I am reflecting on medication administration using different stages of Gibbs Reflective Cycle such as description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and action plan (Gibbs‚ 1988). Medication administration is a key element for nursing practice. During my CPU class‚ my tutor demonstrated how to administered medications to patient using five rights which were right patient‚ right drug‚ right time‚ right dose and right route (Bullock & Manias‚ 2013)‚ to follow the OSCA criteria step by step
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some of the foods that you can gradually start giving your baby are: * Boiled and mashed vegetables. Use vegetables like potatoes‚ cauliflower‚ carrots‚ beans‚ etc. * Starchy foods which are rich in carbohydrates like rice‚ potatoes‚ cereals‚ and oats. * Ripe and mashed fruits‚ e.g.‚ banana‚ apple. * Diluted fruit juice (1 part fruit juice to 10 parts of water). * Dairy products like cheese and yogurt. * Commercial weaning products contain a variety of ingredients to meet the nutritional
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all aspects of their care” (Nursing and Midwifery Council (2015a)) Prior to beginning this placement‚ I had no knowledge of patient observations‚ such as 1:1 eyesight‚ other than ‘suicide watch’. This reflection explores an observation of a care support worker who was observing a patient who was at high risk of absconsion‚ discussing my feelings of the situation and how I aim to improve my own practice based on this observation. In this reflection‚ I shall be using Gibbs reflective cycle (1988‚ as
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NurseGateway « 1st year reflection using Gibbs reflective cycle » Welcome Guest. Please Login or Register. Jun 26th‚ 2013‚ 06:57am NurseGateway Student Quarter Essay Bank (Moderator: Pure Maiden) 1st year reflection using Gibbs reflective cycle « Previous Topic | Next Topic » Pages: 1 Author Topic: 1st year reflection using Gibbs reflective cycle (Read 1195 times) Pure Maiden The Administrator member is offline
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In the context of professional practices reflection is defined as the examination of personal thoughts and actions (David‚ 2004). In this essay I am reflecting on an incident that happened in my earlier years of working as a professional nurse. The incident I am sharing and the subsequent learning I have gained by reflecting it helped me in the later years of my nursing career. During my career as a professional nurse I have worked in several hospitals also attended several cases and those provided
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The fast paced world of Emergency room nursing is exciting‚ rewarding‚ and hard work. Emergency room nurses are responsible for treating patients who are experiencing illness‚ injury or trauma. Being a nurse means being able to think on your feet to solve a problem and execute a treatment plan. E.R nurses must have many different characteristics to be able to work in the emergency room. One characteristic is being able to handle a fast paced‚ constant change environment. Being in the E.R‚ things
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EMERGENCY NURSING Your guide in becoming an Emergency Nurse INTRODUCTION According to Emergency Nurses association‚ Emergency nursing is a specialty area of the nursing profession like no other. To provide quality patient care for people o all ages‚ emergency nurses must possess both general and specific knowledge about health care to provide quality patient care for people of all ages. Emergency nurses must be ready to treat a wide variety of illnesses or injury situations‚ ranging from
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Emergency Care Nursing Emergency rooms are known for their long waits and lack of competent staff. Over the past years emergency care departments have revamped their systems in order to correct these flaws. A leading factor in this change is the presence of more nursing staff on the floor of the emergency room. Nurses have gone from having little power when it comes to patient diagnoses‚ to running their own non-life-threatening treatment facilities. Without these men and women emergency care
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The purpose of this task is to produce a reflective account of a work based incident using Gibbs model of reflection. The reflection will be based on communication skills in the ward setting. To maintain confidentiality of the patient in this reflection they will be known as Mrs X‚ in accordance with the NMC code of conduct (2008). Mrs X was an elderly lady admitted to the ward for rehabilitation. It became clear from the morning nurse handing over that Mrs X had been very ‘difficult’ to nurse
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Reflection is the process involved in making sense of events or situations which involves a thoughtful approach (Oelofsen‚ 2012). Professional values are extremely important in the nursing profession which allows a professional relationship to be made (Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC)‚ 2010). In this assignment I am going to describe what professional values and relationships are‚ while using the reflective model Gibbs. I will draw my assignment to an end with a conclusion which will explain the importance
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