Today‚ one of my patients presented to the ED with a 3cm laceration on his right hand that was three days old. He also reported a pain level of 7/10. First‚ my nurse preceptor and I had the patient wash his hands with soap and water to remove the dirt and bacteria from the wound. Thereafter‚ we sprayed wound cleanser to the wound and rinsed it with normal saline to further aide in removing debris and decreasing bacterial counts. After‚ I dried the wound edges with a sterile gauze. This is done in
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Patient Confidentiality: Ethical Implications to Nursing Practice Patient Confidentiality: Ethical Implications to Nursing Practice Patient confidentiality is a fundamental practice in healthcare and it is integral part of healthcare ethical standards (Purtilo & Dougherty‚ 2010). According to the American Nurses Association (ANA) code of ethics “the nurse has a duty to maintain confidentiality of all patient information” (Nursing world‚ p.6). Also‚ when a patient confidentiality
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Presentation reflective account Introduction I shall analyse my presentation‚ commenting on: • where I used my skills well; • my understanding of adaptations within my role; and • areas for improvement. Knowledge and understanding As feedback noted‚ I included a good level of information on my chosen client‚ (representing the diverse group - Older Adults). I presented knowledge and understanding on how I worked collaboratively to address barriers. My presentation highlighted
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Nursing management for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease begins with assessment; gathering information from the patient including detailed medical history‚ present symptoms and evaluate findings of diagnostic tests. Symptoms vary with each patient‚ but may include chronic cough‚ clubbing of the fingers‚ chest tightness‚ weight loss‚ cyanosis‚ difficulty breathing with a higher rate of respirations and difficulty sleeping (Weber‚ 2008). It is common for patients suffering from difficulty
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A Reflective Journal It’s 2010 and e-Learning is quickly becoming the way of future learning. Via online learning you are able to eliminate barriers including distance‚ time and entry requirements. The same principles apply as attending a normal classroom‚ only you’re able to do it in the comfort of your own surroundings at your own pace. Online learning provides access to learning materials such as‚ i-Lectures; online links to the same lectures held in classrooms‚ YouTube links‚ online books
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Task A – Guidance Reflective Practice is the process that enables us to achieve a better understanding of ourselves‚ our knowledge and understanding‚ our skills and competencies and workplace practices in general. It usually involves: thinking critically about behaviour (the skills and how competent you are in dealing with work activities‚ and the values and beliefs that effect your work) assessing how behaviour impacts on thoughts and feelings and the thoughts and feelings of the individuals
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Reflective Listening What is It? Reflective listening means understanding both what a person says and what a person feels‚ and then relaying this back to him or her in your own words. The Purpose of Reflective Listening Suppose a student tells you about a difficult event with a classmate. A simple example of your response might be: “So you were really feeling angry with him.” Imagine these three different responses from your tutee and the potential benefits: “No. Not angry‚ just upset
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Reflective Journal Help The following are helpful formulas for reflective journal writing. Formula D-I-E-P D – Describe objectively what happened • Answer the question‚ “What did I do‚ read‚ see‚ hear etc? I – Interpret the events • • • • • Explain what you saw and heard; Your new insights; Your connections with other learning‚ your feelings etc; Your hypotheses; your conclusions Answer the question what might this mean? E – Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of what was observed
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individuals to mind—the courageous person imposing‚ heroic‚ probably male‚ and the patient person quiet‚ reserved‚ quite likely female. (After all‚ Ancient Greek courage simply was the virtue of manliness (andreia)‚ and the Victorians used to name their daughters Patience.) Some of our images of courage may even positively conflict with some of our images of patience‚ with the courageous person insisting upon action while the patient person implores him to wait. In his wonderful paper‚ "Patience and Courage"
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1 Reflective Paper MTH 157 July 2‚ 2013 Gina Loscalzo Evan Schwartz Reflective Paper 2 Math for Elementary Teachers II is the second part in a two part series. The mathematical concepts that were focused on throughout the second part of Math for Elementary Teachers were on measurement‚ geometry‚ probability‚ and data analysis. Just like part one of Math for Elementary Teachers‚ part two also address the relationship of the course
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