THE CHEST EXAMINATION Physical examination of the chest The chest indicates the region that lies under the neck and above the abdomen. Chest wall is composed of sternum‚ ribs‚ and vertebras. The anterior part is a little shorter than the posterior part. Chest examination includes many components: chest shape‚ chest wall‚ breasts‚ vessels‚ mediastinum‚ bronchus‚ lung‚ pleura‚ heart‚ and lymph nodes‚ etc. In addition to general physical examination‚ the following check methods have been
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To manage pain effectively‚ a nurse must assess‚ understand‚ and treat the patient’s pain and then reassess the pain on an ongoing basis. The Joint Commission emphasizes that every patient has a right to 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
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Reflective Journal Independent Study Project Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte’s novel‚ Jane Eyre‚ addresses many modern day problems regarding love including large age differences‚ abuse and religion‚ despite being set in a Victorian age. Jane was raised in an abusive family. She was without love for many years. In fact‚ the first time she consciously encountered love was the affection she received from Helen. Many children today face domestic abuse similar to the abuse Jane received at the Reed’s
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could have considered an alternative way to encourage her to sit where she should be. In Dewey’s publication How We Think (1910) Dewey draws the readers attention to routine action and reflective action‚ where routine action is largely pre set guidelines‚ not giving consideration to individual circumstances. Reflective action is considering the individual situation and adjusting as necessary (1910). I should have reflected on the situation as it were happening. The child could have been quickly pacified
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Reflective Journal 1 The third week in PD1 class‚ it was normally has few activities have to proceed. Lecturer discussed 2 cases about the millions of dollars and thousands of hours can be wasted as a consequence caused by failed in problem definition and wrong solution (Fogler & LeBlanc‚ 2008‚ p.2). Forming a team was the activity afterward‚ 30 students in class grouped into 6 teams and we are formed in accordance with the role quiz. As Tyson said‚ “Groups come into existence
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but a learning experience”. (Jarvis 1992) This is a reflection on an incident that occurred during a shift on the labour ward. I have chosen Gibbs model of reflection (1988) to guide my reflective process. (Gibbs 1998) (Appendix I). Gibbs model (1998) goes through six important points to aid the reflective process‚ including description of incident‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and finally action plan. The advantage of Gibbs’s six-stage model is that it allows you to learn from experiences
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LS13707 Advanced Listening and Speaking Skills Reflective Journal 1) Interview of native English speakers Date: 2nd October‚ 2012 As there is a group presentation on an analysis of different accents‚ I have to interview two native English speakers with my classmates. We interviewed three people whom are an American‚ a British and a Sweden. Accents in different countries are various. I am more comfortable in listening British English. So‚ when I was interviewing the American and
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Reflective Journal 1: My Experiences with Persuasive Writing Sharkeya Hicks Stayer University English 215 Professor Amanda McClure May 6‚ 2012 In persuasive or argumentative writing‚ we try to convince others to agree with our facts‚ share our values‚ accept our argument and conclusions‚ and adopt our way of thinking. I have used persuasive writing in several areas of my life. In my personal life‚ I have used persuasive writing to convince members of my non-profit organization to donate
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For my finial reflection I have decided to reflect on the reflective practice itself and my abilities to practice reflection‚ as it appears I am having some issues with the process. After receiving an A- on my last reflection‚ I spoke with my Faculty Advisor (FA) with the intention of discovering why I was not achieving marks in the A+ range on my reflections‚ and what I need to work on to improve on the quality of my reflections. Her feedback was that I was too broad in my approach; I spend too
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Reflective Journal Unit 5 This week’s video topic in unit 5 covers weight loss surgery‚ also known as bariatric surgery. The intern discusses two different procedures as an approach to weight loss. The three main things I learned from this video lecture. First‚ there are differences between the two gastric procedures‚ which was one of the issues new to me. Gastric banding segments the stomach into a small pouch by banding the stomach at the top allowing food to move slowly to the bottom part
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