Lisa‚ With all the 5 elements of the professional practice model of nursing at Children Hospital of Colorado‚ I really like the first element because of the pledge. Having the pledge is a way of promising to your patient that you will provide the fullest quality care for them‚ which I think it provides a safe comfort to them knowing that they will receive a good care the moment they step into the hospital. Similar to the foundational elements number 2 that the Children Hospital provide‚ the hospital
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Nursing is an art and a skill that involves caring for people who are disadvantaged by virtue of being in poor physical‚ mental‚ social‚ or even spiritual health. The aim of nursing is to promote health through a variety of different interventions‚ but mainly involves the use of medical interventions in contrast to holistic interventions. Nursing also has a history of operating within the biomedical model‚ which focuses mainly on the illness and not the individual (Oberle & Bouchal‚ 2009). Because
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this week’s lesson‚ Hebda stated that she is “biased‚ but any opportunity to discuss nursing informatics is exciting…” Speaking of this excitement‚ when the AACN Essentials Self-Assessment assignment was given to me in the first week of this course‚ most of the information that was presented for us to complete‚ I end up with a very low score. Also‚ I did say that I was interesting in the Telenursing position. Nursing informatics had opened many avenues to my career pathway‚ but I am more focus on
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For the hospital reflection journal‚ I chose to discuss my experience in the place I could perceive myself working in during my nursing career – the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). My NICU hospital experience occurred on Sunday‚ March 26‚ 2017 at the Honor Health Scottsdale Shea center. My nurse and I were assigned to two premature infants – a 4-week-old female and an 8-week-old male. The infant I decided to do my assignment on was the 4-week-old female. She was born on 02/20/2017 at 25 weeks
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Reflection of a Critical Incident I chose to write about this incident because I feel it emphasizes the risks to which the patients can be exposed while receiving care in a health care facility. It shows how policies and procedures can be neglected by the healthcare professionals‚ placing the patients at increased risk of getting hospital acquired infection. According to Statistics Canada one in nine patients admitted to Canadian hospitals acquire an infection as a result of their hospital stay
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1970s Technology Technology in the 1970s‚ although nothing compared to today’s technology‚ greatly impacted the people of that decade. Computers have been just one of many inventions that proved how life was made easier. For example‚ they allowed for work to be done faster and more efficient. Aside from technology‚ a variety of fashion trends were introduced during the 70s. Hot pants and bell bottoms were the most popular fashion trends. The historical‚ political‚ and social events that occurred
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Reflection The incident that I am going to reflect had happed during my nursing studies. I was posted in a busy emergency care (EC). My role was to observe and assist a RN. Ms. X came to EC with severe abdominal pain. After the initial assessment Doctor ordered a list of blood tests. I accompanied RN to observe blood sampling procedure. Ms. X was clearly not cooperating for the procedure and was screaming. I helped to position the patient with the help of family members so that the RN could carry
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The purpose of this task is to produce a reflective account of a work based incident using Gibbs model of reflection. The reflection will be based on communication skills in the ward setting. To maintain confidentiality of the patient in this reflection they will be known as Mrs X‚ in accordance with the NMC code of conduct (2008). Mrs X was an elderly lady admitted to the ward for rehabilitation. It became clear from the morning nurse handing over that Mrs X had been very ‘difficult’ to nurse
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Foundations of Nursing: Care‚ Compassion and Communication The purpose of this essay is to reflect upon a recent clinical placement focusing on the development of my own communication skills. For the purpose of reflection the essay will be written in the first person‚ In accordance with the School of Health and Social Care and NMC (2010) Code of professional conduct‚ confidentiality shall be maintained and no names will be mentioned to protect identity. The Purpose of reflection was started
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and consider other explanations for what happened and if there are alternative ways of doing things. Therefore‚ to enhance reflection in practice‚ there are key values that underpin nursing.
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