this essay I intend to reflect upon the first time I administered an injection. To assist me in the process of reflection I will use De Bono ’s Six Thinking Hats (1985) methodology of thinking. Although‚ traditionally‚ this method is used in business and management‚ I feel that it is applicable to nursing as it has enabled me to dissect my thinking. De Bono suggests that we need to practice deliberate thinking as opposed to reactive thinking if we really want to progress ideas and reach sensible conclusions
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Professionalism in a Clinical Nursing Setting Professionalism in a Clinical Nursing Setting Customer Inserts His/her Name University Name Introduction: Professionalism holds within its ambit several factors that combine to give it a collective meaning. It is marked by achieving an alignment between one’s attitude and the expectations of his profession. Professionalism is the part and parcel of all major professions of the world and clinical nursing is no exception in this regard. Moreover‚ professional
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Clinical Synthesis I Ayva Rodriguez Felician College Clinical Synthesis I The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) recommended nine essentials of baccalaureate education for professional nursing practice ("Essentials‚" 2008‚ p. 3). One of the key nurse managers’ key competency is practicing the AACN essential I that uses written‚ verbal‚ nonverbal‚ and emerging technology methods to communicate effectively with a variety of disciplines to inform decision making by using inquiry
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I chose Transformational Leadership over the other theories because it does not only describe many of the attributes and behaviors I usually demonstrate in my daily life activities‚ but also it displays the kind of leader I want to become in the future. Personality characteristic such as being dominant‚ self-confidence or having ethical or moral values are traits that are innate from me. As a leader‚ I like to help my teammates to achieve their goals by having a good leader-follower relationship
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‘consideration’ style however showed positive relationships with the staff and low level of grievances but this meant performance levels were much lower. Fiedler put forward his situational theory in 1958. He proposed that leadership was dependent upon the situation and assumed that all leaders are affected by an inherent set of leadership behaviours‚ which he believed was difficult to change. He identified two basic leadership styles which were task or relationship orientated. According to Tulsian
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The Transformational Learning Hypothesis initially created by Jack Mezirow is depicted as being "constructivist‚ an introduction which holds that the way students translate and reinterpret their sense encounter is‚ fundamental to making meaning and subsequently learning" (Mezirow‚ 1991). The hypothesis has two fundamental sorts of learning: instrumental and communitive learning. Instrumental learning centres around learning through assignment arranged critical thinking and cause and effect of relationships
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REVISITING FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY: A CLOSER LOOK AT FOLLOWER DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES A Dissertation Presented to The Academic Faculty By Michael Lippstreu In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Georgia Institute of Technology May‚ 2010 Copyright © 2010 by Michael Lippstreu REVISITING FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY: A CLOSER LOOK AT FOLLOWER DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES Approved
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Reflection on a clinical Skill This essay will discuss a clinical skill in which I have become competent in practicing as a student nurse. I will use a reflective model to discuss how I have achieved the necessary level of competence in my nurse training programme. The reflective model I have chosen to use is Gibbs model (Gibbs 1988). Gibbs model of reflection incorporates the following: description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and an action plan (Gibbs 1988). The model will
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Final Clinical Reflection Please answer all questions clearly. Classroom Management What classroom management and lesson ideas have you observed that made an impression? The classroom management technique that was the most effective in my classroom was “class‚ class..yes‚ yes.” The teacher would simply say “class‚ class” in whatever pitch she chose and the students had to match saying “yes‚ yes.” She would even jazz it up and say “classity‚ class” and the students respond by saying “yessity‚ yes
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Clinical Reflection in ICU For the purpose of this essay I will give a descriptive account of what implementation means within the Roper‚ Logan and Tierney (1986) nursing process. I will describe what implementation involves for the nurse and will be focusing on one aspect of the holistic care given to my patient whilst on placement. I have had the opportunity to see a stroke patient today - she wasnt under the stroke team but her MRI came back with 2 right Cerebellar infacts and CT results showed
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