Nurse educator

Introduction I currently work as a self-harm practitioner in a multidisciplinary community team which provides treatment for people who self-harm and have diagnoses of personality disorder. In my current role I have opportunities to work therapeutically with patients both on an individual basis and in groups. I enjoy being part of this multidisciplinary team and participating in the experiential group. Coupled with knowledge of theoretical concepts and frameworks I feel that this has greatly…

Pearce and Nair (2015) agreed that blood pressure is the pressure exerted by blood within the blood vessel. The systolic blood pressure is when the heart contracts and diastolic when the heart relaxes (Timby 2009, p 199). In addition to this, Miller ( 2010, p 4 - 5) states normal systolic blood pressure is 120 mmHg and diastolic 80 mmHg. I placed the cuff above patient's right anti-cubital fossa when I realized I was not supporting her arm; therefore, I made her comfortable by placing a pillow…

A 2 month-old female patient underwent surgery for left eyeball enucleation due to a household accident and was referred to Araçatuba Dental School for rehabilitation with ocular prosthesis. The anophthalmic socket of the patient were examined, and an atresic cavity was observed (Fig. 1), requiring gradual increase with an acrylic expander. For this, the anophthalmic socket impression was obtained using dense silicon (Express; 3M ESPE, St. Paul, Minn, USA). The mold was inserted into a flask…

Day 2 I discussed my treatment activities with my CI at the end of the first day. I chose to educate my 33 years old female patient who had a history of BKA, Diaebeted, and came in for R Metatarsal amputation on transfer because I heard she just had her surgery done and also went for dialysis. I knew she can’t do much with moving around due to other things going on with her. I also did UE exercise in preparation for functional mobility of propelling her W/C. Likewise, she was educated on dynamic…

Becoming a paramedic has been a passion of mine since observing the calm and competent professionalism of a team of paramedics attending to my father. The Ambulance Service to me is a prestigious group of people who excel at demonstrating care, compassion and commitment to their service users. The role of a paramedic is continuously developing to maintain a high standard of pre-hospital care, the use of the HCPC Standards of Proficiency helps all paramedics achieve excellent levels of care and…

Ivy Meredith is a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at Bridgepointe Health Campus. She deals with death from time to time as a part of her job. During this devastating time, she must prepare the death certificate and call for the funeral services to come get the body. While she waits for the funeral service, she will do a physical assessment of the patient’s condition. She will notify their family and physician of the death. She will also document the findings of her assessment and notification in…

Nouf Alzahrani 3/4/2016 Shadowing Experience I arrived at Radiation Therapy Department at 8:15 AM and Bicklein introduced me to the staff. Moreover, Bicklein showed me the department and explained the uses of each machine. Then, I shadowed Sally until 2:15 PM. I believed that this shadowing experience was a positive experience because I observed educated people who have a good hand on experience and they were willing to answer my questions. The place was divided into many rooms: physicist…

Karbowski response to Lyttle Module 4 Assignment I will compare and contrast the setting and patient population Ms. Lyttle works with to my own unique health care setting. This contrast will demonstrate the need for strong communication skills for all levels in the healthcare delivery system. Places Ms. Lyttle works in an outpatient oncology unit at one of the premier hospitals in the world. The medications that help her patients to survive can impact their ability to comprehend and retain…

Clara Barton I believed Clara Barton should be nominated for the “Guardian of the Lives” award. Clara Barton was born in North Oxford, Massachusetts in 1821. Clara was always a caring person and later became a nurse after many different varieties of jobs . But when the civil war broke out, she was one of the first volunteers to care for the wounded soldiers. After her father’s death, Clara left the hospital and cared for soldiers. She collected distributed supplies for the Union and Confederate…

A Nurse Anesthetist is the career advancement that I am looking for after I have become a Registered Nurse. Nurse Anesthetist interact with the patient through the whole process of a surgical procedure. They are to talk to them about what to expect. They are constantly watching them during surgery, and they check up on the patient after as well. I feel that a Nurse Anesthetist is the right career for me because I want a patient to know that they are not alone through any surgical procedure. I…