How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the interactive oral? Through the interactive orals presented today‚ the group was informed on Sophocles life and career and the later versions/ adaptations of Antigone. Although the group was only presented with two presentations‚ I feel my contextual and cultural understanding of Sophocles Antigone was improved. The first interactive oral presentation we were given was about the life and career of
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thoughts with dates. I focused on the issue of conflict in my workplace‚ which had been a major problem since long. I reanalyzed my each entry at different times during my semester and added more information from my readings and my research .Gibb’s reflective cycle helped me to explain the events‚ feelings and thoughts (first three phases- description‚ feelings‚ evaluation) and to analyse what else could in have been done and what could be done in future for better nursing practices (last three phases-analysis
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Causes of Falls in People with Dementia People with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia tend to be at high risk of falling. They are more than three times likely to fracture their hip when they fall‚ which leads to surgery and immobility. The death rate for those with Alzheimers is also increased. Therefore‚ fall prevention for people with dementia is critical. One of the ways to reduce the amount of falls for those with Alzheimers is to find out why they fall. If we can find out why people
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Description The patient presents with dementia‚ poor posture (her chin close to her chest) and dislikes solids‚ there for has to be assisted to feed and chooses only to consume liquids. Her communication skills are also poor and doesn’t have the capacity to engage in a flowing conversation but has the ability to answer a question using the words ‘yes’ or ‘no’ or by saying individual words. I was given the task of feeding the patient at lunch time as she requires one to one support at meal times
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11 December 2012 Dementia affecting the lives of many Sometimes the word Dementia can be quite scary to hear and quite frankly it is pretty scary to hear. Many people don’t really take the time to stop and realize that it might be something that can be life threating and without them even knowing they might already be having some of the early symptoms. There is no such thing as going in to the doctor to early and getting checked out for dementia. Once someone gets dementia there is no way on
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analysis of its contents (McMullen‚ et. al.‚ 2003). A portfolio captures learning from experience‚ enables to measure learning‚ acts as a tool for reflective thinking‚ illustrates critical analytical skills and evidence of self-directed learning and provides a collection of detailed evidence of a person ’s competence (Gray‚ et. al.‚ 2004). For Dewey‚ reflective thinking consisted of two parts: a state of doubt and a search to resolve that doubt. Thus‚ constructing a portfolio is an act of revealing one
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referred to as reflective practice. Reflective practice is an invaluable tool in identifying areas where you excel as well as highlighting areas where there is room for improvement What is reflective practice? Reflective practice is the process of learning from and through experience and gaining insights of self and of practice. This involves examining your assumptions as well as being self-aware and critically evaluating your responses to situations. Why is reflective practice important
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Reflective Essay The aim of this essay is to prove an understanding of my perception of reflection and how reflective practice impacts on the clinical environment and the learning process. The essay is based on my practice and training in the cardiac ward during my Foundation degree in Health and Social Care. I have selected 5 extracts from my Reflective Journal concerning a patient experiencing shortness of breath which led to a cardiac arrest. In order to be able to use this situation for my
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Reflection is an active process whereby the professional can gain an understanding of how historical‚ social‚ cultural and personal experiences have contributed to professional knowledge and practice (Wilkinson‚ 1996). Duffy (2007) believes that reflective practice is an active deliberate process of critically examining practice where an individual is challenged and enabled to undertake the process of self-enquiry to empower the practitioner to realize desirable and effective practice within a reflexive
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My original purpose for beginning this education was to achieve a master’s degree. I had no thought process put into the idea except simply achieving the degree. As time progressed into my first semester my competitive nature kicked into gear. I did not just want to achieve a degree and slide by the next two years I wanted to excel. I had found my drive again and I wanted to soak up everything I possibly could about technology. A considerable amount of time and effort needed to be put forth
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