the end of my junior year we were instructed to write a critical lens paper. My English teacher persistently reminded us this was not an essay to be done at the last minute. I was unfamiliar with this assignment and at first glance it seemed fairly easy. With that in mind‚ I decided to hold off and focus my attention on other courses. As the due date was approaching‚ nerves set in. I immediately began working on a rough draft. The critical lens final was due Monday‚ giving me only the weekend to
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my clinical skill such as Privacy and Dignity‚ Personal Hygiene‚ Elimination‚ Fluid Balance. Catheter Care‚ Pressure Area Care‚ Moving and Handling‚ Observation and Rapid Assessment. Kim & Loretta (2003)‚ stated that Atkinson & Murphy (1993) identified the key skills needed for reflection as ‘self awareness‚ the ability to recollect and describe accurately key aspect of the situation‚ critical analysis of the situation and synthesis of new knowledge gained with the previous knowledge‚ in order
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Critical Care Outline Chapter 66 * Critical care nursing: specialty dealing with human responses to life-threatening problems. * Critical care units (CCUs) or ICUs: designed to meet the special needs of acutely and critically ill pt’s. * Types of critical care: system based‚ medical‚ surgical‚ trauma‚ burns‚ age specific * Rapid response team (RRTs): provide for the delivery of advanced care by specialized teams usually composed of: * A critical care nurse * A respiratory
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Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) in its simplest form is psychological first aid done typically within the first 24 to 48 hours‚ of an incident to individuals who have been exposed to a sever psychological trauma. The Mitchell Model is used by many police agencies throughout the United States. This model was first introduced in 1974 by Jeffrey T. Mitchell‚ Ph.D. after police officers and firefighters were distressed by a traumatic and often time gruesome event. The first article CISD appeared
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contribution to the care of an elderly gentleman‚ nursed in his own home living with his wife who provided him with nursing care between his private carer visits. The gentleman was also receiving care from a private agency and had district nurse involvement‚ as his condition worsened he had been referred by his doctor to a specialist palliative care team who assessed the patient and put him on the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP). The LPC is a best-practice model of care‚ supporting care in the last hours/days
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A Tree‚ A Rock‚ A Cloud AND Homage to the San Francisco YMCA A tree‚ a rock‚ a cloud by Carson McCullers‚ and Homage to the San Francisco YMCA by Richard Brautigan both deal with the universal theme of love and loneliness in new and interesting ways. A Tree‚ A Rock‚ A Cloud deals with love and loneliness interchangeably. It shows an old man recounting his days of many years ago. He speaks of how he was lonely and that whilst he could appreciate things‚ he was still always left with an empty and
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embarking on this course‚ I have developed an understanding of the notion of critical reflection‚ in particular understanding how I have impacted upon a situation (Fook and Gardner‚ 2007:p27) through the unique perspectives and values which I bring to it. Understanding the diversity amongst service users and the complexity of applying theoretical knowledge to practice‚ has helped me to appreciate the processes involved in reflection and to make sense of my difficulties in past experience to apply my knowledge
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Reflection on my personal effectiveness as a care worker • My communication skills • My caring Skills • My strengths and weakness My communication skills; Communication is the process of sending and receiving verbal and non-verbal messages‚ which involves exchange of information‚ feelings‚ needs and preferences. Communication consists of‚ Verbal skills: The tone‚ volume and the words we use. Non-verbal: Your body Language‚ facial expressions‚ touch and personal
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Reflection 1 I arrived on the ward at 7.00am ready to begin a 10 hour shift. After receiving handover my mentor assigned me the job of bed bathing Mr T with the help of a health care assistant. Mr T was admitted with a broken radius and ulna; this means that your forearm is made up of two long bones that sit side by side. The inside bone is called the ulna‚ and the outside bone is called the radius. You have broken both bones. A fracture means just the same as a break. The bone ends are out of
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Caroline Barber S00155374 NSG 636 Critical Incident Pressure Injuries in the Perioperative Environment. Critical Incident Essay 30% Figure 1 from Walton-Greer‚ P. (2009). Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in the Surgical Patient. AORN Journal‚ 89(3)‚ 538-552. MARKING CRITERIA INTRODUCTION 0-2 Some key information missing in introduction & conclusion. 3-5 Detailed and focused introduction & conclusion. 6-8 Well developed introduction & conclusion. 9-10 Very well developed
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