...comply with the NMC code (2008). It will discuss the importance of non-verbal communication when providing effective nursing care to the elderly. Description Thoughts and Feelings Evaluation I felt this first experience was very rewarding and a big learning curve for me in caring for others. I was delighted that I had been able to support Mrs C to eat nearly all of her meal which she clearly enjoyed. The ‘protected mealtime’ policy ensured that I had time to dedicate to assist her and as she did not have the ability to feed herself, without my help she would have eaten very little or nothing at all. In order to communicate with Mrs C, I modified the usual rules of communication. I did not speak to Mrs C in an inappropriate way or use elder talk which may have damaged her self esteem and confidence (Argle 1994). I talked to her as I would address any adult but put more emphasis on non-verbal communication which according to Caris Verhallen (1999) is the main way in which humans communicate, in order for her to receive my message, extract the meaning and give me feedback. By holding Mrs C’ gaze I was maintaining communication and encouraging engagement and interaction (Argyle 1996). By nodding her head, maintaining eye contact and opening her mouth Mrs C showed me that she understood that I wanted to assist her with her meal and gave me permission to feed her. In order to assist Mrs C with her lunch I had to invade her personal space, I used touch to communicate and help...
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...Introduction In this assignment I will be choosing three job roles and design a fact sheet for each one, this will be informing people about what the job involves, how to train and qualify in that job and the opportunities available for future career development. ] Midwifery Job Description Midwives provide advice, care and support for women and their babies during pregnancy, labour and the early postnatal period. They help women make their own decisions about the care and services they access. They care for newborn children, providing health education and parenting support immediately after delivery, until care is transferred to a health visitor. Midwives are personally responsible for the health of both mother and child and only refer to obstetricians if there are medical complications. Place of Work You could work in various places including hospital maternity units, GP surgeries, midwife units and birth centres.In some NHS trusts you would split your time between working in the community and working in hospitals. In other trusts, you may move between antenatal, deliveries and postnatal tasks every six months. As a community midwife, you would go to clinics and visit clients in their homes. Skills and Qualities There are a range of important skills and knowledge you will need to pursue a career in midwifery. Excellent people skills: having babies happens to all sorts of people, so you will be providing professional support and reassurance to a huge diversity of women...
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...2018-2019 school year. Her favorite colors are pink and purple. Math is her favorite subject. Ja'Kevia attends school on a regular basis. She very seldom misses a day of school. Ja'Kevia has mastered her behavior goals. She is very focused and concerned about her education. At home, Ja'Kevia states" she is responsible for washing dishes, cleaning her room and caring for a younger sibling". Hanging out with her friends is her favorite activity to do outside of school. She enjoys playing basketball. According to Parent Questionnaire, Ja'Kevia's mother wants her to finish the 8th grade and graduate from high school. Also, she states that Ja'Kevia's attitude towards school has changed. She has a more positive attitude about school and actually enjoys coming to school. According to Student Transition Planning Survey, Ja'Kevia states that she is punctual most of the time. She enjoys working with others and learning new tasks. Her mom is very involved in Ja'Kevia's education. She assists Ja'Kevia with her homework and helps prepare her for weekly tests....
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...Paediatric Nurse My name is Tanika Bicar and I am a qualified paediatric nurse. I have to be very committed, compassionate and mature to for fill the needs of this job. My job is to plan and provide anti-discriminatory care for children of all ages who suffer from different conditions including illnesses and diseases or for those who are recovering, as well as working closely with their parents or guardians. I work with others in the multidisciplinary team such as doctors, psychologists and social workers to assess the needs of children and using good judgement, choose what level of nursing care is required. I would also give useful advice to the parents or guardians on how to look after the child when they are at home. This is where my interpersonal skills, knowledge and understanding comes into play....
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...assignment will discuss relevant issues surrounding the subject of safe administration of medicines. The assignment will outline both legal and professional standards that have been set out by government and professional bodies for nurses and other health care professionals to follow whilst administering medicines. It will then go onto analyse actual and potential problems that may occur when a professional is trying to achieve these standards. This assignment will be supported by literature findings. The conclusion will reflect what is written. The administration of drugs could be defined as the way in which drugs are selected, obtained, delivered, prescribed, administered and reviewed to make sure that the medicine is having the desired affect (Dougherty et al 2004). Drug administration is an integral part of a nurse’s role and as such responsibility for correct administration of drugs rests with the nurse (O’Shea 1999). It is stated that nurses spend up to 40% of their time administrating medicine (Armitage et al 2003) In order to perform this intervention safely a nurse needs to know about the drug its immediate effect and any side effects it may cause. This role involves safe handling and administration of medicines, the role also includes the nurse being responsible for the patients knowing what medicines they are taking and why. Legal, professional and cultural boundaries are changing in health care settings, which mean that a nurse’s role is now medicines management. (Dougherty...
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...nursing profession for the better and that should never be forgotten. Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820 in Florence, Italy; thereby being named after the city where she was born. Her family was from England, and lived during the Victorian era. While touring Europe on their two-year long honeymoon, Nightingale was born. Her parents William Edward Nightingale and Frances Smith Nightingale were a very wealthy couple. Nightingale had a sister named Parthenope who was about a year older (Davis, 1999). William Nightingale was well educated, at Cambridge University in England and he taught his daughters at home. William Nightingale taught his daughters to speak Italian, Latin, and, Greek. He also taught them history, philosophy, and math; math was one of Florence's favorite subjects to study (Audian, 1999). Florence's father gave her the education equivalent to an upper class boy during her era. Parthenope rejected her education and joined her mother in domestic activities, whereas Florence loved learning. William Nightingale was Florence's main companion; Florence found the life of a Victorian lady boring and depressing (Holliday & Parker, 1997). At about the age of sixteen Nightingale received what she called "her calling." She...
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...Technology and Jobs Abstract Have you ever asked yourself whether or not technology may possibly be taking away multiple jobs from us humans? Why is this so? Jobs are becoming increasingly obsolete due to the fact that now, the job can be done by a computer. Now, when you go to the grocery store, there are self-checkout registers in which you, the consumer, do the work while the cashier’s job becomes less aggravating. Also, in the medical field, there are many operations and procedures that can now be calculated with certain technology. Moreover, in the engineering world, jobs are becoming deleted because of computers. Go back a few decades in time and try to imagine calculating something without a calculator. At an alarming rate, technology is decreasing our jobs at a very alarming rate. At this pace, in the future, all work will eventually be carried out by robots and computers. Keywords: technology, jobs, computer, calculate, work Technology and Jobs “The U.S. economy hit an important milestone last week: Gross domestic product, the sum of all goods and services produced in the country, returned to pre-recession levels. But the gains were made with millions fewer workers. Part of the reason is technology, as computers and machines continue to replace humans.” You must ask yourself whether or not technology may possibly be taking away multiple jobs from us humans. Why is this so? Jobs are becoming increasingly obsolete due to the fact that now, the job can be done...
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...Danilo Pacris Espiritu Week 4- Assignment 1- Journal Entry Coming to an end towards week 4, I cannot believe that we are halfway through the term. I believe this week was all about looking back to the first week and reflecting on how we all came a long way and grown together as a class. Even as an online class where we don’t see each other face to face, I have learned so much from my other classmates through discussion boards when reading their posts as well as the feedback they provide me. With two weeks left for this term, I am still open to learning more from my classmates as well as the benefits of technology. In answering the discussion assignment this week about specific technology equipment that we could not live without, I was able to use the checklist we filled out from the first week. As mentioned from my last journal entry, we are always building on the prior week’s material in order to help prepare us for the current week. Therefore, I was able to use the checklist as a guide to help with this week’s discussion assignment. In reflecting on how much technology has evolved over the years growing up, I learned that living without it would be difficult. However, learning about techno-stress was an interesting topic where we often rely on technology on a daily basis which causes our stress level to rise. As a result, we get too involved or “plugged-in” with technology that it can be over stimulating for us which can lead to dangerous situations. As much...
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...Student Academic Resource Center We teach the tools that are indispensable to learning Study Skills for Nursing Students These suggestions for study skills for nursing students came from nursing faculty and students. Use what you can and if you would like one-to-one guidance to refine your learning skills for nursing courses, call the Student Academic Resource Center at 8235130 and make an appointment with the learning skills counselor. From Sue Wickham, Academic Achievement Center Instructor at Des Moines Area Community College: “Although I haven't designed study skills workshops specifically for nursing students, I have worked extensively on an individual basis with students in our nursing program. What's helped me most in giving study skills advice has been reviewing tests with students to identify the sources of their errors. Based on those interactions, here are a few topics you should emphasize: 1. 2. Time management is a HUGE issue for nursing students. Many of them are parents (often single parents) holding down jobs with odd hours (they're likely to be CNAs). Study groups are an absolute necessity in this program. Students need to rehearse the material actively, honing their teamwork skills, and combine a little social life with academics. The standard suggestions for taking multiple choice tests (e.g. watch out for absolutes) don't go very far. Students need to be made aware of the importance of applying concepts to particular cases, not just memorizing definitions...
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...Nightingale’s oath shatters because staff “[…] knowingly administer a harmful drug” containing contaminants, potentially diminishing the patient’s quality of life. How could this happen? Using only one insulin pen between multiple patients. Sentinel Event Case: Gordon Hayes There are numerous instances of pharmacological sentinel events involving insulin ordinarily a high alert medication. One instance is accidental or intentional use of an insulin pen amongst multiple patients; situating them at risk for blood-borne pathogens. This type of medication error necessitates prevention before reaching the patient. Gordon Hayes a seventy-three-year-old who lives in Ansonia,...
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...Mental Health BSc (Hons) • For 2015 entry all applicants must have GCSEs in English language, maths and science at Grade C minimum • BTEC National Diploma- DDM • UCAS tariff points- 260-300 points learn about how to support people during the most acute phases of their distress, how to work with people who have issues around substance misuse or offending behaviour and how to help those with ongoing mental health problems. Huddersfield University Nursing (Mental Health) Bsc (Hons) 2015-16 • 300 UCAS points including a social or biological science, Psychology, Maths or Health and Social Care • DDM BTEC in Health and Social Care. • English Language or English Literature and Maths GCSE at C or above Develop a high level of personal and technical skills to meet the differing needs of mental health service users who may be acutely ill, suffering with long term conditions or need help to maintain their health. You will learn how to work in partnership with patients and service users, their families, carers and other professionals to promote health, well being and recovery. Bradford University Nursing-Mental Health BSc (Hons) • BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM in a relevant Health or Science • Plus minimum of: 5 GCSEs at grade C or above to include English Language, Mathematics and Science (equivalents accepted). Will be taught by a team of professional nurses supported by other staff at the School of Health Studies, and have access to a suite of purpose-built...
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...education preparation argues that baccalaureate-degree level nurses are better prepared to provide safe, competent care than associate-degree level, and diploma-degree level nurses. Nursing is an ever evolving practice. Throughout the history of nursing, practices have changed, medicine has advanced, and the need for higher education among clinicians has increased. There has been ongoing research related to nursing practice, comparing the care provided by both baccalaureate-degree level nurses and associate-degree and diploma-degree level nurses to analyze the safety, and level of care that is being provided. Research has provided evidence that nurses with baccalaureate degree have fewer errors with medication administration, have a lower rate of mortality, and have also proved a better overall outcome (Rosseter, 2012). Baccalaureate-degree nurses have an advantage over associate-degree and diploma-degree nurses related to their advanced educational preparation. Nurses who have graduated with an associate’s degree or with a bachelor’s degree have both studied: the fundamentals of nursing; pathophysiology; pharmacology; the history of nursing; nursing across the lifespan, and physical and mental health. Both courses of study have also included: math, psychology, sociology, and multiple science courses. The difference between the four year Bachelors of Science in nursing BSN, and the two year associate-degree nurse ADN, is the in-depth training that the BSN learns and the ADN...
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...regarding the morbidity and mortality of soldiers (Chitty & Black, 2007). Nightingale recognized there was a need for change to improve patient outcomes. Her determination to provide the best possible care, based on the evidence she gathered, has inspired a profession. Today, the process of using research to care for patients is referred to as evidence-based practice. The purpose of this paper is to define and explain the importance of evidence-based practice, discuss qualitative and quantitative research studies which affect medical-surgical areas, and barriers preventing research utilization and how they may be overcome. Definition of Evidence-Based Practice There are numerous definitions of evidence-based practice (EBP). EBP is defined by Boswell and Cannon (2007) as, “A research-based, decision-making process used to guide the delivery of holistic patient care by nurses” (p. 340). Cope (as cited in Chitty & Black, 2007), defines EBP as “using the best available research findings to make clinical decisions that are most effective and beneficial for patients” (p. 275). It is clear throughout the spectrum of definitions that research is important for making the best possible clinical decisions for patient care. The Importance of Evidence-Based Research Evidence-based research and EBP are important to nursing for many reasons. The most important reason for evidence-based research is that it provides a scientific basis for nursing care, which is...
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...regarding scheduled inductions related to convenience for the mother as well as for the doctors. To better understand the complexity of scheduled induction the history has to be addressed. What is the reasoning behind changing the natural birthing process? This paper will explain the methods of induction: pharmacological vs. mechanical, and the indications thereof. Nurse’s play a key role in labor and delivery. They have to be prepared to address and treat their patients’ condition, as well as be knowledgeable on the contraindications of this delicate process. A mother also has to be aware of the benefits and risks before a decision is made to schedule an induction. Having a baby is said to be one of the most joyous moments of a parent’s life. Nurses can have a major impact on this occasion and it can be a good one by making sure their patients are always informed through teaching and continuous monitoring. Introduction All I could...
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...society and the culture that people live in. Gender is not what we “are” but what we “do” ”. Society as a whole, teachers , and parents collectively and respectively “teach” gender roles in many different ways. There are many problems if children learn that boys and girls can do only certain things. Those children may not get a chance to use their talents. It is not fair for some children to be able to do things when others cannot. Everyone can help children to use all their talents. Society, teachers and parents can help girls learn to do active things and also quite things. They can teach boys to be gentle and also compete. Children do not need to worry about whether activities are “boy things” or “girl things. “Children who don’t worry about gender roles seem to feel better about themselves. They learn who they are more quickly than other children. They learn to be good at being children, not just being boys or girls.” 1. IMPACT OF WORD USAGE ON GIRLS AND BOYS The impact of feminine words such as passive, sympathetic, cautious, and intuitive all on girls by saying things like “ Let me show you how girls...
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