Collaboration in Professional Practice
Sheffield Hallam University Faculty of Health and Wellbeing Advanced Diploma in Adult Nursing. Summative Assessment Submission. Collaboration in Professional Practice - January '08 Intake Date of Submission: 20th April 2009 Assignment Title: "Effective Inter-professional Collaboration is key to providing good quality *patient/client/service user centred care"...Discuss. Student details: Name Student Number Word Count: 2,976 Module Tutor: The aim of this assignment is to discuss the importance of working inter-professionally within a multidisciplinary team to achieve the best patient-centred care. It will demonstrate developments achieved, and the knowledge gained around this area throughout my training and practice to date. The assignment will focus on the inter-professional care for adults within a hospital environment, as 'Advanced Diploma in Adult Nursing' is my course area. Interprofessional collaboration looks at teamwork, communication, professionalism and modern issues which influence practice at present. Various health care professionals have a range of expertise and skills different to others, their experiences and insights into situations capture dissimilar care needs, therefore enabling the patient to receive the best care. Through working in a multidisciplinary team, different professionals can collaborate with each other in order to benefit
Hypothesis The majority of general nurses feel their roles should not be expanded.
Table of Contents Page Number Statement of Confidentiality 2 Rationale 3 Hypothesis 4 Introduction 5-7 Methodology 8-12 Results/Analysis 13-16 Evaluation 17 Conclusion 18 Table of Reference 19 Bibliography 20 Appendices 21 Statement of Confidentiality Please note that any information recorded during the compilation of this research will be kept strictly confidential, and at no time will any information be divulged to a third party. All information collected and participants involved will be treated with the utmost respect and all matters disclosed will be used only for the purposes intended. Under no circumstances will any information be falsified or altered in any way during the course of this research. Rationale The aim of this research is to develop an understanding of the topic related whilst providing an un-biased view and raising public awareness. As in any research the main aim is to promote information and establish what, if any improvements could be made. This particular research will look at nursing and it's ever changing role, which will in effect help the researcher to move forward in this particular field and also develop understanding and opinions of those directly and indirectly affected by any of the issues raised. This type of research could highlight areas where the service made to the public could be made more efficient, which in turn
Literature review research assignment. The area of practice for this assignment is the information requirements of people whose lives are affected by breast cancer.
RESEARCH ESSAY Introduction This essay is about the evaluation of two research articles. Throughout the essay the author will discuss and critically evaluate both articles following a self-adaptation of Cormack's (2000) framework. This will include evaluation and comparison of research methods, sample selection processes, data collection methods and methods of data analysis, ethical considerations and future research and learning. The author will not attempt to decide which particular article is best as they will both have strengths and weaknesses. Chosen area of research The area of practice for this assignment is the information requirements of people whose lives are affected by breast cancer. The author has a strong interest in this area of nursing and its effects upon sufferers' lives. It is vital for all health care professionals to remain aware of the extending affects of this disease. A diagnosis of breast cancer does not just have medical effects but also emotional and psychological effects. The diagnosis will affect every aspect of a patient's life and the lives of their families, (Odling, Norberg, Danielson, 2002). Literature search The author carried out a literature search in order to select suitable research articles for this assignment. The search was carried out using the CINAHL database. The keywords entered were: breast cancer, experiences
Firstly, this paper will present the factors leading to my client's admission to the clinical area in which I was placed. This will be followed by personal history and assessment of
Portfolio of Evidence to Demonstrate Care of a Client from Clinical Placement The aim of this assignment is to produce a portfolio of evidence based on two nursing needs. A client from practice will be incorporated throughout in order to demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the problems of the chosen client and the nursing care provided to alleviate them. Firstly, this paper will present the factors leading to my client's admission to the clinical area in which I was placed. This will be followed by personal history and assessment of the client's general condition during admission on the ward. It will be imperative for the purpose of this paper to demonstrate ability in using research based rationale for actions carried out by nursing staff and other members of the multi disciplinary team. Therefore, assessment, clinical decision making and selection of nursing interventions will be discussed by exploring evidence that informs these processes (Newton, 1991). In an attempt to justify why certain needs were selected for discussion, great emphasis will be placed on Roper, Logan and Tierney's (RLT) (1996) activities of living model. Newton (1991) suggests nursing models represent the reality of nursing in ideal terms. Literature gives weight to RLT model by explaining it is the most commonly used in general nursing care within British and European
Principles and Practice of Nursing 1
Course:-BANS Nursing Studies (Adult Branch) Submission Date:-Friday 19th June 2009 Subject:-Principles and Practice of Nursing 1 September 2008 intake Word count:- 3757 My intention within this assignment is to focus upon the assessment of an individual patient which was in my care whilst on my clinical placement. This assignment is built up of two parts; the first part is the assessment process for this patient so that when the patient is in a health care setting their needs and health conditions are all met. There will be a holistic approach in order to make sure that all areas are covered, so that every area of the patient's health and wellbeing is assessed. To make sure this is covered correctly I will be using Roper el al (1980) 12 activities of daily living. The framework for this is very straight forward and most nursing hospital assessments are formed around this. This is because it is a good way of measuring a patient's capability while they are in your care. The second part of the assignment will discuss a nursing intervention which I helped to deliver to meet a goal of care for the patient. It is important to address that for legal and ethical issues these include confidentiality. As part for the Nursing and Midwifery Council Guidelines (2002) on confidentiality the name of the patient within this assignment will not be named because of this reason for this
Diabetes
Inhaled insulin for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes in Adults, in comparison with subcutaneous Insulin Shahdin Ali Word count: 3259. Inhaled insulin for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes in Adults, in comparison with subcutaneous Insulin Introduction Diabetes is a common disorder which affects around 180 million people and results in 2.9 million deaths per annum. It has been suggested that mortality rate is likely to rise by 50% in the next decade (Yadav et al., 2009). In the year 2004, around 33,000 deaths were caused by diabetes alone in UK (Carlsson et al., 2004). In addition, WHO projects that diabetes death will double between 2005 and 2030. Management of type 2 diabetes typically commences with diet and lifestyle interventions, eventually followed by the addition of a single oral anti-diabetic drug and then a combination of oral drugs. However, oral therapy is often not sufficient to achieve appropriate glycaemic control of less than 7% (Tarnow et al., 2008). Current guidelines recommend that treatment should aim to achieve a blood level of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) of between 6.5% and 7.5%, although it is acknowledged that such targets may not be achieved in all patients. Data from the Kaiser Permanente databases suggested that only half the patients achieve targeted glycemic control when using the combination of sulphonylurea and metformin. Furthermore,
Improving pain management in cancer patients
Improving pain management in cancer patients Abstract Pain is often the most feared aspect of cancer. Therefore, pain management is an ongoing and important issue, which concerns many patients and health professionals alike. Many misbeliefs from health professionals and patients, such as "pain is an unmanageable and inevitable feature of advanced cancer" or "opioids cause addiction" have led, and are still leading to ineffective pain management that causes unnecessary suffering and reduces quality of life. Recent advances in the understanding of pain and pain management are shifting the trend from unnecessary suffering and reduced quality of life to effectively controlling pain in up to 90% of cancer patients. New treatment options that have been developed to control pain effectively do not only include new technologies and advances in pharmacology but also ways of caring for the cancer patient and changes in the whole health care sector. Some major breakthroughs in pain management such as controlled release morphine and patient controlled analgesia pumps have replaced outdated and less effective methods of pain management. Furthermore, many alternative measures of controlling pain in cancer patients, such as acupuncture, massage and relaxation have proven to be helpful as adjuncts to therapy in pain control. Such alternative measures have been known for many years and
A critique of a research article from a professional journal
A critique of a research article from a professional journal Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a wide ranging term with a large and multi-faceted meaning. Traditionally, a narrow definition may refer to EBP as "...de-emphasising intuition, unsystematic clinical experience...and stresses the examination of clinical evidence from research" (Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group, 1992). This definition misses the current broad and overarching nature of evidence-based practice. A more broad and current definition by the McMaster University Evidence Based Medicine Group (1996) identifies implications for the research used, for example concepts such as validity and appropriate data collection methods, as well as acknowledging patient preference as an important factor. Evidence-based practice has become a cornerstone of a variety of professional conduct, for example, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) mandates, for example, that all advice given to patients is based upon the best available evidence (NMC, 2008). The evidence provided by research does not, however, necessarily mandate a change in practice: the whole purpose of EBP is to use available research to inform practice, and as a result of good judgement by practitioners ensure that as healthcare professionals we do what is best by our patients (Sackett, 1996). The paper selected for analysis is called "Effective and
Orthodox and Non Orthodox Therapeutic Interventions.
Orthodox and Non Orthodox Therapeutic Interventions. When providing care for an acutely ill adult, both orthodox and non-orthodox interventions can be used effectively on there own or combined to suite the patient. When patients are admitted to an acute care setting there needs must be assessed in a holistic manner, therefore for the purpose of this assignment I have chosen to discuss the importance of Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) machines and massage in the acute setting. Both methods will discuss the advantages and disadvantages and will identify the professional responsibilities of the nurse in relation to the interventions. PCA machines are most commonly used for Patients with acute post-surgical, trauma, cancer related pain or any acute pain when a pain relief intravenous route is preferred, which makes these machines most common in an acute setting. Anxiety is also common among patients with pain and is often associated with fear of death, complex environments and uncertain prognosis in the immediate post-admission period (Brunner and Suddarth, 1989) which is the rationale for massage been used. Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) is a method used in order to give pain relief to a patient that involves the patient's participation, by an appropriate and safe route. IV is the method most commonly used although there are other method which include intranasal,
professional practice in context
Northumbria University School of Health, Community & Education Studies Module PP0606 Professional Practice in Context Professional Practice in Context Victoria O'Neill Sept 2008 Word Count 3572 Tutor Margaret Murning Professional Practice in Context The focus of this assignment will be to look at the government policy and social policy surrounding health inequality in primary care and the health of the public. The main policies which will be discussed will be Facing the Future (DH 2007) and Facing the Future: The Governments Response (DH 2007) as well as other relevant government policies which contributed to the documents being written. It will look at what changing social and government policy means for the health visitor and health visiting as well as how it will change or could change current practice. The latest government drivers which led to the Facing the Future documents being produced will be discussed as well as the implications to practice examining the role of leadership and change within health visiting. The rational behind the choice of topic comes from the area of practice which is socially and economically deprived. Unemployment is at its highest (ONS 2008), housing is inadequate to meet most family's needs and from observed practice most families are living in two bed roomed houses with children and adults sharing rooms. Whether this is a health