HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY WHEN CARING FOR CHILDREN AT END OF LIFE Introduction: Excellent communication skills and careful documentation are an important part of nursing practice‚ whether in the clinical or community setting (Perry & Potter‚ 2014). One of the fundamental aims for nurses in all areas is to safeguard the welfare of their patients and service users (RCN‚ 2007). This can be achieved by implementing and upholding good communication and documentation practice in every
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Word Count: 1499 In this assignment I have chosen to discuss manual blood pressure a clinical skill‚ I performed whilst on placement as part of a community mental health team. I have chosen this skill as I was nervous about performing it in practice and could reflect on my experience. The aim of this essay is to reflect and discuss learning achieved and my application of the clinical skill in practice. The NMC require that as a nurse “you must have the knowledge and skills for safe and effective
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This assignment will focus on the holistic assessment and care plan of a patient who was cared for during practice placement. It aims to discuss how the care planning decisions were made and relate these decisions with the relevant literature. The setting was an emergency trauma and orthopaedic ward and the care plan was developed in order to meets the patient’s needs after 1 week admission. The care plan was compiled by the student nurse and his mentor and aimed to identify the patient’s needs and
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Scandinavian Journal Of Caring Sciences‚ 17(2)‚ 129-138. Center For Disease Control. (2010). Adverse childhood experiences reported by adults -- five states‚ 2009. (2010). MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report‚ 59(49)‚ 1609-1613. Potter‚ P. A.‚ & Perry‚ A. G. (2009). Fundamentals of Nursing. (7th ed.). St. Louis‚ MO: Mosby Elsevier.
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facilities‚ a nurse takes on a very important role in the safe preparation and administration. Medication administration and evaluation are fundamental nursing responsibilities. Nurses need to have the knowledge of medication actions and effects (Potter‚ Perry‚ Stockert‚ & Hall‚ 2013). The United States National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) (2004) reported that 50% of nurses surveyed were involved in patient care errors‚ with 75% of errors being medication
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specified time and patient A’s medications within the allowed time-margin‚ which would avoid medication errors. Conclusion Right-time administrations is important to promote patients’ health and safety‚ as it maintains therapeutic blood levels (Potter & Perry‚ 2014). The cause of
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Food plays a very important role in East Indian culture. Dietary habits within this culture are complex‚ enormously varied from region to region‚ and strongly influenced by religion (Purnell & Paulanka‚ 2008). Each religion has its own cooking style‚ which is influenced by the terrain‚ climate and crops. East India is the home of hot‚ spicy food‚ much of which is vegetarian. “Customs and prejudices often remove certain food items from the diet‚ although the prohibitions vary from place to place”
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Running head: COORDINATING CARE 1 Coordinating Care COORDINATING CARE 2 P.C. is a 60-year-old Caucasian female. She was hospitalized on January 17‚ 2012 with a chief complaint of “shortness of breath.” After examination she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure‚ (CHF). P.C. had two CT’s performed and they showed as follows: cardiomegaly with no signs of pleural effusion or pneumothorax and an embolism to the left upper lobe. P.C. had oxygen
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The Hazards of Immobility: Effects on Metabolic Equilibrium Mark Foust Breckinridge School of Nursing February 4‚ 2015 Abstract Experience and basic wisdom teach us the importance and benefits of exercise and activity and the hazards of inactivity and immobility. However‚ the myth that bed rest is good for you when ill or recuperating still persists in our world. An abundance of scientific research in the past 50 years demonstrates the specific damage done to each of the body’s
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Family Descriptive Assessment Family L.P. is a 59 year old Asian female in the generativity versus stagnation stage of development. This is defined as the stage with a focus on “supporting future generations” and “community involvement” (Potter and Perry‚ 2009‚ p. 140). Generativity is evidenced by her willingness to babysit her granddaughter. There is also stagnation as evidenced by her lack of participation within the community and reluctance to leave the house. This can impact her outcome
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