I am a health care assistant (HCA) on an elderly care surgical ward and we nurse many different patients who have had elective surgery and corrective surgery after a trauma. I have a lot of contact with patients who suffer with dementia‚ ongoing confusion due to urinary tract infections and can often display challenging and aggressive behavior. I have found on a daily basis that patients become can frustrated when they cannot communicate what they want‚ and I was sure that with my strong accent
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my view and especially‚ considering the nature of field I belong to (which is providing health care to sick patients)‚ a lead tech (supervisor) who is in charge over his employees for achieving the main goals of his/her company should have a number of characteristics such as good-mannerism‚ impartiality‚ consideration‚ effective communication skills and highly ethical behavior. In this reflective essay‚ I will try to word my understanding of a successful supervisor and how this course (Introduction
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think about our actions and discuss how we could perform them differently. We can then decide what we would do differently should the situation arise again (Johns and Burnie‚ 2013). Reflection plays a big role in developing the student into a nurse. Reflective practice involves exploration of oneself and it can lead to more competent practitioners (Barbour‚ 2013). Reflection has been proven to improve students’ self-confidence and self-awareness in clinical
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16 And Pregnant Being pregnant at 16 really made a big change in my life because of all the challenges and responsibilities it came with. Throughout my teenage year’s I’ve always been the quiet‚ shy “good girl”. I had lots of friends and plenty of support from my family. When I turned 16 I found out something that would change my life forever‚ I was pregnant. It was one of most daunting days of my life so far. When the doctor walked in to tell me I was 4 ½ months along all I could do was put my
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Module 4 Jacqui Brooks Professionalism and Reflective practise. In order to answer the question for this assignment I am going to discuss the ways I use reflective practise. I will compare and contrast three models of reflective practise Donald Schon‚ Brookfield and Kolb. I constantly use “in action” reflective practices which are then followed by “on action” reflective processes as suggested by Donald Schon. I teach Health and Social Care and Vocational Studies to learners‚ aged from 16 years
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elderly patients discharged from hospital will experience an adverse health event within thirty days of hospital discharge. These events may have serious outcomes‚ which may include a need for care in an emergency department‚ readmission to hospital‚ admission to a nursing
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Concept Analysis of Patient Centered Care Monet J. Scott Chamberlain College of Nursing NR: 501 Theoretical Basis Advance Nursing May 2015 Concept Analysis of Patient Centered Care A concept analysis seeks to outline‚ distinguish‚ and enhance the clarity of the nursing profession as well as stimulate future research endeavors. Within the development of a concept analysis‚ notions and thoughts are outlined and examined through the fundamental features of that particular concept. According
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PATIENT-CENTERED CARE IMPROVEMENT GUIDE I. INTRODUCTION “There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” Victor Hugo PATIENT-CENTERED CARE: AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME O rganizing the delivery of health care around the needs of the patient may seem like a simple and obvious approach. In a system as complex as health care‚ however‚ little is simple. In fact‚ thirty years ago when the idea of “patient-centered care” first emerged as a return to the holistic roots of
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competency for healthcare providers. The utilization of informatics has become the main stream approach for nursing care today. This fifth core competency is directly intertwined with the four previous competencies that have been outlined by the IOM. Patient centered care is the first of the core competencies. Utilizing informatics can assist nurses in providing patient centered care by decreasing the amount of time spent on documentation and searching for data. For example‚ by having an electronic
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AYOUB LAISSOUF The Most Decisive Moment in my Life Last year was the most turbulent period of my life. I spent the whole of it in pubs drinking beer and gaming girls. I didn’t pass the baccalaureate exam‚ nor did I live up to my family’s expectations; I was the most disappointing and miserable member of my family. At first‚ they were looking after me and trying to guide me‚ but in the end‚ they forsook me and left me to myself. They started demeaning me and considering
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