Reflective Account 4 Description I am currently on placement within an acute setting of a general hospital. The ward in which I am a student is a haematology ward which is defined as ’the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs’.(World net web‚ 2013) Within the ward patients can receive a wide range of treatments such as chemotherapy‚ bone marrows‚ platelets and all blood related disorder medicine. Throughout my time in the ward I have been exposed
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EVIDENCE GATHERING FORM EVIDENCE NO: DATE: IDENTIFY EVIDENCE TYPE DIRECT OBSERVATION □ REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT □ QUESTIONS □ EXPERT WITNESS □ PRODUCT □ WITNESS TESTIMONY □ CANDIDATE NAME: Suzanne Gibson EVIDENCE : Unit‚ PCs Knowledge Equality is ensuring individuals or groups of individuals are treated equally and fairly and less favourable‚ specific to their needs including areas of race‚ gender‚ disability‚ religion/belief‚ sexual orientation and age. This means in my work place whilst working
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Administering Medication reflective account The legislation which governs how medication is administered‚ stored and recorded include the following: The Health and Social Care Act 2008 The Medicines Act 1968 The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 COSHH Regulations 1999 Access to Health Records Act 1990 Data Protection Act 1998 Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 Common types of medication which I deal with and support my clients with are: Paracetamol- usually prescribed as 500mg
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Introduction As part of my studies in the MA social Work and Law module I attended Hull Crown Court. During the visit I witnessed three sentencing sessions. In this paper I aim to project a reflective account of my own thoughts and feelings regarding the Crown Court environment and my initial perceptions of the power dynamics of the Court room officials. The profile and demographics of the defendants will be briefed‚ with the aim of finding links between them. We will then introduce the nature of
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References: Bradbury‚ A.(2000) Successful Presentation Skills.2nd ed. London: Kogan Page Ltd. Bulman‚ C.; Schutz‚ S. (2004) Reflective Practice in Nursing.3rd ed. London: Blackwell . Jootun D. And McGhee G (2011) Effective communication with people who have dementia. Nursing Standard‚ vol 25‚ 25.p .40-46.EBSCOhost: Business Source Premier. http://search.ebscohost.com [accessed:12
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Managing Continence: Reflective Account Client M is a wheelchair user who has been assessed as requiring assistance to manage continence as she is unable to weight bear‚ and therefore cannot self transfer. This assistance is through use of a passive hoist and sling system as outlined in her Moving and Handling Plan. This type of manoeuvre involves two trained staff. Client M has her own personal toileting sling which is kept in a secure cupboard within the group for infection control purposes
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Based on Gibbs reflective cycle The second part of my assignment was to conduct a literature search‚ and describe how I went about it. Week 3 of my first module Study Skills And Lifelong Learning‚ comprised of a session on literature searching. We were shown the university database Discovery‚ and Heather our course leader proceeded to explain‚ step by step how we can access this‚ on campus or from any location off campus. Discovery is a facility that allows you to search for books and journals
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Reflective Account for Assignment 001 Teaching can be challenging and rewarding if you enjoy what you are doing‚ if you don’t enjoy what you teach then it can become boring‚ it soon rubs off on your learners and gives the impression of “If the tutor isn’t interested‚ then why should I be?” It can also be boring‚ but this is where the challenge begins to make it fun so that the learner understands what is being taught without loosing interest quickly. It is your responsibility as a teacher/tutor
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An event occurred that did not exemplify best practice as a nursing student‚ and soon to be registered nurse was when I was administering medication last week on a respiratory floor. I had given my patient the medication‚ and realized there was no water at the bedside. I quickly went to get my patient water for her to swallow the capsules more easily from the bathroom. When I arrived back‚ she stated that she had already taken them. I had informed my preceptor and she advised me to look on her bed
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Skills My belief is every child should have the opportunity to achieve their potential so I am passionate about making sure this objective is potentially a reality. Consequential of spending years amongst children as a mum and aunt‚ one of my greatest attributes is the ability to adapt my practice to suit the various stages of human development. This was evident within my placements where I had no problem engaging with‚ and forming and maintaining appropriate relationships with families and children
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