ASPECT OF NURSING CARE) Reflection on Clinical Practice – First Placement (Year 1) The following essay is a reflective account on an event that I‚ a student nurse encountered whilst on my first clinical placement in my first year of study. The event took place in a nursing home. All names have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the patient (NMC‚ 2008). Throughout this essay I shall be using Gibbs model of reflection. The
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inspection at this building. They will check for your health and any disabilities‚ both physical and mental. These examinations can be harsh or misleading‚ and in order to pass inspection you must be in good health. Also‚ they might ask you if you about your background and plans for coming to America. Whatever you do‚ do not tell them that you have a job waiting for you in America or they will send you back! But the worst part is that if you do not pass the inspectors send you back on the ship to
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Critical incident The aim of this reflection is to describe my personal experience in wound care and its management. Gibbs (1988) reflective cycle has been adapted in order to provide structure to the reflection process. Description At the care home I had to nurse many client’s who had developed pressure sores. One particular wound stands out from the rest‚ it belonged to a lady in her late 70’s who was immobile and suffers from incontinence and slight dementia. Her wound was extremely large
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Happiness is a gift that we can all enjoy if we choose to; it enters your life when you let your thinking patterns take a more positive angle. Rather than coming to negative conclusions hastily‚ the key is taking time to think about a situation in its entirety. A new angle will reveal itself which will make you understand why things happened the way they did. There is always the opportunity to be happy around every corner as the quotation by James Oppenheim states: "The foolish man seeks happiness
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Still Mediocre Writing‚ but Improving The first paper was finally written‚ and I did better than I thought I would have. The process of writing is something I am still trying to grasp. With having to take a writing class last semester. It made me better prepared for Composition 1. Then after receiving my first paper back‚ I know it actually did prepare me. I would have been lost without that class‚ and struggling to get ideas out of my head and onto paper. Know I realize what my strengths are and
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REFLECTION ON KOLCABA COMFORT THEORY. Comfort theory was developed by Dr Kolcaba in 1984. She begins by analyzing the concept‚ which I think is a very important aspect to understanding the theory. The theory is based on the philosophy of holism. She views the person has a whole‚ consisting of a mental‚ emotional and spiritual life. According to Kolcaba comfort is the satisfaction of basic human needs for relief‚ ease‚ and transcendence arising from health care situations. After learning
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Theory and Conceptual Models Nursing theories and conceptual models are the groundwork for nursing research and is an illustration of nursing knowledge. Nurses use conceptual models and theories in their practice and continued research‚ which allows for constant growth and development‚ along with better patient care and outcomes (Kearney-Nunery‚ 2014‚ p.34) “The conceptual models and theories of nursing represent various paradigms derived from the metaparadigm of the discipline of nursing” (Masters
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distressed vocal growling. I was terrified at this point and called for assistance‚ thinking Mr. Comer was having some kind of seizure. I discovered very quickly from another health carer who knew Mr. Comer well‚ that he was protesting profusely about the pureed dinner I was going to give him which he dislikes immensely. On the previous day‚ he had received an ordinary meal‚ mashed to a smooth Consistency‚ which is what his carers provided for him at home. This experience left me feeling very
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Covert administration of medicine is the disguising of medication on food and drink. The practice of administering covert medication is controversial. In mentally capable patients it is a breach of autonomy and likely to constitute assault. For people who lack capacity (either permanently or temporarily)‚ the question is whether the best interest of the individual is justification enough for covert practices. Within my practice area‚ there is a client who occasionally gets his medication covertly
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Sociological theory is defined as a set of interrelated ideas that allow for the systemization of knowledge of the social world. This knowledge is then used to explain the social world and make predictions about the future of the social world (Ritzer‚ Hill 2007). In my research I am evaluating the impact of sociological theory behind what we call family and the social change that has evolved during the ages. There are three factors that must be reviewed Functionalism‚ Conflict and Interactionism
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