My learner is a 19 years old female‚ on her first placement as a first year nursing student. Permission was obtained from her‚ to use her experience in making this portfolio. Student nurse F‚( not her real name) NMC (2008) The code ; Standards of conduct‚ performance and ethics for nurses and midwives‚ states that‚’you must respect people’s right to confidentiality’‚ was a cadet nurse prior to this course. Student F was introduced to me as her associate mentor. I have welcomed‚ orientated her in
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Reflection on Temperature‚ Pulse‚ Respiration and Blood pressure I am a nursing student from Australian Catholic University. This role play is about the vital signs. Now‚ I am going to write a reflective write about the video of my role play of TPR which is a part of assignment and done by me and my other two friends. Firstly‚ in my video when I play a nurse role‚ first of all I asked about the patient’s condition such as how are you today. I also make the eye contact while taking to patient
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There are many instances in the recent past that will affect me greatly in my educational pursuits at Colorado Christian University. I am currently employed as a full time nurse and have been for the better part of the last five years. In that time‚ I have worked in several different settings; I’ve worked acute care‚ critical care‚ obstetrics‚ pediatrics‚ emergency care‚ and long term care. No matter what setting I’ve worked‚ I’ve noticed that my personality and faith play a big role in the care
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REFLECTION on Nursing Handover I have decided to reflect upon the first time I did a nursing handover. In accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2004) Code of professional conduct‚ confidentiality shall be maintained and the patient’s name is changed to protect indentity. Reflective writing is considered a key component of portfolio assessment because it provides evidence of skills development and increasing clinical competence (Smith 2005). What is reflection? Reflection is defined
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Nursing Practice Review Mentoring Keywords: Mentoring/Continuing professional development/Portfolio ●This article has been double-blind peer reviewed CPD for mentors: creating a portfolio Mentors can use a portfolio of evidence to show continuing professional development In this article... Why mentors need a CPD portfolio How to create a portfolio of evidence Using a SWOT analysis to identify strengths and weaknesses Author Louise Lawson is senior lecturer‚ School of Nursing
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Clinical decision making can be defined as‚ the collection of relevant patient information and accurate assessment‚ which results in an action being taken in the delivery of nursing care to the patient (Clark 1996). This definition is identical to the nursing process as described by (ref ewles & simnett?) however‚ this has been disparaged by some for not being critical in its stages (assesment‚ planning‚ implementation and evaluation) leading to standardized care plans and the reduction in decision
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Reflection on Nursing Philosophy Elizabeth A. Roberts University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation In partial fulfillment of the requirements of N4685 BSN Capstone Jeanean Boyd‚ MSN‚ RN April 6‚ 2017 Reflection on Nursing Philosophy As I come to the end of finishing the BSN Capstone course‚ I find myself reflecting on the past‚ the present‚ and the future. I cordially invite you on my journey through my nursing education at University of Arlington (UTA)‚ Arlington
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Student Course Reflection US/101 October 27‚ 2013 The long-term results and the value of completing my degree will help me to accomplish one of my life long goals. My long-term results would be meeting the minimum or preferred qualifications for any job that may require me to have an associates or bachelor’s degree. They would also increase my annual salary because I would qualify for better jobs. They may also decrease or reduce the chances of any future layoffs and could improve my job conditions
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In this paper I will discuss my self –reflection in nursing 417/418 classes‚ which is my senior graduating semester. Overall‚ I felt that this semester help me mold me into a great nurse. I feel that I will be well prepared starting out as a new graduate on a nursing unit. During this semester I learned the different skills that I was having trouble with‚ such as strengthening my prioritization skills and organization skills while working during my preceptorship. In this semester I strengthen my
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conducted using four electronic databases. This databases searches‚ contains both nursing and medical research and reviews. The databases used were Medline (1982-2011)‚ CINAHL (1996-2011)‚ Embase (1982-2011) and BNI (1982-2011) Mckibbon and Mark (1998) states that CINAHL and Medline databases are the most appropriate methodological to identify studies that report high quality research which can be used for clinical application. Most of the search result‚ produced articles that were Control Randomised
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