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No names or places are mentioned within this reflective account, In line with the NMC code of confidentiality The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2015) What? The Code states "Treat people with kindness, respect and compassion" NMC (2015a) However sometimes in our daily practice patients are let down. The following refection highlights how a palliative patient was treated in the last days of their life. Palliative care is a term used for a patient with a terminal illness. Healthcare Improvement

harmful bacteria. Some illnesses are easily curable but they aren’t effective against viral infections. Antibiotics helped during the wars and healed many people. Antibiotics were first invented in 1928 by a man named Alexander Fleming. He was born in Ayrshire, Scotland on August 1888. He studied medicine and served as a physician during World War 1. Alexander Fleming did research in 1928 and finally discovered penicillin. He was awarded Nobel Prize in 1945 and died on March 11, 1955. The way he discovered

antibiotics that we have today because of Alexander Fleming. His discovery was much needed in the world and I hate to think where we would be in the medicine world if he hadn’t discovered penicillin. Alexander Fleming was born on August 6, 1881 in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland. He was born on Lochfield Farm, which was his family’s farm. Alex was the seventh of eight children. He was the third child born to his father’s second wife. With his upbringing in Scotland, Alexander had much more appreciation of the natural

William Wallace will always be remembered as being one of the men who sacrificed himself completely for his country. “He fought not only for freedom, but also for every human 's right to own land, personal property, and the pursuit of a better existence.” (Ryan, P.2) Sir William Wallace, a Scottish knight, was one of the main figureheads in Scotland’s fight for independence. Although Scotland is still united with England, Wales, and Northern Ireland in what is known today as the United Kingdom,

findings of lysozyme and the first antibiotic. This discovery led to lives being saved from bacteria and the battle against harmful bacteria. Sir Alexander Fleming, well-known for inventing the first antibiotic, was born on August 6, 1881 in East Ayrshire in Scotland. His parents were farmers living in Scotland and had four children and Sir Alexander Fleming was one of them. Fleming also grew up with another four and half siblings and this led to a sense of discomfort for him.The way his parents brought

Alexander Fleming was born on August 6, 1881 to Hugh Fleming and Grace Morton. His parents shared the same occupation as farmers. He was born on a rural farm in Lochfield in East Ayrshire Scotland. Alexander or Alec as his family called him had three siblings Grace, John and Robert. He also had four half siblings Jane, Hugh, Thomas, and Mary who were from his father’s previous marriage. Alexander’s education began at Loudoun Moor School, then he moved to a larger school called Darvel School. He

Alexander Hamilton was selected for this project because of his involvement in our countries beginning and because he is known as one of our founding fathers. Hamilton was a major author of the Federalist Papers, the first Secretary of the Treasury, a member of the Constitutional Convention, founder of the Federalist Party and thought by many to be one of General George Washington's most trusted advisers. As impressive as his professional career may be, both his personal and professional life would

Born about the year 1108 and growing up at Oswestry, Walter FitzAlan knew wealth, privilege, and warfare. And he was quick to capitalize on his background. In his late twenties, Walter joined forces with some of the most powerful Norman figures in England, engaging a series of battles in which the throne of England was at stake. On one side was the claimant Stephen of Blois, and opposing him Matilda (called "Maud"), the daughter of recently deceased King Henry I. In these contests, Walter FitzAlan

Their purpose was “to attract more jobs to North Ayrshire by promoting the Irvine Bay area as a vibrant, attractive, competitive and sustainable business location”. (Bay, 2015) Since its creation, the Irvine Bay regeneration Company managed to secure £40m of public funds. Thanks to that, they were able

In this assignment, I will reflect upon my clinical experience and my education to date. In doing this I will highlight potential areas of development needed and will address these through Personal Development Planning. The rationale for doing this assignment is to enhance my professional development by undertaking an annotated reflective report. In this assignment I will focus and discuss my chosen theme which is Multi-disciplinary team working (MDT). This will mention roles within the MDT