Students are to describe an experience from a nursing placement and discuss the following areas:- What influenced how they felt/said/behaved; How they think the patient felt; How they think /friends/carers felt; Why people acted in the way they did; How they might behave in a similar situation in the future; And has their understanding of nursing developed as a result of looking back at this experience. ... What Influenced how I felt/said/behave According to Benner (2001) "Novice practitioners will need guidance from their practice mentor", prior to doing Susan's measurement, I have o...

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I will also discuss the government's policies on safeguarding and how they affect our actions. I will also discuss risk assessment and its influence upon government policy and direction. ... Risk assessment has evolved considerably since its introduction in the 1980's and various methods and theories of risk assessment have been experimented with; this essay looks at several of these methods, analyzing the relative worth of each. ... It includes promoting children's safety and welfare as well as protecting children when abuse happens. ... This includes mandatory training to hig...

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Most of the time, the organizations do not follow necessary rules and procedures while they are managing their organization. ... Bearing the Trust of Patients Another important part of the assessment is to maintain the trust . ... In health care organization all the employees should do their job honestly. ... Task02: 2.1 Analysis of how information from risk assessments informs care planning for individuals and organizational decision making : Risk management is the way to find information to distinguish the certain risk in an individual according to patient's age, habit, weight, diseases...

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A holistic learning experience is recognised for leading students to a broader understanding of the whole topic but 'doing' does not always ensure learning; though in my eyes it certainly helps to facilitate. ... In the case of the stronger group, the teacher can direct questions so that all pupils (performers included) can see how improvements can be made. ... From the Centre for Education Development Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) report based on the evaluation of the RSC's Learning Performance Network (LPN) (2007-2009), a Head of English who professed to have been "thir...

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For this reason, we use a combination of psychometric and dynamic assessment. ... They even differ concerning the way in which it functions, or how it should be measured. ... Also, the more perceptive your senses are to differences, the larger the field on which your judgement and intellect can act, and subsequently the more intelligent you are. ... They believed, an intelligent person is able to make sound judgements, reason well and use common sense. ... So the actual content of the test-item does not matter, it only provides a vehicle for assessment, as long as it assess our ability ...

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"Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select - doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief and, yes, even beggar-man and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations and the race of his ancestors"" (Watson, 1924, p. 104) When born our mind is 'tabula rasa' (a blank slate). ... The methods used in the scenario of 'Little Albert' could be viewed and considered cruel, however in the case of...

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As a nursing profession we have a board of nursing that has put together a scope of practice that defines what we can and cannot do as a profession. ... It wasn't until 1938 that the first nurse practice act was developed by the state of New York that gave nurses a scope of practice to follow, because earlier registration laws failed to do this (Russell, 2012). ... This excerpt allows registered nurses to understand how their role is defined and what their scope of practice is defined as. ... Excerpt 338.10204 explains the examination process, how one becomes eligible, and the reexami...

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The study focuses on the social problem of student achievement and understanding how parental involvement influences minority student achievement. It is important for parents, as well as school districts, to understand the role of parents and the districts in the success of students. ... The data will measure the influences student-led conference has student achievement on the Missouri Assessment Program test. ... These families do not have vehicles nor do they have the funds to purchase vehicles and often do not possess a driver's license. ... Bouffard and Stephens (2007) reported that r...

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There are different strategies in the classroom that can help a student perform well along with many assessments to help classified the student accurately to give them the appropriate education needed. ... Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142) was introduced which meant children with hearing were placed in an inclusive setting (Shaver et al., 2013). ... The Walsh Act which was used ton increased the number of states requiring newborn hearing screening came about around 1997. ... When it comes to degree of hearing loss, it is partly answered by residual hearing by bas...

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Many students are placed in remedial education because they failed to study for the assessment test. ... If students have a better understanding of how basic skills affect their education, students will work harder to place in college-ready courses. ... Students also fail to complete basic skills since they do not know how to use the resources made available to them. Students do not know how to use student services like the writing center or the computer lab. ... Twenty percent of African-Americans were also required to re-learn basic skills as well as sixteen percent of Hispanics. ...

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Assessments In the assessment segment of the clinical cycle, it involves using suitable evaluations of assessment, which recognizes the concentration of symptoms and are related to the specific model of intervention that may be necessary. ... The dysfunction continues for a considerable period during the course of the disorder and does not seem to be a straight result of any single feature. ... Abnormalities in sensory processing and inhibitory capacity, as well as declines in attention, are also found. ... Risk assessment is of importance in the clinical cycle. ... According to Hub Pages F...

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Refugees are often forced to flee suddenly and usually do not have the opportunity to make preparations to leave their country or to arrive in a new one. The Refugee Act of 1980 defines a refugee as a person who cannot return home because of a "well-founded fear of persecution on the basis of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion" who is not able to seek or receive protection from their country of origin (www.unhcr.org 2014). ... The assessment of refugees' psychological distress is difficult. ... There are also other factors ...

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It is well documented through out the literature that: Smoking has been labelled the most important preventable cause of death and disease. ... He last smoked 24hrs prior to my assessment with him. ... On entering the room and introducing myself, Mr X loudly yelled "I either need a F*** smoke or you to do something to stop these f*** cravings!!!" ... He continued to say, "If someone doesnt do something soon, I will go off I need a f** smoke!!" ... There is cumulative research evidence, which indicates that many patients do not believe that healthcare professionals understand their feeli...

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 Introduction Primark is an Ireland based well-known clothing retailer in Europe which works in different countries such as Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, United Kingdom and Netherlands. ... Finally, it will also be highlighted that how Primark can improve its social and environmental standing by utilizing the available resources and following suitable strategies. 1.1 Response Of Politicians, General Public And Business To The Environment After The World War II As a result of the Second World War, the rise of the nuclear age presented doubts of a new kind of pollution from deadly ra...

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As the 2008 holiday season approached, Denny Brown, vice-president and chief information officer (CIO) of Pinnacle West, wondered how he would navigate his organization through a tumultuous economy in the coming year. ... Soon after, Brown began to realize if the information services organization could embrace a process- oriented approach, other business units in APS should be able to do so as well. ... The strategy was to continuously shift IT personnel to identify and act on strategic initiatives. ... It served us well - people are comfortable with it, but it is costly and not as responsive ...

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The black white tests score gap does not appear to be an inevitable fact of nature. ... Another way to cross content bias is to abandon a priori judgments and simply ask how much the black white various from one question to the next. ... These and other factors of standardized tests have led critics to suspect that blacks might do poorly for reasons that have more to do with the method of assessment than with racial differences in actual skills. Standardized tests as well as other tests can lead to prediction bias. ... The Elementary ADEseondary School Education Act of 1964 funded compensa...

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I also look into the actual plan of quality management system as an example how ASDA could be a key player in human rights field or a leader in providing quality services and look at the importance of monitoring and evaluation as well as Kotter's eight steps in change management. ... It has diversified both geographically and by product into areas such as clothing, electronics, telecoms, home health's well as retailing and renting. ... Based on the product requirement the organization so do back-ward working to identify raw materials requirements. 3. ... To do this, they have to ...

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(McLeod, J. 2008) The humanistic approach has had a considerable influence on the practice of counselling and promotes the idea that humans have free will to choose how they act and behave and also recognises a person as having their own needs as an individual. ... • how we experience and enjoy life (which is strongly affected and determined by other people); and • how we think about ourselves and how others think and react to us (which are important determinants of both how we feel and behave). Through his work, Freud discovered that the mind consists of three interrelated systems...

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The work of Douglas provides some insight into the nature of the cognitive functioning of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and learning disorder (LD), as well as it describes the different types of cognitive disabilities that underlie the two disorders. ... Furthermore, the children with ADHD tended to do poorly on memory tasks in a free Johnson, pg. 5 recall situation. ... The results reflect what is hypothesized to be different among groups as well as how groups are formed. ... Research on children with ADHD is hampered by disagreement and lack of pre...

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This just shows how Filipinos value the importance of education. ... PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES A) Objectives The objectives of the Philippine educational system may be gathered from the Educational Act of 1982 , the Philippine Constitution and the Philippine Development Plan. ... Similarly, the very high average figure for private elementary schooling would be accounted for by just a small number of well-to-do families who choose not to send their children to public elementary schools. ... Even with these stipulations, table 9 does show how even public education is...

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It is important to refute all the myths surrounding battered women in order to fully understand why battering happens, how it affects people, and how it can be stopped. ... Understanding this cycle is very important if we are to learn how to stop or prevent battering incidents. The cycle also helps explain how battered women become victimized, how they fall into learned helplessness behavior, and why they do not attempt to escape. ... If she does her job well, then the incident will be over. ... During phase two, the batterer fully accepts the fact that his rage is out of control, as does ...

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Diversity is not only the way people think about others, but also how it effects the interaction among individuals. ... Advocacy Advocacy can be defined as "the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending" (Definition of Advocacy, n.d.). ... Advocacy will occur as an attempt is made to enhance the well-being of the children. ... An educator has extensive knowledge which directs how they choose to serve faculty members and students within the school. ... To understand a policy, many question must be answered: does the policy support my beliefs of what I consider good teaching and...

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Diversity is not only the way people think about others, but also how it effects the interaction among individuals. ... Advocacy Advocacy can be defined as "the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending" (Definition of Advocacy, n.d.). ... Advocacy will occur as an attempt is made to enhance the well-being of the children. ... An educator has extensive knowledge which directs how they choose to serve faculty members and students within the school. ... To understand a policy, many question must be answered: does the policy support my beliefs of what I consider good teaching and...

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The stakeholder theory can be seen as the 'right' thing to do. ... I will encourage employees to act ethically rather than unethically to get credit in an organization. ... They must also put in fair and equal amount of hours without lying about how long they worked. ... Corporations have to figure out stakeholder expectations: how they want to be treated, how they can be assisted, and how to maximize profits. ... Customer environment looks at demographics of customers as well as their values and preferences. ...

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A discussion regarding the role of nursing theory and how it might evolve with telemedicine is also included. ... The Kaiser Permanente organization demonstrated that patients with newly diagnosed chronic conditions could be equipped with home videophones, electronic stethoscopes, and digital blood pressure monitors, and assessments could be performed and data transmitted to evaluate cardiac and respiratory function (Wooten, 2001). ... Maddox (2002) observed there has been a marked proliferation of internet sites that provide information about diseases, diagnosis and treatment, disease preven...

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