Review of Factors Influencing Successful Patient Education in a Rehab Unit for Spinal Cord Injuries.

“A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE SUCCESS OF EFFECTIVE PATIENT EDUCATION IN A REHABILITATION UNIT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES” Table of Contents CHAPTER-1: INTRODUCTION .1. Study Scope .1.1. Study Background .1.2. Study Purpose .1.3. Aims and Objectives .1.4. Key definitions .2. Summary CHAPTER-2: METHODOLOGY 2.1. Strategies for literature search 2.1.1. Electronic modes of search 2.1.2. Citation Tracking 2.2. Methods 2.3. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria 2.4. Search Terms or Keywords 2.5. Critical Appraisal Tool 2.6. Theoretical Frameworks 2.7. Assessment of Validity 2.8. Summary CHAPTER-3: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE REVIEW 3.1. Summary CHAPTER-4: RESULTS _ 4.1. Process of Screening and Data Extraction 4.2. List of Included Studies and relevant illustrations 29 4.2.1. Study-1: 29 4.2.2. Study-2 29 4.2.3. Study-3 4.2.4. Study-4 4.2.5. Study-5 4.2.6. Study-6 4.2.7. Study-7 34 4.2.8.

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Essay by trainee practitioner. During my time spent on placement on Intensive Care Unit (ICU) I looked after a young 20 year old male with traumatic head injuries

Essay wrote by Trainee Assistant Practitioner This essay describes the effect of an assault on a young male patient. During a night out in Leeds. It also describes the trauma of the family, friends, police officers and staff on intensive care. It will also explain the reason for a patient being intubated (using an endotracheal) and ventilated. When working as a level 2 clinical support worker, I was not involved in caring for patients with a traumatic brain injury. I was also not trained on assessing a patients Glasgow coma scale (GCS) it was the registered practitioners that had the responsibility to this critical assessment. Since my training to be an Assistant practitioner I have been taught to do these assessments, I now have a better understanding of the assessment and what it involves and also what the patients responses are and pupil sizes. During my time spent on placement on Intensive Care Unit (ICU) I looked after a young 20 year old male with traumatic head injuries he was physically and sexually assaulted during a night out in Leeds. He came in to Accident and Emergency (A&E) at 03.20 the patient was intubated and ventilated on arrival he then underwent extensive brain surgery he had a craniotomy in theatre (removal of bone flap) he was admitted to (ICU) at 11.00 after having extensive surgery for a Traumatic brain injury (TBI). He was an unknown patient as all

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The Hazards of Smoking.

The Hazards of Smoking Smoking is defined as the action of inhaling tobacco from a pipe, cigar, or cigarette. It has been practiced for 100's of years, including by early North-American natives. Europeans had introduced it into the Old World by the early 16th century. It was continually practiced since then throughout the world, with tobacco companies arising and packaged cigarettes soon available. Smokers had no knowledge of cigarette smoke's harm to their health until 1964, when the surgeon general of the US Public Health Service concluded that smoking was hazardous to an individual's health. Smoking affects a person's health in many ways, having both immediate and long term effects. It is a serious addiction, caused by the drug nicotine that once inhaled; nicotine reaches the brain almost immediately. Smoking is a hazardous habit, because it leads to addiction, disease, and high-risk pregnancy, and smokers should do everything to quit the habit. Many smokers claim that smoking relieves them of stress and relaxes and comforts them, while in recent years it has been proven that the only thing smoking does is threatening a person's life. There are many hazardous ingredients in cigarette tobacco. Some of the ingredients are poisonous and addictive. Cigarette smoke produces thousands of chemicals that are hazardous to a smoker's health. There are over 4000 chemicals

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The Endocrine System

Anatomy & Physiology The Endocrine System Ian Wright Dip He ODP/RODP ALSP, ATLS Theatre Practitioner March 2008 Contents Introduction.....................................................................................................Page 1 Major Endocrine Glands....................................................................................Page 2 Anatomy...........................................................................................................Page 3 Structure and Function of Adrenal Glands...........................................................Page 4 Hypothalamus.......................................................................................Page 4 Pituitary.................................................................................................Page 4 Thyroid.................................................................................................Page 5 Parathyroid............................................................................................Page 5 Adrenal glands.......................................................................................Page 5 Pineal....................................................................................................Page 6 Gonads (Testes and ovaries) ..................................................................Page 6 The

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mental health

TMA 03 Discuss what complementary and alternative therapies have to offer mental health service users/survivors. This essay will begin by looking at the meaning of complementary and alternative therapies; as the name suggests, complementary therapies usually complement or work alongside mainstream medicine while alternative therapies offer treatments that can replace orthodox medical treatment altogether. Complementary and alternative therapies which are often abbreviated to CAMs include approaches to health that are based on traditional healing methods from non-western cultures. Another definition of complementary and alternative approaches is that they are: "a broad domain of healing resources that encompass all health systems, modalities, and practices and their accompanying theories and beliefs, other than those intrinsic to the politically dominant health systems of a particular society or culture in a given historical period"{the Cochrane collaboration, quoted in house of lords,2000,para. 1.12}. The use of CAMs are becoming increasingly popular in the UK. This could be as a result of people trying and finding the CAM methods very effective; another way to try and understand the change is to see it as a reaction against orthodox medicine. Surveys carried out showed

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Reflection In Practice

REFLECTION IN PRACTICE Definition Reflective learning is the process of internally examining and exploring an issue of concern, triggered by an experience, which creates and clarifies meaning in terms of self, and which results in a changed conceptual perspective, as suggested by Boyd and Fales (1983). Reflective learning is a key to learning from experience (Journal of Humanistic Psychology,23) The author is going to use The Gibbs Reflective Cycle (1988) to help her in the process of reflection, as reflection can be a difficult experience without the guidance and support of an expert. Description of Incident As usual I started my shift and was assigned an emergency case of laparatomy. I laid up my trolley and counted all the swabs, needles, blades and instruments with my circulating nurse one by one. The swb, tape and the needle counts were clearly written on the board. The patient was an obese Mr Jones. He was anaesthetised, brought into the operating theatre and was transferred to the operating table. The surgeon and his assistant scrubbed, prepped, draped, attached diathermy and suction and started the operation. Mr Jones had an obstructed bowel, which was removed. However the operation did not go well because of an excessive amount of bleeding, due to which the surgeon put small swabs inside the wound, as he felt the larger swabs with tapes would obstruct his view.

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Reflective Essay

Inter Professional Education - Reflective Essay For first year inter professional education, the task was to design a poster based on a case study of a person who has one or more medical conditions. The poster had to explain what various members of a multi-disciplinary team would do for the person, and was to be targeted at a certain audience, for example health -care workers, people who have the same medical conditions or family members of these people. Our case study focused on Joe, a man with schizophrenia and diabetes. We decided a design for our poster would include a photograph of ourselves (Joe's team) and part written by each member of the team around the photo. We would also include an introduction by Joe's sister explaining the situation. This essay will reflect on the process that we went through during the making of the poster, and what went well and what the difficulties there were in making it. The scheduled classes for IPE took place in October, but the poster was not to be finished until April. We were organised into groups, it was our responsibility to organise meetings in order to design and produce the poster. According to research by Tuckman (1965) groups go through several stages when presented with a group work task. These are forming, storming, norming and performing. These steps describe the process gone through in order to complete a task from the

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Should cannabis be legalised?

Argumentative essay Scott Brown Topic: Should cannabis be legalised? Should cannabis be legalised? In the last couple of years the argument whether cannabis, a drug used by over 1.5 million people in Britain, should be legalised has raged on, and it looks unlikely to stop any time soon. Cannabis is a Class B drug (currently being downsized to Class C with no fine for small amounts for personal use). The maximum sentence for possession is five years and an unlimited fine, however police are increasingly turning a blind eye to possession of small amounts. Many MPs have voiced their opinions over the legalisation of the drug, many with contrasting views. Peter Lilley, the former deputy leader of the Conservative Party, has called for cannabis to be legalised and sold through special off-licences. However Anne Widdecombe disagrees, saying it is unlikely that legalising cannabis will get rid of any problems caused by it I personally believe that legalising cannabis will not solve the problems caused by the use of it and therefore I am against the legalisation of cannabis, and reading the evidence and arguments I have put together I am sure most people will agree. When arguing for legalisation, people point to the fact that reports from scientists claim that there is no evidence that long-term use causes lasting damage to

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Article Critique

The purpose of this assignment is to critique and evaluate the chosen article in terms of strengths and weaknesses, to demonstrate an understanding of the research process. According to Polit and Beck (2004) the aim of critically appraising an article is an attempt to determine its strengths and limitations. Therefore, the research critique should reflect an objective and balanced consideration of the study's validity and significance (Polit and Hungler 1999). The task of critiquing is, according to Lo Biondo-Wood and Harber (2006) a challenging one and can only be effectively achieved through much practice and skill. For the purpose of this critique, the frameworks of Parahoo (1997) and Polit and Hungler (1999) have been used as a guide. This will assist in producing an organised sub-headed piece of work. Title The title of an article is the first part of a study to be encountered and Parahoo (1997) states that a title should draw the reader's attention to the precise area of study and make reference to the population from whom the data is collected. Cormack (2000) and Marshall and Kelly (2007) agree, stating a title should be concise and reflect the content of the study. The chosen article is titled 'Perceived barriers and facilitators to implementing research findings in the Irish practice setting'. This title utilised by Glacken and Chaney is concise, consisting of 13

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Engaging with Vulnerable People

Engaging With Vulnerable People In this essay I will discuss the concepts of vulnerability and speculate on possible reasons why the patient in the scenario I have chosen is vulnerable. I will explore ways in which I can demonstrate and develop professional values according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of conduct and consider ways in which I can maintain the patient's dignity and empower her. "vulnerability is not a license for the nurse to rescue; it is rather an opportunity to encourage growth." (deChesnay and Anderson 2008:21). I will then discuss how I can promote anti-discriminatory practice and finally I will reflect on what I have learned from undertaking this assignment. Vulnerability has been defined as: "susceptibility to physical or emotional injury susceptibility to attack, open to censure or criticism; assailable, liable to succumb, as to persuasion or temptation" (American Heritage Dictionary, 2000 :1, as cited in deChesnay and Anderson 2008:16 ) The above definition of vulnerability could apply to most people at some point in their lifetime. According to Pritchard (2001), there are many reasons why people become vulnerable. People respond to situations such as illness, bereavement and stress differently, because they are unique individuals. However, vulnerability can also apply to groups, due to factors that include:

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