I went only once this week. I will complete all my practicum hours next week. Time flies so fast. With the regular feedback from my preceptor‚ I have learnt my strength and weaknesses. I have been getting better on history taking‚ conducting a physical exam and diagnosing them. This semester I have improved significantly and gained more confidence on being able to educate patients about the management plan in a brief and effective way as all my previous and current preceptor does. I managed 9 patients
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An event occurred that did not exemplify best practice as a nursing student‚ and soon to be registered nurse was when I was administering medication last week on a respiratory floor. I had given my patient the medication‚ and realized there was no water at the bedside. I quickly went to get my patient water for her to swallow the capsules more easily from the bathroom. When I arrived back‚ she stated that she had already taken them. I had informed my preceptor and she advised me to look on her bed
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Skills My belief is every child should have the opportunity to achieve their potential so I am passionate about making sure this objective is potentially a reality. Consequential of spending years amongst children as a mum and aunt‚ one of my greatest attributes is the ability to adapt my practice to suit the various stages of human development. This was evident within my placements where I had no problem engaging with‚ and forming and maintaining appropriate relationships with families and children
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Reflective Essay on to give subcutaneous Injections Introduction This assignment is a reflective account on nursing skills that I was assigned while on placement in an Organic Mental Health In-Patient Ward‚ presented with physical conditions and early stages of dementia. The three skills I want to base my essay on are Subcutaneous Injections‚ Physiological skill – limited to measurement of blood pressure‚ Blood Glucose Testing. A brief definition of reflection will be attempted and the importance
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I work in a Jewish care home on EMI dementia nursing unit for the elderly. My clients suffer from dementia. They are in different stages of that illness‚ from mild to severe. Some of them are in end of live care. My clients come from different backgrounds then me and where raised in a very different way to how I was raised. It is important that I will remember this and respect their beliefs‚ as we all have personal beliefs and preferences based on our background and upbringing. I have been brought
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On Friday‚ April 7th‚ 2017 at approximately 1015 hours I was doing my daily safety and security checks in D Pod. I was doing my safety security checks‚ I noticed that inmate BLANK was quietly sitting on her bunk bed with head down. I noticed that the inmate BLANK was not her usual self; it’s a sign of depression. During my safety and security checks in D Pod‚ I noticed the inmate BLANK was acting and behaving differently than usual. Not only she was sitting in her bunk bed with head down‚ her cell
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On January 15‚ 2016 I was involved in a major car accident when a driver ran a traffic light and collided into my vehicle. After the accident I suffered from neck and back pain due to severe whiplash‚ as well a bone bruise on my right elbow and left knee. At this time I failed to let anyone in the training unit know of the accident because I believed that I had enough time to heal from my injuries and would be able to complete my hours. A few weeks after the accident I noticed that I was not getting
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On Friday Oct/16/‚ at 6:30 pm I received a phone call from Maria Julaj (Kelly’s client). Maria J‚ said that her friend that she referred to the program is not happy with the services. Her friend is Viviana Cox and Claudia is a FSW. I replied to Maria J‚ that I will call her friend and talk to her. On Sunday Oct 18 @ 11:00 am I made a phone call to Viviana. Viviana stated that on Friday Claudia did a home visit for only 5 minutes. Viviana asked Claudia for assistance calling the insurance because
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Look back: On my second week of clinical at Credit Valley Hospital‚ I experienced an event that I will not forget. One of my nurses patient was being vicious‚ acting inappropriately and violent towards the nurses there‚ causing an uncomfortable environment and putting his safety and other safety on the line. I have always heard of patient abuse‚ patient neglect‚ patients being sexually abuse‚ etc.… but I have hardly ever heard about staff mistreatment from patients‚ patient’s family members‚ and
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I was able to manage my assignments effectively. I prioritized each patient that I should be taking care by their needs. I always started by listening to shift report and looked for a patient that has impairment with Airway‚ breathing and circulation. I took care of those patients who are unstable right away. For example‚ I took all my patients vital signs and reported the valued to the nurse. I informed her that one of my patient blood pressure was elevated and we gave him blood pressure medications
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