Communication is a process and has many aspects to it. Communication is a dynamic process by which information is shared between individuals (Sheldon 2005). This process requires three components (Linear model Appendix figure 1.1), the sender, the receiver and the message (Alder 2003). Communication would not be possible if any of these components are absent….
Health and Social Care for Deaf Children
The journey for parents, from suspected to a diagnosed hearing loss for their child, can be difficult and stressful. The first few months are described to be like a jigsaw puzzle, where lots of pieces of information are needed to be joined together before confirmation and parents begin to understand their child’s hearing loss. Not…
Pathophysiology Of Dvt Formation Health And Social Care Essay
DVT is the result of a number of factors that include stasis of blood, endothelial injury and hypercoagulability of blood. PE is a major complication of DVT and occurs when a thrombus or blood clot detaches itself and is carried by the blood stream to the lungs. [J32] Proximal DVT carries a higher risk of…
Risk Factors for Heart Disease
Abstract This paper explores risk factors of heart disease that the student’s chosen patient had. Each risk factor stated will also have a proper explanation as to why it is a potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease. These risks can either be modifiable or non-modifiable. It is also dependent on which risk factors the patient…
Triple Vessel Ischemic Heart Disease Treatment Case Nursing Essay
Mr. MS is a 58-year-old Malay male who was previously diagnosed with hypertension, gout and triple vessel ischemic heart disease. He first presented with chest pain in March 2010 where he was diagnosed with ischemic heart disease. He was unable to complete an exercise stress test and an angiogram done in Hospital Sultanah Aminah found…
Pathophysiology Case Study: Chest Pain
Assignment essay Mr George Orwell is a 68-year-old male residing in rural South Australia. His deceased wife, Heather had terminal breast cancer. Mr. Orwell arrived at, and was admitted to, the Farquharson Memorial Hospital with chest pain. His admission assessment verified he was alert and orientated with unremarkable vital signs. Pre- admission conditions include pitting…
Reflection Theories for Nursing Practice
This essay aims to discuss the principle theories and models of reflection and reflective practice in nursing. The theories of John Dewey and Donald Schön will be deliberated; Dewey regarded reflection as learning by experience through active participation and experimentation, in contrast Schön believed it was both an active and retrospective process. Two models of…
Side effects and treatments of asthma | Case study
According to the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), Ms V was on step 2 in the management of chronic asthma. She was on MDI Salbutamol 2 puffs when required and MDI Budesonide 200 mcg BD. However, her asthma was not well controlled by the medication and causes the exacerbation of bronchial asthma. When she was…
Asthma Case Study Essay
This essay is written as a case study referring to a patient from my practice area. As I will be reflecting on my practice in relation to the case study, use will be made of first person writing where appropriate. Hamill (1999) supports the use of first person writing in academic essays such as case…
Pain Management In Palliative Nursing Essay
Pain management has been chosen as the aspect of care. It is the symptom that the writer has been confronted with very often in her daily work with palliative patients; this has been very distressing for carers, patients and family. Various assessments were explored to measure pain and whether they would be more effective than…