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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Perform First Aid for an Open Head Wound Conditions: You see a casualty who has an open head wound. The casualty is breathing. You will need the casualty’s emergency bandage or field dressing and a canteen of water. Standards: Apply a dressing to the wound following the correct sequence‚ without causing further injury to the casualty. Properly position the casualty and secure the dressing without applying unnecessary pressure. Performance Steps 1. Check the casualty’s level of consciousness
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I cared for my patient on 11/06 on P5 room 10. I was given report from the leaving nurse about my patient shortly after I got on the floor. The nurse that I was assigned to was from the ICU and she was a floating nurse for that day. My patient was an 8 week old baby boy who came into the hospital on 11/03 for failure to thrive. During the report‚ the nurse showed us where the position of NG tube on the patient. After the report‚ the nurse and I did a whole physical assessment‚ and vital on the patient
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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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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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student. The little bit crowded before is now already spacious. It can now accommodate student nurses‚ nurses’ trainees‚ doctors‚ and staffs at the same time without so much crowding. And it feels nice to stay in this station after interacting and giving care to our patients. As I tried to look at every angle of this station and was trying to figure out what kept the station looks different‚ I figured out that the big cabinet that was inside the station was no longer there. That’s the main reason why
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Initials: S. E. Age: 58 y. o. Sex: Female Admitting Diagnosis: weakness/dizziness Vital Signs: Temp. 97.4‚ Pulse 106‚ Respirations 18‚ BP 118/56 Ht/Wt/BMI: Height = 167.64 cm‚ Weight = 84.878 kg‚ BMI 30.2 Skin/Wounds: (Skin turgor; presence of any skin breakdown; incisions; wounds.) Subjective: patient denies any skin breakdowns. Objective: leg skin is shiny and has several enlarged veins‚ otherwise‚ skin is pale and evenly pigmented‚ no lesions or excoriations‚ good turgor. Nails are light
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this author will describe a recent real-world event that relates to this course. This nursing leader is looking forward to learning how to apply the knowledge gained from this course to her current role as well as learning how to be a more effective and efficient nursing leader. This author feels that this course will be very beneficial and is excited to learning how to become a stronger more educated nursing leader. Topics of Most Interest Module number three appears to be a very interesting
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4 Stages of Healing How Do Wounds Heal? Research work on acute wounds in an animal model shows that wounds heal in four phases. It is believed that chronic wounds must also go through the same basic phases. Some authors combine the first two phases. The phases of wound healing are: * Hemostasis * Inflammation * Proliferation or Granulation * Remodeling or Maturation Hemostasis: Once the source of damage to a house has been removed and before work can start‚ utility workers
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Professional Health Care Reflection: “For Further Consideration” Question One. Question number one involves describing oneself‚ and imagine ways to relate with a patient who possesses opposite‚ or highly different characteristics (Tamparo & Lindh‚ 2017). Therefore‚ the purpose of the present work is to reflect in the aspects involved in communicating professionally and therapeutically regardless of the background of a patient. Therapeutic Communication The exercise in question one ended up with
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