Author Archives: «Gerald M»

Healthcare is facing numerous challenges in the twenty-first century. In Nigeria, in addition to the burden of infectious diseases chronic disease incidence continues to rise and poor quality of service is evident. Effective leadership is essential in health care organisations as in other organisations. It is necessary for effective patient care, patient safety, improving work…

INTRODUCTION The Healthcare Quality Strategy for NHS Scotland (Scottish Government 2010) was a further development from ‘Better Health, Better Care’ (Scottish Government 2007). In this reflective account I wish to concentrate on the peoples priorities for the people of Scotland outlined within this document, the ultimate aim is to provide the highest quality of care….

Dilemmas in patient care are an inevitable outcome of nursing accountability. Nurses struggle to balance their responsibility to protect patients rights with their obligation to prevent harm to patients and staff. Coercive treatments such as seclusion are one of those common practices in psychiatric settings which involve ethical dilemma and places nurses in question. The…

INTRODUCTION As a part of my Overseas Nursing Programme, I had to conduct a seminar presentation on any topic of my interest in front of students. I was given the date of presentation. Knowledge expands through communication and presentation is a means of communication and best applicable when delivering knowledge to a group. Presentation means…

Annotated bibliography – Nursing and Leadership styles The health care climate today is extremely challenging even for skilled nurses with strong, different styles of leadership as they relate to health care and nursing. Looking at ways in which different leadership styles have a positive or negative influence on a variety of factors, can assist nurse…

This case study aims to achieve the following learning outcomes: to demonstrate a critical and systematic understanding of the psychological and sociological factors which influence patient care, to critically explore the aspects of risk assessment and safeguarding to promote safe, effective care, to demonstrate detailed and current knowledge of inter-professional working and how it promotes…

Throughout this essay I am going to look at how team communication and collaboration are key factors in patient safety. I shall look at the factors that lead to communication failure. I am going to critically analyse how communication tools can impact on patient safety and look at the benefits and barriers and the challenges…

First Meeting: Before having my first meeting, I attended an open day with “Mr. Collin Biggs” who gave brief lecture on the requirement of RAP and topics which can be chosen to do a successful RAP. The topic I chose from the Oxford Brookes Project topic areas is number 8 which is “The business and…

Overview Clinical depression is a common mood disorder characterized by several symptoms affecting how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. Symptoms are wide-ranging and can include a persistent sad mood or feeling of hopelessness, irritability, less interest in pleasurable activities, difficulty concentrating, appetite and weight changes, suicidal thoughts, over or under sleeping, general fatigue, and…

Introduction Every year, researches are conducted in institutions and the findings are then disseminated through various publications. However, such information is often not utilized, and instead ends up being stored in the journals, drawers or even in the books found in the library, thus not accomplishing the main purpose for which the research was intended….