Clinical Reflection in ICU For the purpose of this essay I will give a descriptive account of what implementation means within the Roper‚ Logan and Tierney (1986) nursing process. I will describe what implementation involves for the nurse and will be focusing on one aspect of the holistic care given to my patient whilst on placement. I have had the opportunity to see a stroke patient today - she wasnt under the stroke team but her MRI came back with 2 right Cerebellar infacts and CT results showed
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Jean Watson’s Theory NUR/403 Jean Watson’s Theory As a nurse establishing a caring relationship with a client is not easy. Jean Watson was the developer of a theory‚ which emphasizes how nurses express care to their patients. In this paper the author will discuss Jean Watson’s theory‚ background‚ descriptions of her four concepts; environment‚ human being‚ nursing‚ and health‚ also describe of an actual nurse-client relationship which includes the description of the caring moment between a
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As I reflect on my rotation of Nursing Science II on a medical surgical floor at Thompson Hospital‚ I begin my rotation with a notion of I am not certain what to expect‚ but I am expecting to be dealing with many different illnesses and with some patients who have multiple co-morbid on top of the illness that brings them into the hospital. So‚ to reinforce my knowledge of surgical illness and my assessments‚ I am looking for similarities and differences that I have observed from our practices back
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During my placement setting while working with my buddy nurse and the continual direction from my clinical instructor‚ I have been assigned to care for a 85 year old female patient that was admitted with Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and Failure to Cope (FTC). On the clinical day before I was told that she would be discharged on the following day. I also review her chart and saw the discharged order from the doctor and a keep component that I read is that she would be leaving the following morning
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Lowenstein P. 452). I believe that I am learning the tools that are required to be a competent educator. I am still a novice educator‚ but with time I will develop and gain experiences in the areas that need improvement. How do YOU feel about your clinical experience? Have you discussed this with your preceptor? If not‚ why not? I am learning a lot by observing various educator conduct various teaching sessions. Each educator in the hospital has a different approach to teaching. I discuss with my
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the goal of approaching each patient with information which is as current as possible. The clinical practice guidelines are advocated because many experts have collaborated to produce the guidelines. According to Brent James‚ most matters can be standardized. However‚ given each patient is an individual‚ no individual or treatment is perfectly compatible with every patient. (Leonhardt) While the clinical practice guidelines approach is said to rely on the most recent research‚ such reliance does
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the implementation of Decision Support System. A Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) is a type of expert system (also commonly referred to as a knowledge-based system) used within a clinical setting to support clinical processes. CDSSs are the result of the research of those within both the medical and computer science fields who had wished to develop artificially intelligent (AI) computer systems that would revolutionize healthcare. Clinical Decision Support Systems are often used with Computerized
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During my first day of clinical‚ I encountered an issue that I believe is very significant. As a student nurse‚ our duty for this day was to follow our health care aide around the ward and assist in completing resident care. The resident required assistance in many of her daily tasks. The health care aide asked if I would perform one of those and do perineal care for her. I turned down her offer because I did not feel comfortable with my skill level. The resident had a bowel movement during the night
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Clinical Psychology Final Project Virginia Berry June 15‚ 2011 PS380 Professor Husk Kaplan University Aspergers Syndrome is one of the most common autism spectrum disorders‚ (Hunt & Marshall‚ 2006). There are many symptoms that are common with children with Aspergers syndrome. One symptom may be showing intense obsession with specific subject like cars‚ bugs or the weather. Speaking in a monotone voice or speaking fast is another symptom of Asperger’s (MayoClinic‚ 2011). There are approximately
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Clinical Hypnosis Studies Addressing Aichmophobia Whether it’s donating blood‚ receiving a vaccine or receiving a thorough anesthetic‚ the process is difficult on almost anybody. And some unfortunate people are particularly affected by the unpleasant process of getting injections‚ some even going so far as to avoid donating blood or getting scheduled immunizations. Sometimes‚ it blossoms into a full blown phobia of needles. This particular phobia is known as aichmophobia and is described as an
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