Each year‚ thousands of patients die in hospitals because of errors in medication. These deviations occur mostly because of the complex process of drug administration. Errors can arise from the complicated system of drug administration itself; from prescription to the actual administration to patients. These mistakes in drug administration can be caused by many factors. Some of the reasons why these errors occur are the inadequate knowledge and skills both by the prescribing physician and the administering
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According to Somerville and Keeling (2004) nursing is a profession where reflection is important whereby it helps to identify strengths and weaknesses. Jarvis (1992) mentioned that reflective practice can also be known as a learning process through and from the experiences towards gaining new ideas. The two type of reflective practice by Schon (1987) are the capacity in reflecting in action and on reflecting on action. Based on Schon (1987) theory reflection in action is a process which allows us to
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INTRODUCTION For this assignment I will be writing a reflective account which will identify a significant episode of care in which I had been involved with‚ by identifying the pathophysiology and the disease process for the chosen patient; this will be presented by giving a brief outline of the psychosocial influences of the illness for the patient and others who may have been involved with the care. I will also reflect upon this episode by using a reflective model and examining the nursing process‚ using
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Therapeutic relationships Understanding Behaviour Assessment LO1 HNC CAP Word count 1360 This is assessment is a reflective account using Gibb’s (1998) reflective cycle. It provides me with the structure to follow when reflecting (Brooker‚ 2013). The cycle has 6 steps which include; Description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and action plan. In order to comply with the NMC Code of Confidentiality (NMC‚ 2013) and Data Protection Act 1998‚ I will call the service user Mrs
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Outcome 1: Reflective Account No.1 Outcomes 1a‚ b‚ n‚ o‚ p‚ r and u In this reflective account I will be using the Gibbs Reflective Cycle (Gibbs 1988). As stated by the NMC "You must respect people’s right to confidentiality." (NMC 2010) So all names will be changed throughout this reflective account. On my recent placement in Hairmyres hospital I had been asked by a nurse if I wanted to do the medicine round with them to get an idea of what it was like‚ I had agreed to this and found it interesting
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Introduction I am a registered and specialized trained Assistant Medical Officer (AMO) at Emergency and Trauma Department (ED). I have been working in the Government Hospital for fourteen years. In addition I am also working together other with twenty AMO’s‚ ten registered staff nurses and seventeen nursing aid in this department. In Malaysia AMO plays a major role in early diagnosis and treatment of patient whereby they are assign in hospital and clinics. AMO working in the ED are competent in
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Elements of competence HSC210.1 Support individuals to identify their recreational interests and preferences HSC210.2 Encourage and support individuals to participate in recreational activities HSC210.3 Encourage and support individuals to review the value of the recreational activities About this Unit For this Unit you need to support individuals to access and participate in recreational activities. Scope The scope is here to give you guidance on possible areas to be covered in this
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REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT. Unit 1- 1.1‚ 1.2-This is a reflective account of the things I have done‚ experience and knowledge I have gained throughout the assessor ’s course mainly during the process of assessment. First‚ I would like to describe the definition of assessment‚ its key concepts‚ stages to show the knowledge and understanding I have gained throughout the course. An assessment is a pre-agreed formal session with the learner. Assessment is judging performance against an agreed standard and
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Reflective Account When I started my work placement at my setting I was working with my members of staff and manager who told me how to monitor children when they eat and which child cannot eat certain food because of their religion or culture. Before I started to give out the food for the children I had to read the food policies and procedures to know how to serve the food and drink for the children. At my placement I learnt how to monitor the children when they ate and how much they ate‚ and
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Reflective Account – Poster Presentation. This reflective account is regarding my involvement within a group to produce an academic poster presentation. My feeling when we were initially told we had to do a presentation was; please no! and my heart immediately sank! This was one main worry I had when I was accepted into university but I knew I had to overcome this fear. A few sessions ago‚ we all decide which groups were going to work together. I was pleased with who I was working with as we
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