‘Critically analyse the physical care‚ well being and interventions used in a client in your care’. This reflective essay focus’s on a 54 year old service user who suffers from schizophrenia. Coinciding with her mental health illness she has a diagnosis’s of diabetes type 2‚ she is obese‚ and has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). For the purpose of this reflective essay I shall be focusing on how her diabetes was managed during her time on an inner city psychiatric assessment ward
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Feminism is a very controversial topic in today’s society and has been growing greatly ever since World War II. In general‚ feminism refers to movements aimed at instituting and protecting equal political‚ economic‚ social rights and equal opportunities for all women. Some of these rights include legal protection‚ inclusion in politics‚ business‚ scholarship‚ recognition and building of women’s cultures and power. Feminism is contentious because it faces traditions in many areas especially for
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Before I arrived at NCOA‚ I wasn’t sure what I was going to learn throughout the course. Some friends told me the course was amazing‚ while others said it is just a vacation and I should enjoy it. Then‚ there are the people who just plain hate school and said it was the worst time ever. I tried to keep an open mind about the course‚ but it becomes difficult when you have so many people telling you so many different things. I tried to put all my opinions and misconceptions aside and give the material
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At the age of eleven I experienced two fundamental shifts within my knowledge of myself and the world around me; though‚ of course‚ at the time I was quite unaware of the long lasting implications of these shifts. The first shift would lead to a drastic reworking of my inner psyche‚ this inner reworking founded itself when I experienced my first panic attack‚ an early sign of the anxiety disorder that would fester in my mind until the present. The second shift had a greater immediate impact upon
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-1- The first benefits I gained from the simulation lab is the opportunity to get familiar with the environment and equipment in the ICU so that I know what to expect in real patient situation. Second it allowed me to practice how to organize the room to make sure that no tub or lines get pulled during treatment. Third this lab was an occasion to use problem solving skills to come up with solutions when there was a change in patient status. -2- I learned from this experience that it is important
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Enthusiasm. Alertness. Adaptability. These are the three major character qualities that I have gained through my time and experience in HOSA. Through my two years in HOSA‚ as a member and as the Chapter Treasurer‚ I’ve learned to appreciate what the organization has given to me and apply it to my daily life. Without HOSA‚ I’m not sure when or if I would have developed and refined these character values. Being enthusiastic was difficult for me. I was the person who didn’t like a lot of attention
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Console the patient The patient might stop terrifying and gain confidence towards the nurse again. Decide on a course of action and carry it out The nurse manager should convince the nurse to share with the nurse manager about any difficulties that she faces during his shift. Provide him some advice about his attitudes of judging others and reinforce him to stop doing it and discuss the consequences if he continues his inappropriate actions. Encourage the nurse to communicate more with the colleagues
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In 1980 when Marji was only 10‚ the start of the Iran-Iraq war took place‚ lasting until 1988 with a total of over a million lives lost‚ making it the longest conventional war of the 20th century. Persepolis is a graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi. Reasons why Persepolis is a valuable book for high school students include how a graphic novel set up can be a very intriguing way to write a book‚ the way it portrays that what schools were teaching the children is not always true‚ and the character
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The five signature themes I got on the StrengthsFinder were: Empathy‚ Developer‚ Intellection‚ Input‚ and Adaptability. All these traits will be very beneficial to me as a future adoption caseworker. Empathy is the top strength I got‚ the StrenghtsFinder writes about empathy as “You can feel what they are feeling as though their feelings are your own.” My intuition towards other’s feelings would help me help others‚ especially if someone is giving up their child to give to another family. I would
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I went only once this week. I will complete all my practicum hours next week. Time flies so fast. With the regular feedback from my preceptor‚ I have learnt my strength and weaknesses. I have been getting better on history taking‚ conducting a physical exam and diagnosing them. This semester I have improved significantly and gained more confidence on being able to educate patients about the management plan in a brief and effective way as all my previous and current preceptor does. I managed 9 patients
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