Reflective Practice Portfolio Q1: Recall a situation in your clinical experiences in which an ethical decision was being made. If you have not been involved in this process yet‚ ask your preceptor to share an experience with you. Be sure only to discuss the situation as a case scenario without use of names of persons involved. Which ethical decision-making principles came into play? What impact did the ANA and/or ICN codes of ethics have on the decision that was made? Answer A 48 year old African-American
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Assessment Task: Explore the statement - A Paramedic is a health care professional operating autonomously and independently within the Australian Health Care System. Intro: Paramedics have a complex identity within the Australian Health Care System. As the main provider of pre hospital care in todays’ society‚ paramedics have changed dramatically over the past 20 years‚ transitioning from ambulance drivers‚ to its current practitioner role. Although paramedics work alongside other emergency services
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Paramedics work as independent and autonomous semi health care professionals within the Australian health care system‚ both within the rural and urban environments. Firstly with the ever evolving and expanding health care environment there has been a need to move from vocational training within ambulance centers to a university based undergraduate education system. Secondly‚ with the changing nature of a paramedics role and expectations from the community‚ paramedics are quickly being considered
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Part B A major component of the care Paramedics provide is the assessment of a patient’s physical status‚ which is the ground for any further treatment. The assessment method that an Advanced Care Paramedic follows is a systematic assessment referred to as the Primary Survey. The aim of this fundamental assessment is to give an initial diagnosis of the patient as well as identifying any imminent threats to the patient. This assessment is used so that a Paramedic can decide how to treat the patient
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Becoming A Life Saver Everyone in the world needs help and saving sometimes‚ here are a few of the requirements it takes to become that person. These are just a few of the requirements to become a paramedic. First off one would have to take college classes to become a paramedic starting with general study classes. These classes include English course‚ Mathematic courses‚ Sociology and Phycology courses. Other classes you will have to take are Health and Science classes. A few example
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Paramedics have one of the most dangerous occupations in Australia‚ constantly operating in emergency and often extreme situations. A major challenge that paramedics face is they often operate in extreme or emergency situations‚ this can lead to paramedics getting injured. Maguire (2014) ‘The injury rate for paramedics was more than two times higher than the rate for police officers.’ The same study also said‚ ‘Ten Australian paramedics were seriously injured each year as a result of an assault.’
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attack. No matter what the medical situation is‚ whether it may be minor or severe‚ a paramedic will soon be there to help whoever needs it. Not everybody has what it takes to become a paramedic‚ they see and do things that nobody else does‚ and not everybody can handle seeing what they do. There are multiple steps that you need to take in order to start on the path of becoming a paramedic.
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Thesis: Nurses and paramedics have very similar jobs but the requirements‚ performance‚ situations‚ and conditions have more differences than similarities. Audience: Future and/or current college students who are caught between the two fields of healthcare Purpose: to inform students of the similarities and differences between nurses and paramedics Have you ever wanted to become a paramedic but you didn’t want to wear the uncomfortable uniforms or drive around the big ambulances? Registered
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Practice Session & Reflective Essay PRACTICE SESSION This assessment requires you to make an audio and visual recording of a practice session in which you apply interpersonal skills and then to write a reflective essay in which you reflect upon and critique your interpersonal skills used in the practice session. The scenario is to be a choice from those two listed in the Assessment Requirements Section of the Unit. INFORMATION ON RECORDING AND REFLECTIVE ESSAY The recording and the reflective
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sources and systems of support for professional development.Explain factors to consider when selecting opportunities and activities for keeping knowledge and practice up to date. | Understand principles of professional developmentBy encouraging care organisation to develop and lead on knowledge management strategies‚ as part of their practices and this make them to be network.• Providing the workforce with a range of on-line knowledge services and training in information skills‚ to support them With
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