Analysis Of Sabrina 's Medical History / Care And Background

With the development of the nurses understanding, the nurse will be able to clearly communication across relevant information. This will promote patient participation (Tobiano, Marshall, Bucknall, & Chaboyer, 2016) and empower the patients voice by actively involving them in the decision-making process. Per the Health and Disability Act (1994, as cited in Medical Council of New Zealand, n.d) patients should have their treatment explained to them, including the benefits, risks, alternatives and costs; as well as having the option to change their mind at any time. This all contributes to the development of a partnership and ensures that the patient will cooperate with tasks at hand. However, the lack of communication with the patient regarding their treatment can cause severe anxiety and ultimately a breakdown in the trust between the patient and the nurse. The successful implementation of this in practice can be seen in an observational study conducted by Tobiano et al. (2016).

In accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council,(NMC, 2015) The Code Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives on clause 5 Respect people’s right to privacy and confidentiality safeguarding patient information, no names or places will be disclosed. Therefore, throughout the following reflective case study, the patient will be referred to as Mariam. Patient

Since the early 1900’s nurses have been trying to improve and individualise patient care. In the 1970s this became more structured when the nursing process was introduced by the general nursing council (GNC), (Lloyd, Hancock & Campbell, 2007) .By doing this their intentions were to try and understand the patient in order to give them the best care possible (Cronin & Anderson, 2003). Through the nursing process philosophy care plans were written for patients. It was understood that this relationship would ensure the patient received the best care possible to suit them individually. This would consist of not just the patient as a physical being but their spiritual emotional and holistic being also (Cutler, 2010). The

In this assignment I will be exploring the issues around communication and assessment in relation to the care given to the patient. I will look at how care was delivered and how successful it was. The NMC (2008) states that healthcare professionals must respect a person’s right to confidentiality; to ensure this I will be using pseudonyms for the service users mentioned in this assignment. I will be referring to the patient as ‘John’ and his wife as ‘Brenda’. I have gained consent from Brenda to talk about her husband’s situation in this assignment, as he did not have capacity to grant consent himself due to dementia.

For this assignment I will be writing a reflective account which will identify a significant episode of care in which I had been involved with, by identifying the pathophysiology and the disease process for the chosen patient; this will be presented by giving a brief outline of the psychosocial influences of the illness for the patient and others who may have been involved with the care. I will also reflect upon this episode by using a reflective model and examining the nursing process, using a holistic perspective throughout the reflective framework. Maintaining confidentiality is a key element, outlined in the Nursing Midwifery Council the Code (2008).

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) states that all nurses must support a patients’ rights to be involved in decisions about their own care, it is extremely important to give sufficient information to

Due to confidentiality and according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2015) the patients in the essay have been given pseudonyms names.

This assignment will critically analyse and justify the decisions based around a fictitious patient using a clinical decision making framework highlighting its importance to nursing practice. The chosen model will demonstrate clinical decision making skills in the care planning process. The patient’s condition will be discussed in-depth explaining the pathophysiology, social, cultural and ethical issues where appropriate in the care planning and decision making process. Any vulnerability that the patient may experience will be discussed and dealt with in the care planning and decision making process. The supporting evidence based literature will be analysed and

The NMC Code (2008) charges nurses to protect confidential information, and to only use it for the purposes given – for their treatment. Therefore all patients and events mentioned in this essay are inspired by real patients and events, but names, locations, dates and other details have been altered or obscured to make identification impossible. Following the introduction of the knowledge and skills framework (DH 2004a) and emphasis on quality of health care and patient centred, interprofessional, health and social care (DH 2000; Leathard 2003; Thompson et al. 2002) health care professionals and students will need to be able to

The aim of this essay is to demonstrate the assessment process of a patient using the Roper Logan and Tierney (RLT) model of nursing framework and to show how the nursing process works alongside this model. This will be shown by a holistic history of the patient being shown, followed by how the RLT model is applicable to this patient. This is then followed by one nursing intervention being discussed showing how the nursing process is applied to patient care. The patient will be referred to as Mr Frederick Valentine to protect the patient’s anonymity as stated in the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct (2008) guidelines.

This is an analysis of a taped interview between a nurse and a patient who is taking pre-employment medicals. The information given during the interview, including her name, Pink Cloud is fictitious because of the need of confidentiality. During the interview, objective and subjective data will be collected. The areas of communication focused on in the analysis are verbal, questioning and listening skills. Analysis will be made and later suggestions and recommendations will be made on how to make improvements in the future. To achieve this, direct quotations from the will be used to make references to the three theories being analysed and will be supported by the literature.

Permission was consented from the patient to use their condition for this essay; the information was accumulated from their admission, assessment and plan of care. The patient authorized usage of information relating to their period of hospitalisation in agreement that any personal information would not be used. This essay will address this matter in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) confidentiality guidelines set out in the Code of Professional Conduct (NMC, 2004). The pseudonym “David” will be used for this reason throughout this essay.

As a medical student, it is important to have both sensitivity and resilience to display when their time comes to give that news themselves. Being sensitive to the struggles of a patient and their family is crucial, as well as is keeping a ‘brave face’ so that they aren’t any more fearful or saddened than necessary. The most useful qualities that a medical student can possess in regards to a patient’s concerns are hospitality and confidence. Times as a hospital patient are difficult and worrying. Consequently, making those patients as comfortable as possible is vital so that they can receive proper care in a not only physically, but emotionally trying time. The more comfortable a patient is, and the less worried they are, the better their stay in the hospital will go. Being confident about the care a patient is getting is integral to his or her well-being. If a provider is not certain of the quality of their care, it is impossible for the receiver to be. Two essential qualities of a medical student in regards to interactions with other hospital workers are communication and open-mindedness. Communication is essential in a hospital setting. With all the commotion of a hospital, it is

The purpose of this essay is to reflect on a challenging situation I experienced during clinical practice as a student nurse. The essay will discuss my thoughts and feelings surrounding the situation and analyse the coping strategies I used in managing the situation, linking to relevant theory throughout in order to provide evidence for practice. The essay will also consider person-centred care and whether this was delivered to the patient. To conclude, the essay will discuss what I have learnt from the experience and how this experience will improve my future

Nurses are personally accountable for the provision of safe and competent nursing care. (Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses in Australia). This means that it is the responsibility of a nurse to maintain the competence which is required for the current practice. In the practitioner’s case, her performance was unsatisfactory especially in the use of medication, medication safety, and intravenous medication administration. She had committed a lot of medication errors during her employment with the hospital and the facility recorded “near miss” medication error as well. She was poor in calculating the infusion rates and the amount to be diluted in the medicine.