DipHE/BSc (Hons) Nursing Registered Nurse Faculty of Health & Social Care Sciences School of Nursing Year 3 Level 5 Semester 2 Knowledge to Enhance Quality of Care in Adult Nursing Module code: ZA2007 Module credits : 30 Module leader : Claire Hope Cohort : September 2010 Start date : 4 March 2013 Contents of Module Guide: Page Number 1. Module Team 2 2. Module summary 3-5 3. Module Content 6 4. Teaching and Learning Strategy 7 5
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expectancy ‚ more education and health awareness. Lung cancer/smoking staistics over last 100 years North and south differences men and women differences Scotland/England/worldwide? Lung cancer through the years Changes in nursing over last 100 years – patient choice‚ nursing role‚ etc
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Self-Reflection on personal practice While on placement‚ I completed three tasks directly linked with the care of the patients. During the task I was observed by the nurse Amy who supervised me in doing the task. The three tasks involved where; • To assist a patient with eating a snack / meal • To transfer a patient from bad to wheelchair and transfer him to his Physio • To assist a patient with washing their hands before a snack or a meal. During some of these tasks I felt really anxious
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There are many instances in the recent past that will affect me greatly in my educational pursuits at Colorado Christian University. I am currently employed as a full time nurse and have been for the better part of the last five years. In that time‚ I have worked in several different settings; I’ve worked acute care‚ critical care‚ obstetrics‚ pediatrics‚ emergency care‚ and long term care. No matter what setting I’ve worked‚ I’ve noticed that my personality and faith play a big role in the care
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Reflection on a clinical skill. Introduction The clinical skill this reflective assignment will refer too is that of the measurement of blood pressure. As the experience predominantly involved feelings and thoughts‚ I found it appropriate to use the Atkins and Murphy (1994) reflective model. The use of this model enables me to reflect on the experiences described below. It also guides my thoughts as to critically analysing the experience and enlightens me as to what has been learned from the
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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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That day‚ I began to reflect on nursing knowledge‚ previous experiences‚ and I transformed my nursing knowledge into action. I realized that I was very confident and proactive in this situation. I was confident that by arranging a family meeting‚ I was able to help the patient’s’ family to respect the patient’ wishes. My response in this situation was to respect my patient’s wishes and teach the patient’s family. My thought and feelings about this situation is that I felt that I made a difference
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As my career through nursing school has progressed over the last two and a half years I have been blessed with the opportunity to participate in a multitude of clinical experiences. These clinical experiences have given me invaluable hands-on knowledge to facilitate with my coursework in the classroom. I believe that experiential learning is one of the main aspects of nursing school which distinguishes it from other majors. Through my clinical rotations I was able to acquire hundreds of hours in
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Important Nursing Skills Even though the fundamental skills of nursing are important‚ there are many other skills that are just as important. Most of the many different nursing theories come together as one‚ which help a nurse provide good nursing care. “The most abstract characteristic of a caring person is somehow responsive to another person as a unique individual‚ perceives the other’s feelings‚ and sets one person apart from another” (Blais & Hayes‚ 2012‚ p. 108) Caring and compassion are
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discussed in terms of asking as many questions as possible and attending all of the educational aspects that discuss pertinent skills needed to be a successful nurse. As you included in your first post‚ Walden University states‚ "communication‚ adult learning‚ diversity‚ time management‚ assessment‚ critical thinking‚ and problem solving" (2015). These are necessary skills that one would need to be a competent nurse. It is important that healthcare professional to keep up to date with their training
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