Session 1: A Critical Reflection As I start my new educational path I found myself reflecting back on my most recent work experience. I spent six years working directly in the shadow of a very demanding Office Manager. She received all the credit while I did all the work. Many nights I came home frustrated and in tears from her lack of respect and her threating ways. However‚ my pride in myself and my strong work ethics kept me going in everyday and doing the best job I could do. This past May‚ due
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Global Cardiac Biomarkers Market 2014-20180280035A cardiac biomarker is defined as a measurable substance that is used as an indicator for diagnosis and risk stratification related to CVDs such as ACS‚ coronary syndromes‚ MI‚ and HF. Some of the cardiac biomarkers are CK-MB‚ troponins (cTnI and cTnT)‚ BNP‚ NT-proBNP‚ GFAP‚ H-FABP‚ LDH isoenzymes‚ D-Dimer‚ IMA‚ MPO‚ myoglobin‚ and sCD40L. Cardiac biomarker assays help medical professionals in understanding and differentiating between MI and angina
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of the information and knowledge gained‚ by suggesting how these skills will be applied to the student nurses future practice. Disease management improves the quality of a patient’s lifestyle and activities of daily living‚ through education and nursing intervention on their condition‚ empowering them to take a more significant role in their own care. It considers all additional factors to the actual medicinal treatment for the disease‚ providing a holistic approach. It is therefore imperative that
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Reflection (physics) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The reflection of Mount Hood in Mirror Lake. Reflection is the change in direction of a wavefront at an interface between two different media so that the wavefront returns into the medium from which it originated. Common examples include the reflection of light‚ sound and water waves. The law of reflection says that for specular reflection the angle at which the wave is incident on the surface equals the angle at which it is reflected
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much professional experience ►Peers comment that Iam a hard worker and have good professional knowledge. Weaknesses ►I do night shifts to arrange child care so I seldom get chance to work with students. ►I did my nursing in India so Iam unsure about the responsibilities of student nurses of each year. ►Lack of experience as being an associate mentor. ►My accent/pronunciation make others difficult to understand me. Opportunities ►As to achieve
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Global Cardiac POC Testing Devices Market 2014-2018 Cardiac POC tests are medical blood tests that include cholesterol and coagulation testing. Cardiac POC tests include troponin and BNP tests that are used to diagnose cardiovascular conditions such as acute myocardial infarction‚ coronary syndromes‚ and heart failure. These tests help to detect the enzymes released during heart failure and in other critical cardiac conditions that release creatine kinase‚ troponin‚ LDH isoenzymes‚ and BNP. These
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Chapter 1 Nursing Images throughout History 1) The angle of mercy 2) The handmaiden 3) The battle-ax 4) The naughty nurse 5) The military image A. Nurses on the battlefield Hospitalers – specialized soldiers who at the end of battle returned to the outposts to care for the sick and injured Army nursing service – organize nurses and hospitals and coordinate supplies for the soldiers during the Civil War Clara Barton a. Provided care in tents set up close to the fighting b. Did not discriminate
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What is reflection? Reflection is the examination of personal thoughts and actions. For practitioners this means focusing on how they interact with their colleagues and with the environment to obtain a clearer picture of their own behaviour. It is therefore a process by which practitioners can better understand themselves in order to be able to build on existing strengths and take appropriate future action. And the word ‘action’ is vital. Reflection is not ‘navel-gazing’. Its aim is to develop
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time completing clinical documentation (Ballermann‚ Shaw‚ Mayes‚ Gibney & Westbrook‚ 2011; Moody‚ & Snyder‚ 1995; Saranto‚ & Kinnunen‚ 2009; Westbrook‚ Ampt‚ Kearney‚ & Rob‚ 2008). The quality of documentation in the medical record is viewed as a reflection of the quality of care given (Irving‚ Treacy‚ Scott‚ Hyde‚ Butler‚ & MacNeela‚ 2006). Accurate documentation facilitates communication‚ promotes health care‚ meets professional requirements and helps demonstrate accountability (Sewell‚ Day‚ Tuot
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often stated that there is a need for leadership skills in nursing because nurses are responsible for leading and Elizabeth A. Curtis‚ Fintan K. Sheerin‚ Jan de Vries managing the care environment and must exercise leadership during their interactions with patients and their families and colleagues (Heller et al‚ 2004). Moreover‚ leadership has a positive impact on employee satisfaction and patient care (Paterson et al‚ 2010). Nursing leaders can be strong advocates for staff by being risk takers
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