INITIAL POST Critical Thinking and Clinical Competency The professional advancement for nurses is a lifelong process that can be achieved through continuous education and efficient clinical development. The primary objective of nurses’ professional development is to sustain clinical competency to enhance patients’ care outcomes. The nurses’ responsibility is to maintain professional standards and knowledge to be able to implement highest levels of medical services to patients and members
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POSITIVE PATIENT OUTCOMES: A CHALLENGE FOR THE CONTEMPORARY NURSING PROFESSIONAL. Introduction: Despite technological and medical advances today‚ chronic disease and resultant co-morbidities are prevalent in the Australian Healthcare System. As a result‚ patients‚ especially in the acute care setting‚ have more complex care needs. The management and care of patients with these complex care needs present a challenge for the contemporary nursing professional. Positive patient outcomes will be dependent
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This reflective essay will reflect on my experience of the adaptation course. In order to gain an insight into my development I will focus on certain issues that have been prominent during the course. I studied and trained as a nurse in the Czech Republic. Upon graduating I worked part time in an oncology department and then full time in a general medicine department for 7 months. Then I decided to come to England to learn English and to try living in different country. During my stay here it came
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My reflection and model of leadership Reflection is the ability to think things through and debrief and it is a skill that is required to develop and progress as a leader (Smith‚ 2001). It is then using this experience as a basis for future action (Raelin‚ 2001). Reviewing the literature‚ the leadership models above have resonated well with me. Reflection on my past and current leadership style have shown that I have predominately practised a transactional leadership and as I have developed in my
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Approaches to Clinical Psychology PSY 480 October 25‚ 2010 Approaches to Clinical Psychology Clinical psychology involves the assessment‚ diagnosis‚ and treatment of mental illnesses that affect human behavior (Plante‚ 2005). Of all psychology’s disciplines‚ clinical psychology is the most intriguing‚ both for subject matter and diverse employment opportunities. A common thread in clinical psychology is the multiple perspectives that exist to explain how mental processes influence human
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the article selected is titled “ Enhancing Critical Reflection of Students During a Clinical Internship Using the Self-S.O.A.P. Note”. In summary‚ this article’s purpose is to describe how journaling techniques can be used for reflection of a physical therapy clinical internship. This article just happens to focus on physiology students. During a six week clinical internship 15 physiology students were told to write reflections of their clinical hours using the Self-S.O.A.P note method. The S.O
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HISTORY OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY ROOTS OF RESEARCH & ASSESSMENT IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY The evolution of the field of clinical psychology after Lightner Witmer can be best understood through an examination of how clinical psychologists came to be involved in each of four different activities: Research‚ Assessment‚ Treatment‚ and Prevention. Clinical psychologists became involved in these endeavors at different points during the twentieth century and for very different
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Clinical Assessment PSY270 June 23‚ 2013 Elizabeth Cole Clinical Assessment Mr. and Mrs. Lawson brought their 4-year-old adopted daughter‚ Clara‚ to see Dr. Mason‚ a psychiatrist. Clara was polite in greeting Dr. Mason‚ but did not smile and kept her gaze down as she took a seat. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson sat next to Clara and began explaining their concerns. They described Clara as a quiet child who has recently begun throwing temper tantrums‚ during which she is inconsolable. Her sleep and eating
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Summative Reflection Coming to UVa‚ I would say I was insecure about my writing and I saw taking two semester of ENWR as a burden. However‚ I am happy to say that it turned out to be the exact opposite. By taking two semesters‚ I was able to develop over the year as well as build my writing confidence. The skills I improved in ENWR helped my writing in all my classes. ENWR took a different approach than I expected. The class focused on the content rather than the grammar. This was very beneficial
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discuss the contribution of reflective practice for clinical nursing. Reflection has been defined as a way for individuals to “capture their experience‚ think about it‚ mull it over and evaluate” (Boud et al 1985: 19) Argyris and Schon (1974) suggest that practitioners often practice at less than effective levels because they follow routine. Johns (1995) implies that action can be taken through reflection to increase effectiveness in practice as reflection provides opportunities for self development as
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