INTRODUCTION Critical incidents are snapshots of something that happens to a patient‚ their family or nurse. It may be something positive‚ or it could be a situation where someone has suffered in some way (Rich & Parker 2001). Reflection and analysis of critical incidents is widely regarded as a valuable learning tool for nurses. The practice requires us to explore our actions and feelings and examine evidence-based literature‚ thus bridging the gap between theory and practice (Bailey 1995). It
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Metaparadigm In order to provide the right dimension of care to meet the individual needs of each patient‚ each component of the metaparadigm of nursing must be considered. This metaparadigm was first developed by Florence Nightingale and is still a valid and important tool nurses use every day. Its four components are person‚ environment‚ health and nursing each works to help the other for a better understanding and application of proper care (Fawcett‚ 1994). The first paradigm refers not only to
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Nursing Essay: Sample Reflecting on one’s Communication Skills Introduction Nursing students can enhance their learning through reflection that is‚ reflecting on a situation that involves nursing care (Parker 2006‚ p.115). In line with this thought‚ I shall reflect on an experience and discuss the communication skills I used or should have used during the patient encounter. I will use the three what model based on the work of Borton (1970) and Boud (1985) to help structure my reflection. Before
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177 Global Journal of Medicinal Plant Research‚ 1(2): 177-183‚ 2013 ISSN 2074-0883 Assessment of the safety of tawa-tawa (Euphorbia hirta L.) decoction as alternative folkloric medicine 1 Sharon Rose M. Tabugo‚ 1Rolliebert B. Rampola‚ 2Edgar Vasallo Jr.‚ 1Ma. Reina Suzette B. Madamba 1 Department of Biological Sciences‚ College of Science and Mathematics‚ MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology‚ Iligan City; 2 Capitol University‚ Cagayan de Oro City ABSTRACT Euphorbia hirta
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requirements and agreed ways of working designed to protect the rights of individuals in end of life care. Caring for patients at the end of life is a challenging task that requires not only the consideration of the patient as a whole but also an understanding of the family‚ social‚ legal‚ economic‚ and institutional circumstances that surround patient care. A legal requirement of end of life care is that the wishes of the individual‚ including whether CPR should be attempted‚ as well as their wishes
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I will reflect on an incident that occurred during my shift to develop positive attitude towards nursing informatics. In this reflection‚ I am going to use Gibbs (1988) Reflective cycle. This model is a recognized framework for my reflection. Gibbs (1988) consist of six stages to complete one cycle which is able to improve my nursing informatics and learning from the experience for better practice in future. The cycle starts with description of the situation‚ analysis of the feelings‚ evaluation
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← Definition of health: “A state of complete physical‚ mental‚ and social well-being‚ and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”(WHO‚ 1948) ← Definition of illness: “A highly personal state in which person’s physical‚ emotional‚ intellectual‚ social‚ developmental‚ or spiritual functioning is thought to be diminished. ← Definition of wellness: “Wellness is a state of well-being .It defines by each person relative to his or her own values and beliefs *(Environmental‚ social‚ emotional
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questions: Questions Yes % No % I feel that Negative Pressure Wound Therapy dressings get changed at least three times a week I feel that I know how to properly document Negative Pressure Wound Therapy dressing changes I feel that having a set schedule for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy dressing changes will benefit the outcome of the patient I believe Monday‚ Wednesday‚ and Fridays are good days to change Negative Pressure Wound Therapy dressings I feel all staff is adhering to the new
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Care Plan Worksheet Student: Date of Care: Age/Gender: Rm Number: Code Status: full Allergy: NKA Admitting Diagnosis : embolic cerebral vascular accident (CVA)‚ right side Current Medical/Surgical Diagnosis: chronic left ventricle thrombus on anticoagulant‚ hypertension‚ chronic kidney disease stage 3 Past Medical/Surgical History: metastasis of prostate cancer‚ primary; bone cancer‚ secondary; cardiomyopathy‚ a central hypertension‚ left bundle branch lock‚ past substance abuse
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Mechanical Wound Debridement Mechanical wound debridement is a treatment to remove dead tissue from a wound. This helps the wound heal. The treatment involves cleaning the wound (irrigation) and using a pad or gauze (dressing) to remove dead tissue and debris from the wound. There are different types of mechanical wound debridement. Depending on the wound‚ you may need to repeat this procedure or change to another form of debridement as your wound starts to heal. LET YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
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