Case Study One In this case study I will use Gibbs (1988) model of reflection to write a personal account of an abdominal examination carried out in general practice under the supervision of my mentor‚ utilising the skills taught during the module thus far. What happened During morning routine sick parade I was presented with a 21 year old male soldier experiencing severe acute‚ non specific‚ abdominal pain. Under the supervision of the medical officer (MO) I proceeded to carry out a full
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upon my practice placements and discuss my development in relation to professional/ethical practice‚ care delivery‚ care management and personal/professional development. These are the four domains related to the learning outcomes required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC‚ 2004)) for entry in to the professional register. They are all concerned with promoting high standards of professional practice and good quality of patient’s care. I will also reflect upon the Enquiry Based Learning (EBL)
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Table 3: Overview of Bedside hand over Structures Description Participants Comments Staff •Team nursing used to deliver care. • Handover attended by team leader of the outgoing by team leader of outgoing staff and all member of the received staff • Shift co-coordinator’s attendance at bedside handovers varied according to whether they have a patient load. If you speak to them [patients] during the process they feel like they are involved they know straight away
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Description of the Experience The position of a manager is a foreign occupation to me. I have worked as a charge nurse for about 3 years but to be manager has always seemed overwhelming to me. I have to the opportunity to precept with Wayne Martin‚ who is currently the manager over the Emergency Department at Southeastern Health. He is also managing the MedCare Unit which is a critical care transport team for the hospital. To begin the morning‚ we started with a financial meeting with different
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Name of Programme: BSc (Hons) Nursing Student Name: Siti Aminah Ariffin Student Number: J9168783 Name of Module Acute Medical Care management Module Code: SDH 3010-N Module leader: Leslie Inayatullah Assignment title Reflective Essay Date of submission 10th September 2010 Word count: 3485 words Nursing as a profession is committed to the care of patients and families throughout health and illness and across all setting of care. Nurses assess and plan care to deal
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Essay Title Using Gibb’s reflective cycle and the Inter professional Capability Framework explain how your knowledge‚ skills and attitudes considered on this module will enable you to become an effective member of an inter professional team in your working environment The National Health Service (NHS) employs more than a million employees; therefore‚ a system that allows the services to run in sync with the skilled and responsive workforce cannot be denied (Daly‚ 2004). However‚ does it
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Typically handover occurs at two levels. The first is the generic handover‚ completed by the whole team. This handover is often a summary in nature‚ with only generic client information included. This handover generally does not allow for provision of detailed profession specific information. The handover is typically provided to a central location‚ namely the receiving hospital or General Practitioner‚ with copies provided to relevant health services. Breakdowns occur when this handover report is
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moment of looking back on where one has come from and the success up to the present point. I‚ personally‚ before and as an incoming freshman to college knew exactly what I wanted to do; music and nursing both. Pursuing nursing first‚ I encountered a few minor setbacks; I was forced to change my major from Nursing. Recently‚ that change happened. I
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Some of my strengths in this domain would be staying inside my boundaries as a student nurse and analyzing my own nursing practice. On one of my practice days I had a patient who needed gravel prn as she was experiencing nausea and vomiting. I read on her MAR that she could have in IV. Since she was already throwing up and was visibly upset I asked her if she would like this route because it would be faster acting and I didn’t want her throwing up the oral tablet. She agreed and I found her primary
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The contingent reward dimension of transactional leadership will facilitate in achieving professional performance and organisational contractual agreements. Nursing is a regulated profession‚ governed by a professional body. The Nursing Council of New Zealand has competencies that set a standard of practice to ensure that nurses are competent and fit for practice. They also have a Code of Conduct that set a standard of behaviour that nurses are
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