Examples Of Reflective Account In Nursing

I felt like I had contributed to Katie’s care. The nurse thanked me for my help and as I was drawing up the saline Katie’s mother smiled at me and told me I would never forget this experience. She and her husband were both very thankful to the staff as they were leaving the hospital when Katie was being transferred. In that moment I felt a part of the team and I was happy that the nurse let me get involved with something that I was competent with and capable of completing successfully under supervision. I think looking back I should have taken initiative and gone to my preceptor before entering the room, so she could have informed and prepared me for what I was about to see.

Ask your health care provider about managing or preventing high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. These conditions can make thrombocytosis worse. Keep all follow-up visits as told by your health care provider. This is important. Contact a health care provider if: You have severe pain, and medicines do not help.

Therefore the hematocrit must remain above 10% for sufficient oxygen to reach the body’s cells. The key to treating a patient suffering from Hypovolemia is to maintain a balance between the urine output and the hematocrit percentage. Hypothesis or research question: I believe that a saline solution alternating on and off will maintain the urine flow rate and the hematocrit percentage longer than a patient administered with a constant saline drip of the same rate (mL/min) and concentration (mMol/L). This process would temporarily halt the dilution of hematocrit. The urine flow rate would begin to fall due to a lack of solution diffusing into the blood stream; however it should be able to fall for a short time before hitting critical levels.

I also help classmates with their English work. I go to the nursing home with my friend. I enjoy going to the nursing home and seeing all the elderly people who are always so grateful when you help them. I do not have any living grandparents anymore and it always makes me happy to visit the nursing home residents whom treat me like their own grandchild. Leaders are normally thought as confident people.

Mary Harvey, a 42-year-old African American female, postop day 2 from abdominal surgery. Has an NGT still. She is also Muslim. • Ms. White, a 60-year-old female, admitted 3 days ago with a diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia. She still is dyspneic with exertion and on 2L of oxygen via nasal cannula.

This week I have seen a very interesting case at the Vine Clinic. A 17-year-old female who came in with her mother had a chief complain of joint pain and a severe headache uncontrolled by Ibuprofen. She has recently seen in the ER for joint pain. I observed my preceptor conducted a thorough history and physical exam. She started joint pain on the right side of her knee and then the pain migrated to the left side of her body and affecting all the major joints.

CASE: Mrs Tan, 80 year old Chinese lady admitted to hospital post fall- was found on the bathroom floor and was unable to get up. Before falling, she attempted to get up from toilet bowl after passing motion but her knees buckles after one to two steps. There was no loss of consciousness. As she was unable to get up and did not have a pendent-alarm, she had to wait four hours before daughter come home from work. Ambulance was called and she was brought to accident and emergency unit.

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In my freshman year of high school my mother was injured in an automobile accident. My mother was always fragile because of her pre-existing heart condition, atrial regurgitation. Due to the accident, she went into congestive heart failure. The only choice for her survival were to perform an open heart surgery. The next 14 hour were the most excruciating hours of my life,I had never been so terrified.

Lifestyle modifications is the number one factor influencing the prognosis of a patient. If a patient follows the medication regimen prescribed, adheres to the recommended diet, quits smoking, and begins an exercise program their short and long term are good. When a patient does not adhere to the recommendations complications are likely to reoccur. Summary and Conclusion Summary In summary, a NSTEMI is a life-threatening complication that is preventable. By properly educating patients on the risk factors, signs and symptoms, and when to seek medical attention the prevalence of myocardial infarctions would likely decrease.

Brown was found unresponsive in her bathtub back in January, and she had been in a medically induced coma for nearly five months. In June, Brown was moved to a hospice facility. Her legendary mother, Whitney Houston, was also found unconscious in a bathtub in 2012. Houston 's death was ruled an accidental drowning. Many celebrities are paying tribute to the young Bobbi Kristina on social media, and they are also sending their condolences to the Houston and Brown family.

Brain cells will quickly deteriorate and die without the presence of oxygen and if the heart is restored, the immune system removes the dead brain cells by using free radicals, which causes further brain damage when not contained properly. With the newly developed knowledge of induced hypothermia, doctors say that patients have 3.5 times better chance of fully recovering from cardiac arrest with zero neurological damage. One reason that chilling the body in a controlled environment has become so successful is that it can counter the effects of neuroexcitation, which causes the nerves to become excited, by keeping homeostasis of calcium and glutamate because a major influx of calcium and glutamate is very toxic to nerve cells. Another important system that is altered by induced hypothermia is the immune system. The low body temperature from the cooling pads causes the immune system to slow down.