Massage therapy is the manipulation of the soft tissue on the body by a practitioner through the movement of their hands and arms as well as advanced techniques. Massage has been used to help people relax as well as a way to help treat minor ailments as a complement to other medication or treatment. As A Whirlwind Tour through the entire History of Massage webpage […]
I accompanied the District Nursing Team on placement to a Doppler Clinic for patients referred by their GPs to be assessed for compression bandages. I was talked through the procedure of performing Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI), which required the following equipments: Hand-held Doppler ultrasound machine; 8 MHz probe (5 MHz probe if required for large or oedematous limbs); ultrasound transducer gel; sphygmomanometer and cuff […]
People who undergo amputation experience many emotions. In Graces case, she may experience anxiety with emotional outburst not only due to the pain and physical loss of a limb, but also what effects the amputation will have on her in terms of career, family life and socialization. Some possible reactions Grace may experience include sadness, anger, grief, anxiety and depression. Following an amputation, the patient […]
My belief in mentoring is to let a mentee develop their skills and to progress professionally on their own rather than a mentor being directive. My idea is in line with Hawkey, (1998, p.665, in Harrison, Dymoke & Pell, 2004, p.1065) that mentoring is about mentors giving help to develop mentees skills. However, a mentor plays many roles in the life of a mentee and […]
Working in the health industry requires numerous attributes that are necessary for professionals to obtain which will enable them to be successful. Attributes can contain both internal and external components (Fagermoen, Moore, Rotegard &Ruland, 2010). Some critical attributes needed by professionals working in the health industry are; balanced decision making, empathetic outlook, meeting standards, respect for policies, dealing with emotional conflict and disturbances, healthcare team […]
The purpose of this assignment is to critically reflect upon on aspect of my professional practice and development that arose whilst out in clinical practice. The paper will show emphasise based on communication. This reflection has been chosen to highlight the need for nurses to have therapeutic communication skills in order to provide holistic care and encourage a good nurse-patient relationship. Gibbs (1988) reflective cycle […]
Community Health Nursing There are many fields in which a registered nurse can specialize. One group of these fields is known as Community Health Nursing. This field includes Public Health Nursing, School Nursing, and Home Health Nursing. Each specialization has its own unique variations of the nursing profession and the nurse has to focus on varying topics depending on which specialization he or she chooses; […]
Pain is an unpleasant biopsychosocial experience associated with tissue injury, described in terms of such damage as being always subjective. It has no borders and can affect any individual. It affects activities of daily living and can meaningfully diminish quality of life for those who experience it. Since pain is such a universal condition, capacity to assess and manage it is vital for healthcare professionals. […]
Cultural awareness is about realising that people belong to a diverse range of cultures and that they will, accordingly hold different values, behave in different ways, have different ways of viewing the world and different approaches to the way they live their lives. Cultural awareness is about having the resources to relate positively to people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds and appreciate the […]
The four patterns of knowing as identify by Carper, are empirics, esthetics, personal knowledge and ethics. More recently, Chin & Kramer (2008) added the fifth, emancipatory knowing (Jackson, 2009). As stated by Carper (1978), these patterns represented the complex phenomenon of knowing that nurses use when caring for their patients. Chin & Kramer added emancipatory knowing to address the issue of equality, justice, and transformation […]
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