When I first began this class nine weeks ago‚ I had a vague idea how I planned on achieving my degree and I was not sure if I was truly prepared for college. I had quite a few doubts and fears. Now‚ after completing this University Studies course‚ I not only feel prepared but I feel confident in my ability to pursue my degree and career goals. This class has provided me with an amazing tools and a plan of action that is not only helpful for my academic goals‚ but also my career in Healthcare Administration
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Reflection - IOM Future of Nursing Kavitha Joseph Grand Canyon University Trends and Issues in Today’s Health Care NRS 440V June Helbig April 14‚ 2013 Reflection - IOM Future of Nursing Knowledge can give nurses greater power to take action and lack of knowledge can leave nurses powerless to provide safe or effective care ( Innocent‚ 2011). During this difficult economic time many recruiters prefer to hire experienced nurse with knowledge. To gain knowledge one must have education. Education makes
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I came in to this course(management studies) with a very simplistic perception of it‚ I thought it to be easy as I was from a science back ground having had this opinion all my life. This may have been very shallow of me or maybe to some extent it is true but I cannot change what I believed. Initially I started off with subjects that were not too difficult for me as I had done a few of them at some point in my high school but as time went on I discovered the importance of “ out of the box “ thinking
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In this course‚ my ability to write has widely changed. I feel that I have become a better writer overall. As my writing skills advanced throughout this course‚ I have realized that it will help me in the future. By analyzing my progress as a writer‚ I will be able to discuss what I learned about myself as a writer‚ how I greatly improved‚ and how I developed my own style of writing through the use of different assignments that are presented in my portfolio. Throughout this course‚ I have learned
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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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humungous weight training equipment and the bustling crowd of students‚ I was more than just a little apprehensive. I was nervous about this personal fitness program and the posters of athletes with gigantic muscles and beads of perspiration running down their face‚ certainly didn’t help calm my nerves and rising heartbeat. I was soon to realize that enrolling in this course was one of the best choices I had made all year‚ in regards to me developing both mentally and physically. It took just two weeks
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Community Health Nursing Reflection Maria Jelyn Engelhardt-Parales NUR/405 August 27‚ 2012 Amy Weaver Community Health Nursing Reflection Community health nursing practice aims to improve community health by promoting a healthier group of people‚ individuals‚ families‚ and residents within the community. The goal is to maintain‚ preserve‚ and promote health by providing information‚ education‚ teachings‚ and health care services to the population. The focus is on the collective good of
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I cared for my patient on 11/06 on P5 room 10. I was given report from the leaving nurse about my patient shortly after I got on the floor. The nurse that I was assigned to was from the ICU and she was a floating nurse for that day. My patient was an 8 week old baby boy who came into the hospital on 11/03 for failure to thrive. During the report‚ the nurse showed us where the position of NG tube on the patient. After the report‚ the nurse and I did a whole physical assessment‚ and vital on the patient
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One aspect that I believe to have been a successful part of my practice over these past few weeks is my increased confidence and ability to recognize assessment results that stray from the norm‚ such as a blood pressure of 90/60. This was particularly made apparent a few times within these past few weeks‚ but more particularly when working with a patient whose temperature averaged around 34.5 degrees Celsius. As that is well below what one’s average temperature could be and could be a warning sign
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topics that are of found throughout this course that appear to be most interesting as well as those that appear to be least interesting. This paper will describe why this author feels these topics are interesting and why she feels they may not be interesting. Additionally‚ this author will describe a recent real-world event that relates to this course. This nursing leader is looking forward to learning how to apply the knowledge gained from this course to her current role as well as learning how
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