A REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT OF MY PERSONAL CULTURE AND EXPERIENCES THAT INFLUENCES THE SUPPORT GIVEN TO USERS OF SERVICES AND OTHERS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS Nowadays‚ people are becoming more aware of their own beliefs‚ culture and values which are vital in health care settings. Being in a different country with diverse cultural and religious beliefs‚ I personally believe in the existence of God and Jesus as our saviour. Therefore‚ as much as possible I follow and put into practice the teachings
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Reflective account about our group Although I had previous experience about group work‚ but this time I was unhappy when I was told that we were suppose to work in-groups. I didn’t know any one in the class therefore‚ I was not convinced at the beginning the students that I was going to work with. We were group of four and were suppose to design an effective interview and selection process. Each one of us had an effective role in this group work. We slowly started to work out what aspect we
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LEARN Reflective Based on Previous Nursing Practice Look Back During a night shift in ICU‚ a 65 years old unconscious patient had massive bleeding from his IV catheter because I did not fix the end cap properly after starting the IV line. Elaborate Objective Recall Direct supervisor‚ resident physician and I were involved in this event. I fixed an 18 gauge IV catheter on the brachial vein of the patient’s right hand but I did not do the procedure properly. I put the end cap on the Luer lock but
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Abstract Pressure ulcers are a common problem in the acute care setting. Critically ill patients are at a high risk for the development of many types of wounds. It is the responsibility of the nurses to provide nursing care that prevents development of pressure ulcers. Certain patient risk factors such as‚ advanced age‚ underlying disease processes‚ and severities of illness are not modifiable‚ yet they directly increase a patient’s risk of wound development. Development of pressure ulcers cost hospitals
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Pressure Ulcer Prevention Evidence Based Practice Tasha Braggs Chamberlain College of Nursing NR351 Transitions to professional nursing Summer 2011 Professional paper . Evidence-based practice (EBP) provides nurses with a method to use critically appraised and scientifically proven evidence for delivering quality health care to a specific population. The fundamentals of EBP are in research. Nursing research provides nurses with qualitative research findings to establish nursing practice based
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Health Care Practice Reflective Account 1 19/02/2014 At the start of my shift one of the clients we will call him Graeme‚ I have use a different name due to data protection act 1998 and confidentiality of service users‚ was complaining of a sore ankle he said it was throbbing and had been sore all day. I asked him if he wouldn’t mind showing me were it was sore‚ he said that was fine so I suggested we went into the quiet room the reason I done this was to ensure Graeme’s
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottinghamshire County tPCT Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Private Care Homes Nursing Practice Guidelines: Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment Policy "This guideline has been registered with the Trust. However‚ clinical guidelines are guidelines only. The interpretation and application of clinical guidelines will remain the responsibility of the individual clinician. If in doubt contact a senior colleague or expert. Caution is advised when using
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I am reflecting on medication administration using different stages of Gibbs Reflective Cycle such as description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and action plan (Gibbs‚ 1988). Medication administration is a key element for nursing practice. During my CPU class‚ my tutor demonstrated how to administered medications to patient using five rights which were right patient‚ right drug‚ right time‚ right dose and right route (Bullock & Manias‚ 2013)‚ to follow the OSCA criteria step by step
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As part of your treatment plan‚ your care team will discuss with you the best way to prevent pressure ulcers. This will be based on your individual circumstances. However‚ you may find that the general advice outlined below is helpful. Changing position Making regular and frequent changes to your position is one of the most effective ways of preventing pressure ulcers. If a pressure ulcer has already developed‚ regularly changing position will help to avoid putting further pressure on it‚ and
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Ulcer bug Eric Wichman BIOSCI 202 - 401 February‚ 5th 2013 Case Studies in Human Anatomy and Physiology Ulcer Bug Case Resolution Template 1) This case study focuses on the process of scientific inquiry. How did the researchers use this process to learn about gastric ulcer disease‚ its causes‚ and its treatments? Answer: The process started with the observation of Dr. Barry Marshall’s observation of his patients going through antibiotic therapy for non-related ailments. Dr Marshall
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