Reflective Journal File As I write this‚ it is raining. As grey as the clouds are now‚ so were my apprehension about this assignment when it was first handed to me. I am trying my best to pen down my thoughts about this reflective journal. It seems as though time has taken a pause as I try to fit my whole life experience into the given word limit. The sessions that I had at the Cancer Council Cottage Hospice were truly informative‚ educative and best of all‚ ENRICHING! The experience was better
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Life is not a bed of roses. There are more sorrows than joys in life‚ if someone thinks deeply about it and becomes upset‚ he can never be happy. We cannot ignore the bitter truths of life and can only search some moments of happiness to keep ourselves satisfied. The idea of a happy life differs from man to man. True happiness is just a state of mind. It is no way connected with material glory and eminence. There are people who think that happiness is hidden in wealth. These people are very
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NUR 406 Bed Number Ten Assignment Instructions: After reading the book Bed Number Ten‚ complete the questions and assignments below. This must be typed and completed by the FIRST DAY of CLASS by 5:00pm in the drop box on D2L. Drop Box labeled: Bed Number Ten Spring 2013. 1. What is the cause of this patient’s illness? The patient had recently suffered from an infection. 2. How does she get the diagnosis? The patient goes through a series of tests‚ but the diagnosis is realized through
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Nursing Practice Act Pennsylvania and Texas Definition of nursing practice The Professional Nursing Law for Pennsylvania (1985‚ 21.1‚ para I)‚ describes nursing as “treating human responses” to health issues and also operating under various capacity as health advocate and care planning and also providing supportive care to physicians and other personnel. It does not include any prescribing of medication or corrective procedures. The Texas
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What characteristics make nursing a profession and why? One definition of a professional is‚ according to Merriam-Webster.com‚ “4 a: a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation” (retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profession). The initial movement towards establishment of professional standards for nursing care began with Florence Nightingale and the application of scientific method. Prior to the work done by Nightingale‚
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Evidence-Based Practice is important. It is defined as the integration of the best systematic research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values. The intent of this presentation is to look at the pros and cons of Evidenced-Based Practice‚ how nursing schools need to teach it to their students‚ how nursing management can incorporate it to their employees and how it can work for patients with pressure ulcers. PROS AND CONS OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE Evidence-Based Practice is the conscientious
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Institute of Medicine on Nursing Practice‚ Education and Leadership Angela M. Licata-Schneider Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics NRS-430V October 15‚ 2014 Impact of the Institute of Medicine on Nursing Practice‚ Education and Leadership The Institute of Medicine of the National Academics in Conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launched a campaign to provide solutions in response to the need for evaluating and alteration of the nursing profession. Future needs of
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Reflective Practice Reid (1994) Gibbs Reflective Cycle What happened? (description) What would you do if it happened again? (action plan) What were you thinking/feeling? (feeling) What alternatives did you have? (conclusion) How can you make sense of what happened? (analysis) What was good/bad about the experience? (evaluation) Reflectivity The circular process by which our thoughts affect our actions‚ which affect the situation we are dealing with and therefore after feedback through the reactions
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Through the soldiers’ experiences‚ the narrator shows only the dark side of human nature. Discuss. Generals die in Bed by Charles Yale Harrison is a novel where a young Canadian soldier tells of his first hand account of the harsh and inhumane conditions in the trenches on the Western Front during World War 1. Through his observations and experiences the Narrator shows the effects of war on ordinary people and how they manage in extraordinarily horrific situations. Even though the brutal nature
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essay is to reflect on the assessment conducted on a student who was doing a case study. I will use a reflective model to discuss how am achieving the necessary level of competence in my nursing profession as an assessor and as am preparing my self to the role of a preceptor. The reflective model I have chosen to use is Gibbs model (Gibbs 1988). This model provides structure for reflection on a nursing experience or situation as it follows the six distinct stages thus; description‚ feelings‚ evaluation
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