Mr. Comer was admitted to his local community hospital for respite care. He has suffered multiple‚ acute strokes in the past‚ which has left him with severe disabilities. These include paralysis rendering him immobile‚ aphasia (speech loss) and dysphagia (swallowing difficulties). He relies on carers for all normal activities required for daily living (Roper et al 1996) and is advised to have a pureed diet and thickened fluids. My mentor asked me to observe her feeding Mr Comer. She had prepared
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As a new nursing student‚ I have realized my greatest challenge lies within my internal dialogue. I frequently wonder if I have the strength and ability to be a successful nurse. Nursing is an incredibly rewarding profession but requires a great amount of resilience and self-care in order to sustain a healthy life. This includes being able to maintain a higher level of positive thinking. During my first quarter‚ I have already experienced self-doubting thoughts about my academic abilities that often
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The clinical skill I have chosen to reflect on is the administration of Intramuscular (IM) injections. I will use a reflective model to guide me in my reflection. The Gibbs reflection cycle features‚ description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ description‚ conclusion and an action plan (Gibbs 1988). The first stage of Gibbs (1988) is description of events. On my clinical placement I had the opportunity to administer a drug to a patient via IM injection under the supervision of my mentor. I had already
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this author will describe a recent real-world event that relates to this course. This nursing leader is looking forward to learning how to apply the knowledge gained from this course to her current role as well as learning how to be a more effective and efficient nursing leader. This author feels that this course will be very beneficial and is excited to learning how to become a stronger more educated nursing leader. Topics of Most Interest Module number three appears to be a very interesting
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SettingIntroductionAcademic performance is measured by the standing of rates of grades of student in every subject. Having a high level of performance on the academic area of a student suggest its competency and high level of confidence on its certain field.Students have their own attitude towards learning and achieving a high level of academic performance. The development of their enthusiasm towards succeeding in their own field varies. In order for a student to succeed he needs to be armed with strategies and techniques
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impressions of that student. The second and more time-consuming component of the rotation was the actual hospital work in OB-GYN at Keystone or one of its affiliate hospitals. The word around campus was‚ if you wanted to get on Kent’s good side or were considering OB-GYN as a specialty‚ you should take OB-GYN at Keystone. On the other hand‚ if you wanted to learn anything about OB-GYN and not spend an entire six-week rotation watching abortions being performed‚ you should take the rotation at another hospital
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Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection Lorraine Gambino NUR/405 May 6‚ 2013 Bonnie Schoettle Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection Incorporating preventative recommendations into clinical work can be a complicated and multidimensional obligation. According to Silva‚ Cashman‚ Kunte‚ & Candib‚ “addressing preventative recommendation alone for patients in a typical day requires in excess of 7.4 hours” (2012). Health care providers are also aware that within the community
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Arrest Leena Justus Introduction Nursing is a profession where we have to work collaboratively with both our colleagues and the interdisciplinary team. In emergency like cardiac arrest‚ if nurses work as a team without any role confusion‚ time is saved resulting in saving many precious lives. Background It was the time when I started to work in a medical ward for the first time after my graduation in Nursing. I had been caring for one patient during my shift‚ a 38 year
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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND URBAN AFFAIRS SCHOOL OF NURSING CLINICAL WORKSHEET: NURSING PROCESS CARE PLAN STUDENT NAME DATE |Client Initials A.R |Culture/Ethnicity White |Support system Mother‚ Father | |Unit Telemetry Room/Bed 478D |Religion Catholic |
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Clinical Practices Tammy Turner ABA RN‚ BSN Hsn 552 November 4‚ 2013 Susan Dolinar PhD‚ RN‚ CNE Clinical Practices For the needs of the patients‚ families‚ and the health care consumers‚ and health care practice current assessment practices should be maintained by using evidence –based practices. Health care professionals are expected to demonstrate competent practice within the society. Determining sufficient of clinical assessments and the evaluation of the nursing students has redesigned
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