Reflective account on communication This assignment is a reflective account on communicating with a patient who cannot communicate verbally. To remain confidential I will call the patient‚ Patient A. I’m going to discuss the importance of non-verbal communication within a healthcare setting. Patient A was a 63 year old lady suffering from MND which resulted in her losing her speech. This was my first shift back from having a few days off and I returned to work on a night shift. Patient A was
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Education course. One of the modules is Equality and Diversity in Childcare. For this exercise I will explore equality and diversity concepts as relevant to Irish Society. Analyse approaches to diversity education including‚ assimilation‚ multicultural‚ intercultural and anti-bias. Explore equality and diversity terminology; including prejudice‚ discrimination‚ racism‚ sexism and abelism etc. Examine current legislation on Equality and Diversity‚ to include Equality Legislation‚ the UN Convention on the
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The aim of this assignment is to review a reflective account of events that occurred during a clinical placement‚ whilst on operational practice in an out of hospital environment. This incident involved a physical assault on a young woman. Siviter (2004) defines reflection as gaining self-confidence‚ identifying when to improve‚ learning from good or bad mistakes and behaviour‚ being self-aware and improving the future by learning the past. Therefore reflection can enable the Paramedic to use
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Reflective Account – Use of A Diary System In our team we have a duty rota. The details of which are entered and used in a diary system each person is scheduled in for a day of duty on a rotational basis. I enter this into an outlook diary/calendar every 6 months. I have to check individual personal diaries first to check that the dates I enter for them do not clash with appointments that they already have booked in‚ also taking into account annual leave. Once I know what prior appointments
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Alise Clark Promoting Equality and Diversity of Service Users in a Care Setting. The society that we now live in has become increasingly more diverse over the years. A reflection of how diverse our communities now are is in our care settings‚ carers now have to be proactive in equally and fairly treating everybody in their care‚ despite having such varied people in their care environment. People such as Nurses‚ Health Care Assistants
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EXAMPLE OF A REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT FROM WHICH TO DEVELOP AN ACADEMIC POSTER Introduction Recently I have been studying on a Masters course and have been studying about leadership and management in health. I have little practical experience of leadership and management of health projects or services. It is important that I reflect on my learning as I hope to develop my skills and experience of management and leadership once I leave the university. Greenwood( 1993) suggests that reflection is about
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needed prompting and support‚ it was still what she wanted. With being patient with Mrs X whilst she was being assisted helped to promote her independence which I believe is very important. Analysis I believe that because of taking the time and promoting Mrs X’s independence helped to keep her calm and relaxed. Also by answering what Mrs X was saying to me helped‚ even though it was hard to understand what Mrs X was talking about‚ it would have made her feel happy that she has someone to talk to
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Growing up with a parent in the medical profession‚ I have seen at first-hand the diverse life of a doctor with its challenges and demands. Medicine is a career constantly changing and developing; as a course I will continue to utilise all I learn. My juvenile arthritis shows me the human body is complex and problems can so easily arise. A condition affects not only the patient‚ but the family and I can appreciate how rewarding being a doctor‚ with the capacity to help those in need‚ would be. Shadowing
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This essay will explore the terms and meanings of equality‚ diversity and rights and how they are relevant to Health and social care. This essay will also explore the social‚ cultural and economic benefits of equality‚ diversity and rights. The meaning of the word equality is that all individuals have the same value but it doesn’t mean that they all should be treated in the same way. Equality is an important aspect of society‚ everybody should have equal opportunities so they can reach their full
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Student Satisfaction – Equality and Diversity within the College (Lesoco) - Lewisham Way Chloe Reilly-Mason Student number: 31027124 Word Count: 1598 Acknowledgements This report was conducted with support from students within Lesoco – Lewisham way. Their cooperation is both acknowledged and appreciated. Without them this report would not have been possible. Any conclusions‚ diagrams‚ or findings were based on analysis of results gained from student participation. Lesoco – Lewisham Way Students
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