I work in a Jewish care home on EMI dementia nursing unit for the elderly. My clients suffer from dementia. They are in different stages of that illness‚ from mild 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
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MAR that she could have in IV. Since she was already throwing up and was visibly upset I asked her if she would like this route because it would be faster acting and I didn’t want her throwing up the oral tablet. She agreed and I found her primary care provider to assist in this. At first she just said yes‚ go ahead but then I had to explain to her that it wasn’t yet in my scope to administer IV direct medication. Once she understood this I observed her administer the gravol‚ asking her questions
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aged 22 who suffers from a borderline personality disorder‚ and is a recovering self-harmer and anorexic. AC experienced a traumatic childhood due to abuse within the family unit which therefore led to AC being removed from the care of her family and placed into foster care. AC appeared to find it difficult to adjust; this was shown through her self-damaging behaviors. Due this AC was placed into various institutions to try and overcome these behaviors. The first stage of Erickson’s life span
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neglect‚ patients being sexually abuse‚ etc.… but I have hardly ever heard about staff mistreatment from patients‚ patient’s family members‚ and other staff. In my first semester of nursing‚ I was taught to treat patients with courtesy‚ respect‚ and care and most importantly‚ their safety. But we were only taught once on ways to protect ourselves from patient abuse. This incident has taught me that as a nurse I must protect my patients but I must primary consider protecting myself. Elaborate:
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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 participated in this service activity at Villa Dalmacia on 12 Gorham Way‚ Spear-wood WA. This organisation assists and cares for the aged care and those who cannot assist themselves. I started on the to the 14th of April and did four more days in the weeks that followed. When visiting Villa Dalmacia I mainly helped in the dementia ward‚ helping with the therapy games. I also; helped with bingo‚ bocci‚ clean cupboards‚ transport patients and serve morning tea. I really enjoyed doing a variety of
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attributes along with a genuine desire to learn about how to help and care for people and their families when they are at their most vulnerable. I have been employed for three years by a fast food restaurant‚ in which I am a staff trainer. This has given me a large amount of responsibilities‚ as it is important to be able to quickly establish good‚ trusting relationships with new starters. Such a role‚ and working within customer care‚ has developed my confidence and leadership within the work place
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As a childminder I work towards EYFS and meet Every Child Matters in everything I do. I would like children in my care achieve as much as they can so I start the learning and development process from torough talk to parents before child starts attending to my setting to find out child’s likes‚ dislikes‚ abilities‚ achievements. Then I do observe‚ asses particular child and plan activities following his interest‚ abilities‚ individual achievements‚ background. The important part of my observation
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When she began to cough I was slightly alarmed and tried to explain that I would come back with some water. I felt anxious and uncertain I could properly care for a person who I did not have any background information on. Evaluation The task was challenging for me as I felt concerned for a patient which I did not know past history on. I was unaware she could not have fluids and may have tried to give her
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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 nursing school. The entry-level education of prepares graduates with the knowledge‚ skills and professional behaviors to work safely and competently as contemporary health care professionals (). Therefore‚ anxiety was at an all time high due to my lack of experience with this device.
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