This assignment will focus on the holistic assessment and care plan of a patient who was cared for during practice placement. It aims to discuss how the care planning decisions were made and relate these decisions with the relevant literature. The setting was an emergency trauma and orthopaedic ward and the care plan was developed in order to meets the patient’s needs after 1 week admission. The care plan was compiled by the student nurse and his mentor and aimed to identify the patient’s needs and
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My Future Employment When I decided my line of career I started with Culinary Arts. This was something that I had always dreamed of doing and wanted to create my life around it. When I started college‚ the dream became more of a nightmare. The hours and the long weekends did not set well with my current life. If I had a choice looking back‚ I would have chosen to work for Heinz‚ Kraft Foods Inc. or Kellogg. These three companies are in the industry that I was working my degree in. All of
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AVID student‚ my goal is to make it into the best college that I can get into. However‚ my personal goal is to graduate college and become an FBI Agent. To get myself ready for that career field I need to take certain classes. I would like to be known for being a hardworking student and but also not being stressed about work. Like I said‚ I would like to become an FBI Agent when I graduate college. In order to do so‚ I would have to achieve various accomplishments during my high school career. For
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In kindergarten‚ my class was asked‚ “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I drew a picture of an army and that was what I wanted to be. To this day my parents won’t let me forget that out of everything I could have aspired to be‚ I wished to be an army. I remember looking down the line and seeing pictures of ballerinas dancing‚ firefighters putting out a blaze‚ and astronauts leaping across the moon – careers that were seen as typical dreams of five-year-olds. When we are young‚ questions
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My Career in Psychology September‚ 2013 Career in Psychology The Psychology (from Greek: ψυχή – soul‚ spirit‚ λόγος – science) is a science‚ studying the mental processes and behavior of people or animals‚ often apply the scientific method in laboratory studies. Psychology also includes the application of this knowledge in various fields‚ including problems of daily life and treatment of mental illnesses. Some of the main objects of study of psychology are perception
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Assessment A career in health care is a growing segment in the developing world. Home health care is not a considerably understood role for nurses. In some ways because people view home health care as care only for the older patient and in some ways because the responsibility of a nurse in home health often varies. The nurse’s role in home health is one of a nurse‚ professional‚ companion‚ friend‚ and much more. Nurse’s job duties in home health never end. In this paper the student will demonstrate
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In order to help me with my reflection I have chosen Gibbs (1988)‚ as the model to help guide my reflective process. This model comprises of a process that helps the individual look at a situation and think about their thoughts and feelings at the time of the incident. Reflective skills help us to think about what could have been done‚ so that if a similar situation occurs again the experience gained can be used to deal with the situation in a professional manner (Palmer et al 1997). To enable
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The quality of health care remains an ongoing concern for consumers‚ payers‚ and policy makers. There are a number of national initiatives to measure quality and drive improvements in care. One initiative that has received significant attention is an effort by a group of purchasers known as the Leapfrog Group. (Sultz and Young) Founded in 2000‚ the Leapfrog coalition includes more than 65 employers and agencies that together purchase care for more than 34 million people. The Leapfrog Group has focused
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Me and my nursing career As a child‚ a nurse wearing a white uniform and a doctor wearing white coat fascinated me. My cousin was a nurse and often when I visited her‚ I felt a force pulling me or attracting me to that white uniform. Never realized until I became a nurse that it was not a dream‚ I was destined to be a nurse. Today we call Florence Nightingale pioneer of nursing and Mother Teresa the epitome of love and compassion (‚ 2010‚ p. 1). These women choose to do what was in their heart‚
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You can use the word PACED to help you remember the steps. P = Step 1: Define the Problem Why do you have to make a choice? Example: You are moving to a new city‚ and you need to choose an apartment. A = Step 2: List the Alternatives What are my possible choices? Example: * one-bedroom apartment on Main Street * one-bedroom apartment on Peaceful Lane * two-bedroom apartment on Distant Place C = Step 3: Determine the Criteria (rules for evaluating or testing options) What makes
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