Caregiver reflective case study (Colon cancer, counselling)

Introduction I am Exxx Oxxx I am a professional caregiver presently engaged with xxx Ltd as a caregiver. In the course of my engagements, I have had the privilege to assist people of various backgrounds with issues of various ranges. One of my most engaging interactions was with a young lady who recently migrated to … Read more

Buerger’s, Raynaud’s, Aneurysms, DVT’s, and Thrombophlebitis

“There are 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the adult human body” (Vascularcures.org). Our human body depends on these blood vessels to transport the oxygenation and nutrients our tissues need. Vascular disorders are conditions that affect our circulatory system and cause problems like tissue death, internal bleeding, and extreme pain. Our group did a presentation … Read more

Communication in Nursing / Heron’s Model

Communication is predominantly one of the most effective skills explored in nursing and is defined as ‘a transfer of information between a source and receiver,’ (Sheldon, 2009, cited by Dougherty and Lister, 2011, p.191). This simplistic level of communication is largely described through linear models such as Berlo’s expansion of Shannon and Weaver’s theory 1949, … Read more

Making a simple nursing decision within a complex case

This essay will focus on critically analysing a simple nursing decision affecting a complex case. Lilly will be at the core of the decision making process as the nursing decision that will be discussed is to insert a urinary catheter. The essay will assess the decision making process from a newly qualified nurse [NQN] perspective, … Read more

Quality assurance of patient safety within the health care system (hand hygiene)

Critically evaluate the role of quality assurance Quality assurance of patient safety within the health care system. Introduction Quality assurance (QA) is ‘a program for the systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of a project, service, or facility to ensure that standards of quality are being met’ (Merriam Webster Dictionary, 2018). Within the … Read more

Leadership in Adult Nursing (reflective)

Introduction Leadership is a process which involves individual activity to state desire objective and vision in a situation, providing support and motivating other people to attend set goals (Swearingen, 2009). Danae et al. (2017) believe that leadership is broadly recognised as a key aspect of overall effective healthcare. Therefore, nurses require strong leadership skills to … Read more

Critically appraise two pieces of evidence relevant to the area of general practice nursing

Introduction This paper aims to critically appraise two pieces of evidence relevant to the area of general practice nursing. The CASP framework (Critical Appraisal Skill Programme 2018) was used to aid the critiquing and analysis of a systematic review and case-control study which focus on the effectiveness of yoga practice on the reduction of blood … Read more

Advanced practitioners are the cutting edge of nursing innovation

Introduction The increase of advanced practice roles is aligned to challenges to health service delivery that have precipitated the implementation of new models of care to meet the changing needs of patients (Ham et al., 2012). Unprecedented demands on health care are increasing as the population grows and lives longer, with lifestyle factors that may … Read more

Reflective nursing essay (Myocardial infarction admission)

INTRODUCTION This is a reflective nursing essay based on the interaction between the nurse, client and their family from the point of encounter, rendering of nursing care and termination. The essay will focus on managing care from the perspective of clinical experience and reviewing this in relation to a literature review. It also includes recommendations … Read more

Reflective essay: nursing process and how it was applied

Reflective Essay to Discuss the Nursing Process and how it was Applied in the Clinical Area in which I was Placed INTRODUCTION This is a reflective essay to demonstrate the nursing process and how it was applied in the clinical area in which I was placed. Atkinson et al (1983, p2) describes “The nursing process … Read more

Consent and its influence on Nursing Practice

This assignment will discuss consent and how it influences nursing practice in my area of study, which is adult nursing. According to the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct (NMC, 2008), states that healthcare professionals must presumed patients to have the mental capacity to accept or refuse treatment after being given information on their … Read more

Hypomagnesemia admission case study

Introduction xxxxxxx xxxxxx, a 53-year old Caucasian male, was brought into emerge after he was found passed out drunk in the downtown streets of Peterborough, Ontario. Doctors thought that he would be fine when he awoke, but instead, Mr. xxxxxx awoke confused, complaining of fatigue, muscle cramps, muscle weaknesses and numbness, and he was also … Read more

Respect for Nurses: Protecting Patient Confidentiality & Boundaries

Nurses receive a lot of negative attention in the media, the role of the nurse is quite frequently belittled and undermined. Nurses are often sexualized or shown to be only delegated by doctors through Hollywood films and television shows. With already having a hard time being taken seriously, real life incidents that are reported through … Read more

Analysis of a Career in Pediatric Nursing

INTRODUCTION A career in paediatric nursing can be emotional, stressful, physically demanding, and one of the most rewarding jobs. Becoming a nurse is really taking a job in caring, even more so as a paediatric. These nurses take care of infants through childhood until their adolescents. In addition to that there are multiple issues and … Read more