Nursing as a profession requires critical thinking and sometimes spur-of-the-moment decision-making as the lives of people depend on such decisions. (Reflective Model Used) This paper aims to apply my reflection on an incident that I encountered while doing my Supervised Practice at a nursing home. The model used is Gibbs Model of Reflection. (Gibbs definition) (Learning Outcomes) Discuss and reflect on the ethical and legal implications of nursing in the UK in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
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research is about ulcer prevention in hospitals. Mainly pressure ulcers which are a big problem in hospital. There should be ways to identify if repositioning of patients is needed without having to wait the routinely 2 hours to reposition. Also identifying the area that are prone to pressure other than the most common which are bony prominences. Several studies have been done with the use of map devices to monitor the pressure of the body or mattress overlay to alleviate pressure from the body to help
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management of this incident. In compliance with the 2004 Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct‚ the facility‚ patients and associated health care professionals involved have been anonymized to protect confidentiality. I have chosen the Gibbs (1988) model of reflection as I feel the model’s 6 stage components provide a positive and constructive method and framework for learning through reflection‚ and facilitate clear
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Hydrocolloids in pressure ulcer prevention Carolyn DelVecchio‚ R.N. SUNY Empire Hydrocolloids in pressure ulcer prevention INTRODUCTION TO PROBLEM Hospital Acquired ulcers (HAPU) are a common problem in healthcare facilities-They are a financial burden to healthcare facilities and can cause an adverse outcome to patients. An estimated 60‚000 patients die each year from complications due to (HAPU) and can cost up to $362‚000 to 28 billion a year (Duncan‚ 2007‚ p.605). Since 2008‚ the
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Importance of Reliable Information on Pressure Ulcer Prevention Chamberlain College of Nursing NUR500: Foundational Concepts and Applications Importance of Reliable Information on Pressure Ulcer Prevention In a technologically based society‚ such as ours‚ it is imperative that nurses‚ “base care decisions on best practice evidence from peer-reviewed research literature.” (Miller‚ Graves‚ Jones‚ & Seivert‚ 2010) Websites can be a great resource‚ but their credibility must be determined and researched
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Pressure ulcer prevention is an important clinical issue in the renal unit that causes patients in the hospital setting unnecessary pain and discomfort‚ an increased risk for infection‚ and an increased need of resources for treatment. According to the American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC‚ 2012)‚ hospital admissions are “resulting in annual costs of $11 billion for treatment related to the ulcers.” Another issue that hospitals have come across with the prevalence of pressure ulcers is the responsible
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addiction to recovery. The practicum site chosen was Challenges‚ which is a state licensed and JCAHO accredited private addictions and mental health treatment center located in the greater Fort Lauderdale‚ Florida area. At Challenges the model of relapse prevention treatment represents a new and unique direction in relapse care. They incorporate the latest‚ cutting edge technology together with traditional treatment‚ twelve-step oriented treatment‚ and alternative treatment therapies for those challenged
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Health model programs are used to help people with type 2 diabetes. The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) teaches people with diabetes to learn to eat healthy (Kramer‚ Kriska‚ Venditti‚ Miller‚ Brooks‚ Burke‚ Siminerio‚ Solano‚ Orchard‚ 2009). The Group Organized Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Diabetes Prevention Program (GO-YDPP)‚ is a modification of the DPP that involves one hour of training two times a week (Ackermann‚ and Marrero‚ 2007). The DPP is a program developed
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This essay is a reflection of my first clinical simulation‚ using Driscoll’s (2000) reflection model. For this simulation I took the role of measuring blood pressure. According to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN 2015) blood pressure needs to be checked to identify how much the blood exerts on the walls of the blood vessels. The blood pressure is checked as a routine‚ along with the patient’s temperature‚ pulse and respiratory rate (vital signs). For this scenario my colleague and I entered the
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Preventing Patient Harm with Prevention Education Pressure (open‚ painful sores) can be an expensive difficult project for the healthcare industry as a whole‚ that is usually preventable. Patients go through undo suffering‚ extended stays in the hospital and long treatments that increase the already strained healthcare worldwide. Hospital acquired pressure ulcers stage III and IV are considered preventable harm. It has been calculated that pressures ulcers can cost an upward of “9-11billion dollars
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