In this essay‚ I am going to describe an episode of care for an individual which I was involved in whilst on placement at a local nursing home. I am going to choose an appropriate model and reflect on this episode and within this reflection examine my own values and beliefs relating to the individual receiving care. I will also explore the values and beliefs that will underpin my future practice as a nurse. Values are ideals‚ attitudes and beliefs held by individuals or groups to represent
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Module 1 Professional Development Define personal career strengths and opportunities for improvement. • List important career skills needed for a selected field. • Identify the components of a career plan. • Write a paper following the guidelines of academic writing and APA formatting. Read: • Book 1: Chapter 1 - Career Directions • Book 4: Chapter 1 - Get Started • Book 3: Chapter 1 - Values‚ Goals‚ and Attitude Should you stick
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Legislative Issue Faced by Nursing http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/shortageresource.htm The web site I found that discusses this critical issue is by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (AACN). This is an outstanding website that discusses the current and projected issues regarding the nursing shortage. The article identifies sobering figures of projected shortages up to the year 2020. By 2010‚ the nursing shortage is projected to be 12%‚ by 2015 to be 20% and by 2020 a frightening
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Nursing Organizations Lindsay Tafs Daytona State University Nursing Organizations Nurses are among the largest group of healthcare personnel in the United States. There are approximately 3.6 million registered nurses (About ANA). Organizations exist at the national and state levels as well as numerous specialties‚ from emergency medicine to hospice. Each organization can have multiple functions but all serve to represent nurses and maintain high standards of clinical practice
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Subject: Professional Ethics and Responsibilities Session 1-4 ------------------------------------------------- Content: Introduction to Profession‚ Professional‚ Professionalism‚ Ethics‚ Theories of Ethics‚ Code of Ethics for Designer Define Profession‚ Professionals‚ and Professionalism. Explain three fundamental elements of profession. Explain six characteristics of professional styles. What are the responsibilities of designer to his / her client? Profession: A profession is an occupation
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Culture Competence in Nursing Shannon Karlsson California State University‚ Chico Introduction According to the United States Census Bureau (2010)‚ over 30% of the total population in the United States is comprised of various ethnicities other than non-Hispanic Whites. This statistic highlights that the United States (US) has a significant multicultural population today. These diverse cultures bring with them new languages‚ religious beliefs and practices‚ social structures‚ and health care
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Chapter 1: Do I Want To Become A Teacher? Lesson 2: The Teaching Profession Are Teachers Professionals? Objectives: At the end of the lesson‚ the students should be able to: 1. Differentiate profession‚ professional and professionalism from one another. 2. Describe how a professional conducts himself/herself in the society as a whole. 3. Explain what teachers should do to practice their professionalism. Definition of Terms: Profession- is a vocation founded upon specialized educational training
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“ The term professional nurse‚ as used in this document‚ refers to that individual prepared with a minimum of a baccalaureate in nursing but is also inclusive of one who enters professional practice with a master’s degree in nursing or a nursing doctorate.” (2008‚ p. 2) The three main roles of the professional nurse talked about in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing are being a provider of direct and indirect care to individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ communities‚ and populations. Secondly
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The research article that is selected for this synopsis is on professional development. This is a very interested research project because it takes a look at the teachers themselves instead of the students. Almost always‚ the students are blamed for not spending enough time on their studies or on their schoolwork. This study takes a look at the how knowledgeable the teacher is and if that effects how the students learn. A student can only learn as much as the teacher wants them to. If a teacher is
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cover page of my professional portfolio. This is an evidence of my knowledge‚ value‚ dispositions and skills which I have acquired. I have displayed six artefacts where it achieved the twelve learning outcomes. I have described how I have met the learning outcomes to standard‚ competencies and to effective practice. This portfolio present a compelling evidence of my understanding of teaching and learning. It demonstrates my scholarship‚ creativity and commitment as a professional portfolio. Relationship
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