after graduating from nursing school. I am currently in a remote island of Maldives. It is a small hospital consisting of 50 beds and almost 20 staffs working in 3 shifts. I came for morning duty and the nursing in-charge shown me maternal and surgical ward as my first work place. After taking handing over from the night shift staff I made everything ready for the ward round as the doctors will be here in no time. Just before the doctors arrival we got a patient in labour pain and my junior nurse took
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Long term pain affects many people in today’s society. Approximately 10-20% of the working adult population reports persistent or recurring pain that limits their ability to work (Shaw et al.‚ 2012‚ p. 694). Pain that last more than three to six months following an injury or after the expected time frame of recovery‚ is seen as a chronic condition (Nilsen & Anderssen‚ 2013‚ p. 124). As a way of coping with this chronic pain‚ they develop many self-management techniques to get back to work and maintain
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Patients with diabetes need to understand what diabetes is. Patients who understand what diabetes is and the complicated process associated with the disease are more likely to comply with the prescribed regimen. Diabetes Mellitus is a syndrome with disordered metabolism and inappropriate hyperglycemia due to either a deficiency of insulin secretion or to a combination of insulin resistance and inadequate insulin secretion to compensate (Davis‚ 2001). Diabetes is a chronic progressive disease that
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Therapeutic relationships Understanding Behaviour Assessment LO1 HNC CAP Word count 1360 This is assessment is a reflective account using Gibb’s (1998) reflective cycle. It provides me with the structure to follow when reflecting (Brooker‚ 2013). The cycle has 6 steps which include; Description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and action plan. In order to comply with the NMC Code of Confidentiality (NMC‚ 2013) and Data Protection Act 1998‚ I will call the service user Mrs
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Reflective Paper: Teaching Biblical Principles Jolie A. Thorpe Liberty University Education 531 September 2‚ 2012 Professor Kelly Bingham Reflective Paper: Teaching Biblical Principles According to Websters Dictionary a principle is defined as a “comprehensive and fundamental law‚ doctrine‚ or assumption‚” (principle‚ 2012). There are two different ways to understand the concept of principle‚ worldview and Biblical perspective. The worldview of principles focuses on human direction‚ and
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nurse. My terrifying event is one of the influences that made me decide on declaring nursing as a major. I want to become a nurse because there will always be people who are going to get sick and need someone there to help ease their pain. Because of the nurses who helped me through my struggle have made such a huge impact on how I saw their profession. Nurses are meant to be there for you. Over the years Nursing has been dominated mostly by females. There are still men in this profession but are
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thing but is is worth sacrificing everything? Is it worth putting yourself through so much pain up until the point of death? When analyzing The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare we see that love often cause tremendous pain both physically and emotionally. Anger‚ insults‚ heartbreak‚ and even death all share the same root...Love. In one occasion‚ Juliet and Lord Capulet causes each other pain in the scene when Juliet tells her father and mother that she does not want to marry Paris
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Reflective Essay In developing my reflective essay I have used two entries from my journal and also the effect the course becoming a teacher has had on me personally. The theme chosen after closely analyzing the course on a whole is ‘Learning and experience.’ Majority can relate to the slang; “we learn from our experience.” What is learning? Learning can be defined as the process whereby behaviour is changed as a result of experience‚ (Matalon 2000). Learning occurs when experience cause a relatively
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Applied Study Skills (2009-10): Self- Reflective Essay . In this essay‚ I aim to discuss what methods of learning I have felt particularly successful during my first year of University and which areas need to be looked and improved in preparation for next year. I will also evaluate my how will I manage my time and devise ways in which to use it more effectively and efficiently. Throughout my first year of University‚ I have needed to adapt my learning style‚ as virtually all my learning is
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Chapter 6 Case Study: Chest size of Scottish Militiamen p. 295 a. Chest size (in) Frequency Relative Frequency 33 3 0.000523 34 19 0.003315 35 81 0.014131 36 189 0.032973 37 409 0.071354 38 753 0.131368 39 1062 0.185276 40 1082 0.188765 41 935 0.163119 42 646 0.112701 43 313 0.054606 44 168 0.029309 45 50 0.008723 46 18 0.003140 47 3 0.000523 48 1 0.000174 5732 1 b. (μ=39.85‚ σ=2.07) The normal curve is the one whose parameters are the same as the mean and standard deviation variable‚ which
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