objective which was the ability to perform urinalysis in the correct way‚ read and document the results appropriately and be aware that if any abnormalities further investigations might be required (NICE‚ 2013). The Driscoll model (Driscoll‚ J. 2007) will be used in this essay to support my reflection. This reflective account encouraged me to enhance my knowledge on urinalysis and by looking back at the experience helped me to understand my role and supported me in learning of a new skill (Howatson-Jones
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Reflection The incident that I am going to reflect had happed during my nursing studies. I was posted in a busy emergency care (EC). My role was to observe and assist a RN. Ms. X came to EC with severe abdominal pain. After the initial assessment Doctor ordered a list of blood tests. I accompanied RN to observe blood sampling procedure. Ms. X was clearly not cooperating for the procedure and was screaming. I helped to position the patient with the help of family members so that the RN could carry
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One aspect that I believe to have been a successful part of my practice over these past few weeks is my increased confidence and ability to recognize assessment results that stray from the norm‚ such as a blood pressure of 90/60. This was particularly made apparent a few times within these past few weeks‚ but more particularly when working with a patient whose temperature averaged around 34.5 degrees Celsius. As that is well below what one’s average temperature could be and could be a warning sign
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Summative Communication & Cultural Safety Reflection | | | Following an adaption of Johns’ model of structured reflection (Jasper‚ 2003)‚ I will discuss an event that occurred during my residential placement as a nursing student‚ what I have learnt and how I would act if the situation arose again. Lastly‚ I will discuss what I have learnt in relation to the Nursing Council of New Zealand competencies for cultural safety and communication. Description
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What is a nursing practice model you might ask. It is a model that reflects nursing values that exemplify the culture of an organization. The dominant attributes shared among models and featured in these organizations includes nursing autonomy‚ empowerment and cost effective quality care. The goal of the practice model is to support the relationship between the nurse and the patient. The nursing care model witnessed by this writer in the long term care facility was based on a team approach. A team
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Introduction: In this essay‚ I will discuss several issues that seem to bind nursing practice with questions of ethics‚ sociology and management. Reflective practice is an important aspect of nursing management and in this essay we discuss implications of discrimination in nursing care and examine the importance of anti-discriminatory perspectives in nursing. In this paper‚ the case study I will elaborate is of an elderly woman who was of a non-British ethnic origin and spoke little English. A junior
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MSc. Nursing Module: Advance Research Methods Module co-coordinator: Gillian Paul/ Catherine Clune Mulvaney Assignment title: A Qualitative research on nurses perceptions on delivery of quality nursing care in nursing homes in Ireland. Student no. :13120999 Submission Due Date: 14/11/2013 Date submitted:13/11/2013 Word Count: 4000 Royal College of Surgeons Ireland Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery
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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 Used) This paper
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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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Experiencing Mentorship & Reflection of Practice – Applying Research in Practice Description of Mentorship Through out the years the nursing profession has changed‚ through evidence based practice‚ and nursing research the profession has elevated. Nurses have the tremendous responsibility of human lives in their hands‚ and as such the demand for clinical competence is essential. Academic education is a part of the journey however‚ as nursing is a practical profession there is also
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