To study Child nursing is my life’s ambition, I love a challenge and feel I work well under pressure. As a child myself I became a “Young Carer”, looking after my younger siblings, adopting a motherly role; Feeding, washing, changing and doing school runs, etc. This has given me an understanding of the basic care and needs of babies/children, and adolescents, which I can apply to my future nursing studies. Whilst studying Health and social care I learnt the importance of diversity and communication
A hospital is a very vulnerable environment for a patient and their family, therefore, it is important to identify aspects for improvement in any situation while developing your own personal professional morals as a nurse. This paper will discuss the video Crossing Professional Boundaries as a Registered Nurse and highlight the anomalies in regard to the professional behaviours, attitudes and presentation of the nurse, Nurse Nickie. Quality patient care must be delivered respectfully, responding
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is an essential document for healthcare professionals to follow. This essay is going to discuss how by adhering to the NMC Code of Conduct, practitioners ensure that their nursing care is safe, compassionate and effective. The NMC was revised and put into place from December 2015 after the Staffordshire hospital scandal. It is a publication that must be abided by every nurse and midwife for them to stay on the register. Nurses and midwives’ fitness to practise
Abortion: An Ethical Dilemma in Nursing If you were to ask any man or women whether murder should be legal, almost all would strongly say no. However, if asked about abortion there would be a mixed response. Abortion is a sensitive subject with a variety of strong opinions and concerns. Abortion is also an ethical dilemma in nursing. As a nursing student it is important for me to understand the ethics of abortion and establish my stance on the issue. This is necessary in order to determine the best
(Kessneich, Guyatt & Dicenso. 1997). The concept of evidence informed practice (EIP) aims to addresses this issue by encouraging practitioners to question how they are making clinical decisions and to seek evidence to support interventions. In this essay I explore how I used evidence informed practice in a clinical situation
INTRODUCTION This essay will demonstrate the critical reflection and outline the benefits gained by nurses and also identifies and discuss some possible consequences if nurses do not reflect on their practice. Also, it will discuss the strategies that nurse can use to reflect experience and how critical reflection is important in our lives as a nurse. Critical reflection involves applying ones critical thinking abilities or skills to think about their practices and ideas in order to step back and