Description of event Today in placement I was asked if I would be able to assist Mrs X with personal care and dressing. Mrs X has advanced dementia and takes a lot of prompting to do simple tasks on her own‚ such as washing her face. Mrs X is fully mobile and needs a lot of support to hold her concentration on particular tasks or she is more likely to be distracted and wander off. Being aware of Mrs X’s needs I agreed that I am more than confident to assist her. I knocked on Mrs X’s door before
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and Assessment in Practice module which requires me to produce a critically reflective account of my experience mentoring and assessing a student in practice. The areas that will be discussed through the assignment are (1)‚ student learning styles‚ (2)‚ communication and (3)‚ confidence. I will initially talk through the first meeting with my student‚ followed by my reflective account covering all three areas. The reflective model used for the assignment will be Boud et al (1985). What? Mentoring
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The speech therapist work with children who have problems with understanding‚ communicating and expressing themselves.The therapist will take into account any reasons for children difficulties and will help the children to overcome them. The educational psychologist assess any developmental or learning needs of the child ‚ and work closely with the parents and teacher in order to help the child to cope
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Reducing Medication Administration Errors: A Teaching Plan Rosemary Lantigua Sacred Heart University Reducing Medication Administration Errors: A Teaching Plan This paper provides an overview of a teaching plan of a single class during fundamentals of nursing course of a traditional BSN program. The subject of the class is on reducing the amount of medication administration errors in health care. The goals and objectives of the class will be provided as well as methods‚ resources
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ASM 34 Reflective Account There was a time when I went to administer the night medication to customer X and realised that he was heavily under the influence of alcohol. Me and my colleagues had noticed that he had been consuming brandy all day. In addition staff had been seen purchasing 2 bottles of brandy by one of my colleagues. Customer X was taking the following medication which was recorded in the MAR chart: Citalopram 20mg tablets – one tablet daily (morning) Citalopram 10mg tablets
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Introduction In this report‚ I will be evaluating the Communication and Values which I used during my two day placement. For my placement‚ I worked with individuals with specific needs in a PMLD unit (Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties)-although I mainly came across service users with Cerebral Palsy. The service user’s ages ranged from eighteen to late twenties although I was informed by a carer at the unit that the services users’ mental capabilities ranged from 1-9 years old. I did some
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Hearing is an extraordinary phenomenon. It allows us to experience the joy of music‚ the sounds of nature and is fundamental for communication - yet is often taken for granted. Having personally witnessed the deterioration of my grandfather’s hearing‚ I have been able to appreciate how significantly impaired hearing can impact on one’s quality of life. Tasks and interactions that were once so simple became strenuous without the aid of adequate hearing. As I pondered further on the matter‚ I was
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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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PREVENTING MEDICAL OVERDOSE I A medication error is a failure in the treatment process that leads to‚ or has the potential to lead to‚ harm to the patient. There is a need for accurate and proper drug administration. Around 100‚000 Americans die yearly of drug overdose. Medication errors: what they are‚ how they happen‚ and how to avoid them. II Dennis Quaid’s twins almost died after being given a dosage that should have been for an adult. a. The medication given was heparin. b. Media
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Ateneo de Zamboanga University College of Nursing NURSING SKILLS OUTPUT (NSO) Report No. 1 EAR DROPS INSTILLATION & EAR IRRIGATION I. DESCRIPTION: Ear drops instillation: Medication can be introduced into the ear to soften wax‚ relieve pain‚ or treat disease. The instillation of medication to the ear is a clean procedure‚ except when the tympanic membrane is not intact‚ in which case sterile technique is needed. Ear irrigation: Before an ear can be irrigated‚ it must be examined with
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