Reflective Practice Portfolio Q1: Recall a situation in your clinical experiences in which an ethical decision was being made. If you have not been involved in this process yet‚ ask your preceptor to share an experience with you. Be sure only to discuss the situation as a case scenario without use of names of persons involved. Which ethical decision-making principles came into play? What impact did the ANA and/or ICN codes of ethics have on the decision that was made? Answer A 48 year old African-American
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the opportunity to achieve their potential so I am passionate about making sure this objective is potentially a reality. Consequential of spending years amongst children as a mum and aunt‚ one of my greatest attributes is the ability to adapt my practice to suit the various stages of human development. This was evident within my placements where I had no problem engaging with‚ and forming and maintaining appropriate relationships with families and children from 0-18 years old. Notably‚ maternal
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I supported service user M‚ who requires to be prompted to open blister pack and take her medication. I know service user M as I regularly visit service user M and I am there keyworker. This is under Scottish Social Services Council‚ codes of practice ‚1.1 1.4 1.5 3.6 4.3 6.1. in the sssc book. As I know service user M and I am there keyworker I know service user M very well. I read over her support plan and check medication and mar sheet‚ I check her medicines from reading the patient information
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However‚ I did not see anyone nor my nurse fill-out an incident report but did rather hear my nurse notifying other nurses of the issue while they covered her for break. An incident report should be mandated for situation like these. This is a practice I would change for the future. I now know that no matter how big or little the situation is‚ I would always do an incident report‚ along with‚ informing the family members. Hopefully that would help the situation from occurring again. New
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Caring for others has always been a deep passion of mine. As part of my course I have recently attended placement at a local residential home‚ where I would talk to and assist in caring for the service users. It was at this placement that I discovered the importance at providing support to people who may be feeling confused or distressed‚ particularly individuals with dementia. As a nurse this is an important skill to have. Initiative is another of these skills‚ in which I developed during my
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LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT – AMBITON‚ IMPROVEMENT I try to organize the childminding service I provide the best I can but also my ambition is to improve it after reflecting my practice in terms to improve outcomes for children and to increase my confidence. I set up realistic but challenging targets and try to put my plans into practice all the time (e.g. I have started cache level 3 diploma course on May as I planned couple months
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and safe work environment (Grinspun‚ 2008‚ p. 32). This can be achieved by facilities through proper equipment and training readily available to staff (Grinspun‚ 2008‚ p. 31). An intervention program aimed at the proper technique for safe handling practice showed decreased lower back injury among nurses (Grinspun‚ 2008‚ p. 40). Research furthered my understanding of proper body mechanics while assisting patients. In addition to the beneficial result of proper body mechanics. Moreover‚ these injuries
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INTRODUCTION: As someone interested in working in the theatre industry‚ it is vital that I am aware of how my voice‚ as an instrument at my disposal‚ is able to be utilised and manipulated in order to work effectively‚ healthily and to its full potential. To be in a position where this is possible‚ I must first take ownership of my voice and identify key aspects and characteristics of it. Furthermore‚ I must be able to recognise influential factors on my voice including significant events and relationships
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I have been working at Birthcare in Parnel for this clinical project. I wanted to immerse myself into a primary setting where I could focus on primary care and breastfeeding. My first impressions of birthcare were that it is more of a hospital than I had anticipated with women arriving with babies on blood sugars‚ AC T&R’s and other ‘cares’ that I had thought would not occur in a primary setting. I had this preconception because I am use to working at Waitakere hospital where we often transfer women
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Throughout my nursing career‚ I have experienced several effective educational activities as a learner. My most recent learning experience as a learner was how to operate and administer insulin via External Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Pump (ECSIP). Several patients are hospitalized with Self Administered ECSIPs. The primary nurse for that patient is expected to understand how to operate and care for this particular pump. I was very unfamiliar with this device because I was not exposed to it during
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