Personal Reflective Essay You always hear about it‚ but you never think it would happen to you or one of your loved ones. The word ‘cancer’ is enough to scare you. That’s exactly what it did to me…when I was told almost four years ago that my dad had cancer. That moment‚ it was like my life came crashing down around me. It was the time of my older Brother and Sister‚ Umar and Sehar’s exams. We had all noticed a change in our Mum and Dad. They had been acting strangely for the past few
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Erick Erickson’s Life Span Theory is known as the 8 ages of development as he defines 8 major life crisis’s which he says are significant in terms of human growth and development. During each stage Erickson believes that there is a life crisis which we need to work through. There are 2 outcomes one positive and one negative‚ which will have implications for the development of our identity. We will develop a mixture of both outcomes from each stage. If the positive outweighs the negative then ego
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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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to severe. Some of them are in end of live care. My clients come from different backgrounds then me and where raised in a very different way to how I was raised. It is important that I will remember this and respect their beliefs‚ as we all have personal beliefs and preferences based on our background and upbringing. I have been brought up in a catholic society where religious education was compulsory‚ however we still studied various other religions and were taught to respect all people and there
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An event occurred that did not exemplify best practice as a nursing student‚ and soon to be registered nurse was when I was administering medication last week on a respiratory floor. I had given my patient the medication‚ and realized there was no water at the bedside. I quickly went to get my patient water for her to swallow the capsules more easily from the bathroom. When I arrived back‚ she stated that she had already taken them. I had informed my preceptor and she advised me to look on her bed
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I worked as a teacher of children aged 5-12 with learning difficulties ADHD and Autistic spectrum children. My work included attending to the pupil’s personal needs and implementing personal programmes‚ including social physical and welfare matters. I encouraged pupils to interact with others and engage in group activities for example peer group activities‚ games‚ chanting slogas and music class. I also encouraged pupils to act independently as appropriate for example by arranging their bags‚ shoes
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patient with COPD: a reflective account Barnett M (2005) Caring for a patient with COPD: a reflective account. Nursing Standard. 19‚ 36‚ 41-46. Date of acceptance: October 15 2004. Summary Reflective practice has been a familiar topic in nursing journals and the term is regularly used in professional nursing practice. However‚ it was not until I used Johns’ (1994) model to analyse and explore my feelings and actions in daily practice that I fully understood the concept of reflective practice and discovered
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On Friday Oct/16/‚ at 6:30 pm I received a phone call from Maria Julaj (Kelly’s client). Maria J‚ said that her friend that she referred to the program is not happy with the services. Her friend is Viviana Cox and Claudia is a FSW. I replied to Maria J‚ that I will call her friend and talk to her. On Sunday Oct 18 @ 11:00 am I made a phone call to Viviana. Viviana stated that on Friday Claudia did a home visit for only 5 minutes. Viviana asked Claudia for assistance calling the insurance because
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mix residential home for the elderly‚ some of the clients ‚Dementia range from mild to severe. The clients are raised in a very different way to how I was raised and it is important that I must remember this and respect their this as we all have personal beliefs and preferences based on our background and upbringing. I have been brought as a Muslim where religious education was compulsory‚ however we still studied various other religions and were taught to respect all people and there beliefs. Prayers
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My time in Evangel Student Care Centre ( Canberra ) has been an extraordinary taste of a unique experience for myself. My job scope is the role of a teacher/mentor for the children in the care centre. During the first day after making first contact with Ms Xiao‚ I gained knowledge of the basic routine of the centre and the general job scope of my volunteer work. I was then instructed to perform a counselling task for one of the children isolated in the counselling room due to his rebellious nature
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