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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pain assessment and treatment. It means that a nurse must assess the nature and intensity of the pain and document the findings in a way that facilitates further assessment and follow-up. In that context‚ pain is indeed the fifth vital sign ("Pain Management‚" n.d.). The nurse will assess Lillian pain by asking if she is in pain‚ and if she answer yes‚ then the nurse will perform a thorough pain assessment‚ including the intensity‚ quality‚ location‚ timing (onset‚ duration‚ frequency)‚ symptoms‚ treatments
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During my professional experience I have reflected on observations and comments both made by my supervising mentors and my own personal reflections. My mentors and I have reviewed past engagements and I have sought similarities in reflections which I have identified one particular issue I believe will aid my development‚ Behaviour Management. Behaviour Management has always interested me as‚ this issue essentially forms the foundations in allowing the learning process to fully be absorbed by new
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MAKING DECISIONS & SOLVING PROBLEMS 1 At the end of this session you will be able to discuss: The concepts of decision making and problem solving; The impact of poor decision making and problem solving on the workplace; What constitutes critical thinking; The concept of systems thinking; How to find the cause of a problem rather than a symptom. 2 What might be the consequences of poor decision making and problem solving in the workplace? 3 Expert decision-making
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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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Reflection Management Style University of Phoenix Reflection Management Style Has your definition of a manager changed based on this course? Discuss. After reading my paper from week one‚ (Management Style Essay) I think my position on the definition of a manager is the same. All the qualities of a good manager are still the same‚ I retook the test and came up with the same results‚ and I understand what it means to manage. Even if I have never been in that position‚ I think with time I
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Week 8: Reflection Assignment Whitney McMillan Walden University April 24‚ 2013 The organization in which I work for has several divisions from power generation to transmission to distribution in both nuclear and natural resource areas. This organization is very large and has a lot of earning power. However‚ I work in the nuclear sector and there are many issues that hinder the continued growth of the company. The workforce is aging and retirement is a common theme and with high turnover rates
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I am one of the first and the few fellow Class of 2015 Nursing students who were faced with numerous adversities and unfortunately stripped of the chance to attend the pinning ceremony. Due to my current situation‚ I am urged to address this regrettably experienced in the nursing department. I have been enrolled in the RN evening nursing program at Essex County College since 2013. Recently in our last semester‚ which ended in December 2015‚ the scheduled exam dates were accelerated directly after
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Reflections (Experiences of delivering the presentation of the QIP): Consider the situation/Collect information During the presentation of my QIP‚ I felt pressurised by the limited of time that I have for the presentation. However‚ I felt more confident after the presentation as I was able to present all the contents within the time limit. I also received some valuable feedbacks from the audiences and the markers. Process information/Identify problem The feedback from the marking rubric shows my
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INTRODUCTION Some say that nursing is a straightforward profession‚ that a nurse only needs to look after poorly patients‚ administer medication‚ and write documentation. That caring is innate to human beings and doing it as a job is not so much difficult. But in my personal opinion‚ nursing is anything other than straightforward. Nursing as a profession requires critical thinking and sometimes spur-of-the-moment decision-making as the lives of people depend on such decisions. (Reflective Model
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