Word Count: 1499 In this assignment I have chosen to discuss manual blood pressure a clinical skill‚ I performed whilst on placement as part of a community mental health team. I have chosen this skill as I was nervous about performing it in practice and could reflect on my experience. The aim of this essay is to reflect and discuss learning achieved and my application of the clinical skill in practice. The NMC require that as a nurse “you must have the knowledge and skills for safe and effective
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THE ROLE OF DEBRIDEMENT IN WOUND HEALING OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES FOOT ULCERS (REFLECTIVE ANALYSIS) INCIDENT As a registered nurse with over 10 years of clinical practice experience in various field of nursing including caring for patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs)‚ I was concerned with rise in the numbers of DFUs cases resulting into higher rates of amputation‚ disabilities and mortality . DFU are caused by a combination of peripheral neuropathy and vascular diseases resulting from
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The basic philosophy of palliative care is to achieve the best quality of life for patients even when their illness cannot be cured. Palliative care is provided through comprehensive management of the physical‚ psychological‚ social‚ and spiritual needs of patients‚ while remaining sensitive to their personal‚ cultural‚ and religious values and beliefs. Hospital palliative care services are often provided through an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals including‚ but not limited to:
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Should Canadian government apologize to Chinese Canadians the way their ancestors were treated No one is superior than other except piety and good actions.(Prophet P.B.U.H)Racism and equality are two opposite‚ but very important things that really affects the world peace.To being a racist and not given rights to others what they deserve is a worst thing that hides all qualities of a person.Even though‚ that is what Canada did to Chinese and I think that Canadian government should apologize
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The article written by Loughry and Tosi was based on a deductive theory. They focused their research on how effective can an organization be where feedbacks from peers acting as agents could influence their co-workers performance and behavior in an informally controlled management. Thus‚ trying to understand the effectiveness of monitoring‚ work-unit performance and an individual’s satisfaction in performing well for a reward system in an organization. Highlighting the two research question “What
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“Is education fundamental to the prevention of diabetic foot ulcers?” This question was developed using the PICO framework (appendix one). Diabetes is a chronic condition that can have debilitating consequences that can seriously affect a patient’s lifestyle and their contribution to social gain according to the Department of Health and Children (D.O.H.C.) (2008). It is increasing at a rapid rate which is highlighted by The Institute of Public Health (2010) who state that the number of diabetics
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Reflective Essay on Negotiation Abstract This essay is about a reflection of the role play activity in class. In this essay‚ I will analysis about the gaining‚ the learning gaps and future actions. In addition‚ I will take about the difficulty in using influence tactics and evaluate about my performance. Keywords influence tactics‚ negotiation‚ in the future‚ reflection Introduction During the week 4 tutorial‚ we were required to participate in a role-play activity
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to get the advanced education. However‚ it is difficult to imagine the pressure of international students when they are studying abroad. Students’ pressure comes from different aspects‚ but three of the most important pressures including emotion‚ culture and study. It means international students will face emotional loneliness‚ culture shock and the burdensome learning task. First‚ one of the reasons that students’ pressure appear is emotional loneliness. Before students’ departure‚ they usually
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Midterm Reflection Thursday‚ June 20th‚ 2013 • Come to Me - The Indian Raichel Project • Putumayo Presents: One World‚ Many Cultures • Power of Words • It will make different depend on how you use your words • Change you words‚ change your world! Reflection: After learning about the power of words‚ I want to learn more vocabulary and improve my communication skills Tuesday‚ June 25th‚ 2013 • Ground Rules for class discussions: respectful‚ no interruptions‚ be open‚ helpful‚ constructive
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The History of Blood Pressure Finding out someone’s blood pressure is very important. Johannes Müller once said‚ “The discovery of blood pressure was more important than the discovery of blood.” Someone’s blood pressure could be high‚ and no one would know. The reason being is that a person with high blood pressure‚ also known as hypertension‚ will usually have no symptoms. High or low blood pressure cannot be detected without being measured. High blood pressure could cause heart attacks‚ strokes
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