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DescriptionReflection provides an opportunity for clinical reasoning while at the same time impacting on patient care positively (Chakkaravarthy, Ibrahim, Mahmud & Venkatasaly, 2018). Nursing is at the core of health care. Whether a student or a registered nurse, reflection provides an opportunity for growth for the nurses and thus enables them to pursue their endeavors of delivering quality health care to the patients. Reflection is cruci...

Activities of Living: Breathing and Controlling Body TemperatureThe impact of a health adversity or a disorder on the patient generally depends on the severity of the disease and the present condition of the patient as well. However, the impact of a health disorder is extreme on the activities of living or AOL for the individual. Activities of living can be defined as the care activities that a particular individual requires to complete with...

Sheila's Background and Current Situation                                                Sheila is a 24 year old stay at home mom who is married to Scott, a 38 year old accountant. Before they met, Scott was married two times before, first to Lydia with no children, the second to Shelly and they had three boys aged ten, ei...

Gastroenteritis and DehydrationGastroenteritis is an infection that targets the lower part of the digestive system (Payne et.al, 2013). It keeps the intestines from absorbing food and water properly. It results from poorly sanitized source and spread to the host after eating an apparently unsafe food. This infection in adults is caused by Norovirus (Payne et.al, 2013) which is characterized by its habitat, that is, fecal contaminated water and...

Assessment data from Anna and George's case studiesThe essay brings about a discussion on the nursing assignment, which states about assessing all the relevant data from the given case studies of Anna and George. Pathophysiology of these cases has been undertaken for analysing the similarities and differences in both the cases. Pathophysiology describes about the disordered physiological processes, in relation to any disease or injury to an in...

Reflection Based LearningReflection analysis helps in gaining knowledge regarding learning in designing tools (Brown & Wyatt, 2010). It has been found that reflection analysis can be put into practice for resolving problems and reducing dependency on the part of an individual. A complete transformation of ideas and knowledge can be conducted with the help of reflection and it can well be utilized for future purposes (Martin, 2009). This st...

Empirics: The Science of Nursing KnowingNumerous ways of knowing are being used in the field of nursing. Conventionally, four knowledge patterns in nursing have been employed in the nursing field. The four knowledge patterns include empirics (the science of nursing knowing), esthetics (the art of nursing), ethics as well as personal knowledge. Through the combination of these knowledge patterns, a physician or a nurse can develop prudent clini...

Falls and their ImpactThis essay aims to discuss the experience of Mr. William Taylor a 75 years old man, who underwent a fall and the care that was given to him throughout his management. The essay will tend to focus on preventing falls and the harms that are associated to it and about my health record. Gibbs (1988) reflective cycle will be used for this essay. It contains six stages which include; description, feelings and thoughts, values a...

Self-Directed Learning1. Personal factors Self-Directed Learning This is one of the personal factors that affect the student’s mathematical achievement. To learn mathematics requires extensive understanding of mathematical concepts, making connections between concepts, and getting solutions to unstructured problems. Unfortunately, the system of learning mathematics is neither perfect nor well-structured to enable students to think ma...

Selecting a ClientClinical  practices  are  simply  guidelines  or  statements  that  are  intended  to optimize  patient  care  and  give  an  assessment  on  the  benefits  and  harms  of  a  particular  treatment  or  alternative  care  options. This  research on clinical practices is  ab...

Patient preference for location of dialysisPatients with end-stage kidney disease depend on dialysis for blood purification and survival. The therapy has flexible location choices and can be received either at home or at hospitals and satellite centers. Most patients prefer home-based dialysis since it confers the convenience of time and finances. Ironically, majority of dialysis patients in both Australia and New Zealand undertake their dia...

Causes and Prevalence of Cancer-Related FatigueAs stated by the Cancer Council of Western Australia, ‘cancer’ is characterized by occurrences of debilitating conditions due to abnormalities in cell growth and division in the human body (Carter et al., 2015). While traditional procedures of cell multiplication are imperative for the growth, development and recuperation of essential tissues, cancer is defined by a morbid distortion i...

Patient Profile: Mary, 21 years oldThe case study represents the case of Mary who is a 21 year old patient who appeared to the emergency department with an infected laceration wound on her left foot. The patient attained the wound via a broken glass bottle which led to her having a 2 cm long jagged laceration over the lateral aspect of her left foot. She had used her handkerchief to bandage the wound but the wound turned swollen, painful, and ...

Classes of Drugs for CHF PatientsOne of the most commonly known cause of congestive heart failure or CHF is impair in the pumping capability of heart (Schultz et al., 2013). High blood pressure or hypertension also contributes to the incident of CHF. In this case the patient’s report has indicated high blood pressure that may be responsible for the CHF in the patient (Suman-Horduna et al., 2013). Coronary artery disease and poor valve co...

Factors considered in the transition to professional nursing practiceThis analysis seeks to outline the process of transition from graduate nurses to professional registered nurses as it is a challenging process. The transition from graduate nursing to professional nursing is often clouded with emotions. Some graduates tend to happy others will be anxious or fearful as they venture into the practical field of nursing (Hofler & Thomas, 2016...

The Prevalence of Migraine among WomenMigraine is an incapacitating disorder that accompanies life in a manner that it or the risk of its come back is constantly present, besides yet undetectable to other people.  Migraine is a widespread disorder that affects nearly three times women as compared to men. Nonetheless, migraine as a deliberating condition is an often unrecognized, as well as underrated and only around 50 per cent of individ...

Description of the IssueIn this report, the main aim is evaluate the contemporary nursing issues and to present some of the issues to the CEO Pathways Hospital organization in order to highlight the basic concerns and provide some of the recommendations to it. In this report, would be identifying some of the key factors or influences that may be a considerable impact and may relate to the existing issue (Chang, 2014). This may be evaluated wit...

Previous Medical History of Mrs. Martha VellaIn this assignment, case study of Mrs. Martha Vella, from Maltase background is discussed. In this course, this assignment emphasizes on the Quality use of medicines, patient educations along with medication management procedure. Nowadays, it is very crucial for a patient like Mrs. Vella to go through all of these three stages. As this patient has a previous medical history along with anxiety relate...

Relevant Nursing Theories and FrameworksNurses should acquire more professional behavioural standard and strategies in order to improve the patient care experience. The experience of a 40 years old aboriginal woman has been chosen as the case scenario for this paper.  The main goal of nurses is to improve the safety measurements and the quality of care for each and every patient. Improving the patient care experience can be very much help...

Challenges during Transition to Registered NurseThe phase of transition from a student nurse to a registered nurse is a new experience for the nursing students; hence a multitude of issues may occur during this period (Kensington et al., 2016). Hence, it is important for a student nurse to remain aware of this crucial phase and understand their professional role to improve their professional values. According to Hayes (2018), it is importa...

The Relationship Between Obesity and Breast CancerBreast cancer has been the most humiliating concern that women in the world have experienced in the present age and period, Paul et al (2018). Young women and old alike have not been spared by this menace. It is actually sweeping them all in each and every continent, country and state in the world. This cancer has been hideous in a way and the researchers have been working on the main causes of...

The Importance of Delegation in NursingProfessional capacity refers to the ability of an individual to carry out his responsibility that can help him in achieving his professional goal. It can help an individual to be successful in his career which can help him in realizing his objective in life (Barrow & McMillan, 2018). An individual should use strategies that can help him in learning and develop the areas of weakness that can help him i...

Identifying Signs and Symptoms of Dehydration1. The symptoms of dehydration ranges from mild to severe condition. In this case the patient has been suffering from nausea, vomiting and distend abdomen that are considered as the mild symptoms of dehydration. In addition, dry mucus membrane and poor skin turgor has been found that are also the symptoms of dehydration. During dehydration heart rate and respiratory rate increases as the patient suf...

Overview of Elder Abuse and Carer NeglectElder abuse is an age-old phenomenon, although only talked about in recent past. Elder refers to any person above the age of 60. Studies say that the abuser is generally someone close to the victim like his own children, caregiver or someone at the old person’s home or nursing home. It can be a one-time incident or a continuous one. It comprises psychological, physical, financial or sexual abuse. ...

Deductive Reasoning Example You can think critically if you are enrolled to this course You are enrolled in this course and I know you are enterprising You will be lucky if you are enterprising and you think critically You will be successful either if you are hardworking or you are lucky So you will be successful b) major Premise -You can think critically if you are enrolled to this course minor Premise- You are enrolled in this cour...