According to Hart & Ng (2011), “Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)”. Kavic (2015) explained, “This disease is characterized by periods of relapsing symptoms caused by immune mediated inflammation”. Around two million people in the world are affected by Crohn’s disease (CD) and includes anywhere of the gastrointestinal tract being affected by…
Facilitating Patient Education Essay
Abstract This essay focuses on a knowledge deficit a patient may have regarding their illness. The educational topic as well as why it was chosen will be discussed. The student nurse will analyze the patient’s readiness to learn and address any factors that will facilitate or hinder the learning. The method of implementation, rationales for…
Reflective Summary On Prescribing Practice Learning Nursing Essay
The author, a nurse practitioner based in an Emergency Department (ED), from here on in will be referred to as ‘the practitioner’. The practitioner is currently employed in a development role with the view, following training, of becoming an acute care practitioner. This will entail working autonomously: taking accurate clinical histories, physical examination, gain differential…
Prevention Strategies for the Development of Pressure Ulcers
This assignment will examine the process and methods used when gathering empirical evidence, for a chosen based care issue, using different search strategies and medical databases. An appraisal and discussion of the chosen evidence will also be made, identifying how the evidence was gathered and its relevance to the chosen based care issue. The process…
Rolfe- Freshwater and Jasper (2001) Framework for Diabetes
Reflective account, using framework from Rolfe , Freshwater and Jasper (2001) of a patient with regards to a long term condition and identification of a learning need to be achieved during the module. This essay is reflective based on my experience while on a clinical placement. The aim is to demonstrate an understanding of my…
Example Reflective Essay using Rolfe Reflective Model
This reflective essay will adopt Rolfe’s model of reflection , (Rolfe, G et al. 2001) which was derived from Borton’s developmental model. (Boyd E et al. 1983) The scenario is presented as Appendix 1 and the patient has been anonymised as ‘Lee’ in accordance with the NMC guidelines (NMC 2008) What? When analysed in overview,…
Malnutrition in Older Hospitalised Patients
Malnutrition has significantly increased in the ageing population resulting in a major health problem in the United Kingdom and is a cause and consequence of ill health. This essay will seek to critique three research papers based on Malnutrition in older hospitalised patient. It will include evaluation of strengths, limitations of the research and a…
Theories and Principles of Ethics and Law in Healthcare Services
Theories and principles of ethics and law in healthcare services. Table of Contents Part 1 a. Introduction 3 b week 1 4 c. week 2 5 d. week 3 6 e. week 4 7 f. week 5 8 g. reference and appendix 9 2. Part 2 13 a. Introduction 14 b. Theories and principles of…
Rolfes Reflective Cycle
Rolfe’s Reflective Cycle Introduction The Rolfe reflective cycle has the virtue of simplicity and straightforwardness. The model is based on three key questions, as the diagram below indicates: The model was developed initially for nursing and care education, but has become more broad in its subsequent applications, not least because of the clarity of the…
Music Therapy for Dementia – Research Study
Hilda Dimalibot Purpose of the Study Research question What is the level of knowledge for the benefits of music therapy on the residents with dementia among healthcare assistants in Chadderton Rest Home? Purpose of the project The main purpose of this research project is to determine the level of knowledge for the benefits of music…