life I have always wanted a career that would make a difference to people’s lives no matter how small. As I chose to have a family at a young age my education was put on hold but this has not stopped me from going back in to higher education now my children are older‚ I feel more determined than ever as a mature student to gain the qualifications that I need to pursue my goals and to have the career that I want as a paramedic. I currently work for the NHS as a nursing assistant which has given me
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References12 Introduction In this assignment the discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of using reflection in nursing practice is undertaken. Boyd and Fales‚ 1983 states reflection is "the process of internally examining and exploring an issue of concern‚ triggered by an experience‚ which creates and clarifies meaning in terms of self‚ and which results in a changed perspective"(p 3). Reflection entails identifying a predicament‚ asking questions‚ analysing evidence‚ examining suppositions and
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for example whether it is forensic‚ community nursing speciality‚ what you have learned about yourself and the complexity of the Learning Disability nurse’s role within it. You are expected to apply a reflective framework of your choice and support your reflection with appropriate references. This piece of reflection will focus on my experiences whilst on practice placement; I will be using the (Gibbs 1988‚ cited in Jasper 2003) model of reflection. Gibbs cycle is set out in order of categories
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The Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC) standards of proficiency for pre-registration nursing education (2010) sets out exactly what student nurses must achieve to enable registration onto the first part of the register. Another NMC publication; Standards to support learning and assessment in practice (2006) lays out what a post registration nurse requires to fulfil in order to formally assess student nurses. These two sets of standards make it clear what is expected of both students and mentors
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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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college. Although both LPNs and RNs have to take somewhat of an exit exam‚ after the exam the RN WILL be a licensed nurse. The LPN must pass the NCLEX-PN licensing exam but before taking the NCLEX-PN the LPN has to complete a state approved practical nursing program. After all exams have been taken‚ and passed‚ a RN is a licensed Registered nurse‚ and as a licensed Registered Nurse‚ they are able to work independently. They can educate patients and provide advice to the patient and their families. RN;s
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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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Summative Communication & Cultural Safety Reflection | | | Following an adaption of Johns’ model of structured reflection (Jasper‚ 2003)‚ I will discuss an event that occurred during my residential placement as a nursing student‚ what I have learnt and how I would act if the situation arose again. Lastly‚ I will discuss what I have learnt in relation to the Nursing Council of New Zealand competencies for cultural safety and communication. Description
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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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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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