and amongst the members of the interdisciplinary teams. Although I agree to the aforesaid statement‚ but I have always struggled to find the fine line that marks the professional boundaries. In this reflective writing‚ I will be using Gibbs reflective cycle (Gibbs‚ 1988) to describe my journey onto developing and using this essential nursing competency most effectively. Description To build the skill of therapeutic and professional relations‚ I undertook the mandatory units such as Professional
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look over my practice assessments for my areas of weakness and write down the terms I am unsure of and review the content and take my practice test. I will look at the areas where most of my questions were missed and focus on Chapter 21-24 and review ATI Questions. I need to review my alterations in body systems: chp. 18‚ 57‚ 87. I will practice my pharmacology and review the adverse effects and contraindications to medications I will also use my Nurse Mastery Application and practice questions during
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One aspect that I believe to have been a successful part of my practice over these past few weeks is my increased confidence and ability to recognize assessment results that stray from the norm‚ such as a blood pressure of 90/60. This was particularly made apparent a few times within these past few weeks‚ but more particularly when working with a patient whose temperature averaged around 34.5 degrees Celsius. As that is well below what one’s average temperature could be and could be a warning sign
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Using appropriate literature this paper will attempt to examine the ways in which interprofessional working can improve the quality of health care. Concepts of interprofessional working will be looked at. Examples observed or carried out on assessment ward in the mental health practice area will be drawn upon to explore the concepts of interprofessional working and quality. Issues relating to interprofessional working will be identified and will explored based on experience. ‘Quality’ is very difficult
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1. Introduction of the reflection This assignment will be about my thoughts and feelings relating to the interview that I have conducted with a healthcare professional. According to Boud‚ Keogh & Walker (1985)‚ they defined reflection as “the context of learning as a generic term for those intellectual and affective activities in which individuals engage to explore their experiences in order to lead to new understandings and appreciations‚” (as cited in Andrusyszyn & Davie‚ 1997‚ para. 4). Through
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The health care has been changing at a rapid rate in these days due to evidence based practice to enhance patient safety and quality of care. In order to provide unique and comprehensive care to every patient‚ multiple people with different skills are needed which lead us to emphasis on interprofessional teamwork. Interprofessional teamwork has made an enormous impact on patient care. The complexity of the needs of individual requires us to involve other professional’s input to provide comprehensive
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On January 28 and February 4‚ the students of ENGL 695 were required to attend the UNC Interprofessional Education (IPE) Collaborative set up by the School of Medicine‚ Dentistry‚ Nursing‚ Social Work‚ Public Health‚ Pharmacy‚ Physical Therapy (PT)‚ and Occupational Therapy (OT) in the Tate-Turner-Kuralt School of Social Work auditorium. Students from these various healthcare disciplines were either required or volunteered to attend this conference. After meeting in a big assembly‚ smaller groups
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Reflective practice enables us to develop our reflective skills which can be used during the learning process‚ enabling health and social care professionals to improve the quality of care they deliver to patients (Baillie‚ L.‚ Black‚ S. and Dr‚ 2014). According to Dewey (1929)‚ the Educational theorist‚ he argued that “we do not learn by doing but by doing and realising what came out of what we did“(Baillie et al‚ 2014. P.264). In addition‚ (Howartson‚ J.‚ 2010) emphasises that when one reflects
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Beauty has been defined in many ways. In some cultures beauty is everything‚ its what makes them who they are and in some cases represents where they come from. For example in America white teeth and pink gums are desired to fulfill a beautiful smile; however the women of Senegal and the Philippines believe this is not true. To beautify their smiles‚ Senegalese tattoos their gums black‚ and the women of the B’laan tribe file and blacken their teeth. These women also convinced themselves that they
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The project aims to investigate the effectiveness of interprofessional teams in improving the quality and safety of healthcare. Interprofessional teams are inevitable in today’s healthcare. Interprofessional teams are faced with various challenges. Leadership incapability’s was identified as the major hindrance to their effectiveness. The concept of ambiguity is a critical contributor to leadership failures and role confusion in interprofessional teams. Thus‚ good leadership was observed to be vital
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