My Reflective Essay Anthony N. Houston Sept. 22‚ 2012 English 12 – 7TH Hour W hen I first arrived into the walls of Northwestern High School as a freshman‚ it was a new experience for me. Adapting to a new atmosphere was a big change in my life. From being use to Elementary‚ and Junior High Schools standards I had to critique my whole lifestyle. In doing this‚ I had to change the way I thought‚ my morals‚ values‚ timing‚ academics‚ and most of all my behavior. I can actually sit back and
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The role of nurses today have expanded dramatically over the years. They don’t just provide basic cares but has become not only a bigger part of patient advocacy but an instrument in changing policies or creating new ones to continually improve the delivery of care. Among other things‚ nurses have become consultants in creating policies to maintain a clean and safe healthcare environment. Their responsibilities continually changes according to the field of their choice. The growth of the nursing
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supported them. Yet many practitioners keep performing them‚ despite recent research that suggests they should be changed. This article examines these three practices critically. Instilling NSS before ET suctioning: Helpful or harmful? For years‚ nurses and respiratory therapists have been taught to instill 5 ml of sterile NSS into a patient’s endotracheal (ET) tube before suctioning. According to the traditional theory‚ this practice decreases mucosal viscosity‚ eases secretion removal‚ and improves
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Abstract Nurse staffing has always been an issue in the hospital setting. Different units with different patient acuities are staffed accordingly usually based on the patient census. While nurses who are in direct contact care with patients feel that a decreased patient load will lead to greater benefit for the patient‚ others who are usually in managerial positions are not persuaded that such a correlation exists. As of this time‚ no such research has been done with an intentional change in staffing
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Comparative Claim Nursing education Nursing has always seemed to be a profession in which the nurse is the follower of the doctor such as their personal minion only doing the nominal things that the doctor does not want to do. However in Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing and the article “Quality and Nursing” by Hall‚ Moore‚ and Barnsteiner you can see that nurses can have a much larger impact on the healthcare system. In Nightingale’s book the author takes an in-depth look at nursing and
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Culturally Competent Nursing Care To be a successful nurse one must have knowledge of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. It is important to provide culturally competent nursing care. A nurse must know what the patient beliefs are and how their certain beliefs relate to health care. This will effect the patient ’s decisions on the way he or she chooses to be taken care of. A nurse should be very open minded and knowledgeable of different cultures and there beliefs
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………………………………………………………………… 3 2. 0 Methodology 2.1 Research Instruments ………………………………………………………… 7 2.2 Research Methods ………………………………………………………… 7 Appendix 1 Staff Employability Development Opportunities Review (EDORT) Appendix 2 Student Employability Development Opportunities Review Appendix 3 Examples of good practice Appendix 4 Action plans 1. Executive Summary As part of Teaching Quality Enhancement Fund (TQEF) monies have been made available from February
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July 25‚ 2011 2nd Reflective essay In what ways did Sophocles in Philoctetes‚ Confucians‚ and Taoists deal with the questions of individualism and respect for authority? In Philoctetes‚ Sophocles deals with individualism in two ways from two different characters. The king Odysseus shows his individualism by becoming conniving and deceitful. That is not honorable conduct for a Greek. His actions are definitely not appropriate for a Greek King. He is showing that he will do anything in order
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Reflective Essay: This essay is a reflective essay on my learning development from a young age through to my current position as a University Student. I will be relating my learning development back to two theories of human development‚ Vygotstsky’s socio-cultural theory and Marcia’s version of Erikson’s theory of identity development. I will identify and discuss the challenge I have faced with my identity and how this has impacted on my development. Vygotsky is a theorist who believed that
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wishes and preferences of individuals. 2.2. Describe the factors to consider when promoting effective communication. -Be clear when giving instructions and demonstrations. -Make sure all students understand you. -Give and receive attention and express what you need and want from your student. - Most importantly have a shared communication system. - Make sure the language you use is appropriate to the age you are teaching; do not expect more than they can give you. 2.3. Demonstrate
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