice of others. Many new moms who chose to breastfeed are struck with the conflict of when to wean. Most are told past six months is unnecessary and often talked down on when they continue
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Breastfeeding vs. Bottle feeding By. Macy Kenipe Mother’s only want the best for their children. While breastfeeding and bottle feeding can both be decent options for feeding children‚ there are clear benefits to breastfeeding that formula can’t provide. Breastfeeding provides more nutritional benefits than formula. Also‚ breastfeeding is often more convenient than formula feeding. Their is a high cost associated with baby formula that can be avoided with breastfeeding. Every mother who can breastfeed
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The Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC) standards of proficiency for pre-registration nursing education (2010) sets out exactly what student nurses must achieve to enable registration onto the first part of the register. Another NMC publication; Standards to support learning and assessment in practice (2006) lays out what a post registration nurse requires to fulfil in order to formally assess student nurses. These two sets of standards make it clear what is expected of both students and mentors
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CRITICAL REFLECTION JOURNAL Upon reflective exploration of my 16 week journey regarding the overall critical reflection of Nursing 5403 also referred to as Organizational Theory or Administration I‚ I find that I have a more sound and in depth theoretical understanding of key leadership and nursing administrative concepts and processes. This course has increased my knowledge base in regards to organizational design‚ augmented my awareness of healthcare administrative concepts‚ and strengthened
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MSc. Nursing Module: Advance Research Methods Module co-coordinator: Gillian Paul/ Catherine Clune Mulvaney Assignment title: A Qualitative research on nurses perceptions on delivery of quality nursing care in nursing homes in Ireland. Student no. :13120999 Submission Due Date: 14/11/2013 Date submitted:13/11/2013 Word Count: 4000 Royal College of Surgeons Ireland Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery
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BREAST FEEDING Breastfeeding is often the most important and most neglected part of childcare. In today’s world of jet setting women and ever shortening maternity and child care leave the importance of breast feeding is not being recognised. Breast milk is the best nutrition for a baby till it is six months old. Breast milk is specifically designed for the immature GI system of the infant and it is easily digested. It has the right proportions of fat‚ protein and sugars. The sugar present in breast
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carrying the baby. By breastfeeding‚ the body will naturally burn calories. This will result in less weight‚ and the extra weight to burn off more quickly. <http://breastfeeding.about.com/od/breastfeedingbasics/a/proscons.htm>. Nursing is definitely time-consuming. Newborn babies typically feed every 2 to 3 hours during the day and may awaken frequently at night. There can be a certain amount of anxiety and frustration while a mother is learning the process of nursing. It is easy and convenient
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Mr. Comer was admitted to his local community hospital for respite care. He has suffered multiple‚ acute strokes in the past‚ which has left him with severe disabilities. These include paralysis rendering him immobile‚ aphasia (speech loss) and dysphagia (swallowing difficulties). He relies on carers for all normal activities required for daily living (Roper et al 1996) and is advised to have a pureed diet and thickened fluids. My mentor asked me to observe her feeding Mr Comer. She had prepared
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parents know‚ all throughout their child’s life. This one decision that will give your child the best start in life is very simple; breastfeeding. Breastfeeding has numerous physical and psychological benefits that it provides an infant. These benefits are often greatly underestimated and under-emphasized. There are many details that go into enforcing the fact that breastfeeding has been proven to be the optimal nutrition for infants‚ and these details are crucial in encouraging mothers to do what is ultimately
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