Question: “Journeys are always learning experiences” Journeys are defined as the act of travelling from one place or state to another‚ they can either be physical‚ imaginative or inner. Through the study of various texts‚ audiences are exposed to a number of journeys. They teach us that there is always knowledge to gain from a journey. The individual embarking on the journey encounters many challenges and is open to new experiences‚ which allow them to learn and achieve a better sense of self
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escorting patients‚ assisting with activities‚ playing games‚ and visiting with them. I have done service work similar to this before. In my previous service learning project I volunteered at an assisted living facility‚ and I thought it was extremely unorganized and difficult to contact management. However‚ this setting was a much more positive experience. My role as a volunteer is to fill the gap for those confined in the walls of the facility. It is my duty to be a friend‚ visit‚ and play games with
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The service learning experience was the most exciting part of the senior exit project because it allowed you to be creative and explore more hands on with your topic. Considering‚ how much research and proof there is about the influence advertisements have on children’s food choices really helped me focus my service learning experience on combating the junk food commercials with my own version of advertising healthy food to adolescents. My first product I chose to make was a cookbook that I titled
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Cultural Competency in Nursing NSG-2262 March 3rd‚ 2014 As nurses‚ we not only need to understand cultural competence‚ but we also have to be sure not to generalize groups of people. Each client is an individual‚ and it is important to form a therapeutic relationship so we can care for each specific client. Each client has his/her own needs; just because two people are of the same culture‚ it doesn’t mean that he/she believes in the same thing. In turn‚ nurses need to understand their
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Look back As a second year nursing student‚ I felt more confident in Simulation Learning Experience (SLE) practicum in that‚ I could integrate my nursing knowledge‚ skills‚ and clinical experience into the practice. In the simulation scenario‚ I simulated the primary nurse caring for a patient with post-operative complications. I learned about general procedures regarding how to approach a patient with post-operative complications. I learned how to effectively decide which assessments are priority
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What is more important to a person’s education: things learned in school or through life experiences? Nowadays‚ education plays an important role in society which always requires innovations in most of fields. There are a lots manners to approach to education in specific majors: some people prefer getting knowledge in school‚ others choose accumulating real lessons from their own experiences. Whatever our choice also brings us some benefits and advantages that help us gain our targets. Teachers
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The human memory is an incredible thing. There are three different stages‚ or categories‚ of memory with specific functions. Which category a memory is stored‚ depends on several factors‚ such as the kind of information it is and how the information is encoded and how meaningful the information is to you. The first stage of memory is known as Sensory Memory. Sensory memory is a short term memory and decays or degrades very quickly‚ typically in the region of 200 – 500 milliseconds. Humans have
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Using Cultural Competency in Practice Cultural competencies is a term that has long saturated the healthcare world‚ especially nursing. The United States has become a melting pot of culture and ethnicity and to practice in the hospital setting it is essential to know the backgrounds of your patients and their families. Different cultures have different perceptions on health and illness. Providing culturally competent care includes knowledge about subcultures‚ attitudes‚ and skills that’s supports
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childhood cast long shadows into adulthood” (Acheson 1999 p.34). The author will throughout the assignment touch on these issues‚ but in his estimation the effect these issues and particularly education‚ have on children with disabilities especially learning disabilities are the most under researched and under published and for this reason he will develop this initiative. To give us some perspective we must first examine a connotation of poverty‚ a definition. “Persons are beset by poverty when ‘resources
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My clinical nursing experience at Mercy Health Hospital of Philadelphia was very informative. After receiving the names of the patients that I would be assisting with care for‚ I would enter the patient’s room to introduce myself. I would then perform a basic 60-minute assessment prior to locating the assigned nurse to receive a report. I found the nursing staff to be very resourceful and eager to assist in my learning. In completing this assignment‚ I was able to reflect on all the information
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