Principles of Nursing. For the purposes of this assignment I have chosen Principal A, it is about treating people with dignity, humanity, equality and diversity.
Principle of Nursing Practice Assignment (500 words) ________________ For the purposes of this assignment I have chosen Principal A, it is about treating people with dignity, humanity, equality and diversity. In accordance with the (NMC CODE 2015) for confidentiality, the patient’s name will be X.I will give an insight to a patient X who had COPD, and the effects of using the above Principal. I will conclude by my reflection on this placement. Patient X had been diagnosed with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) He was 92 an ex-smoker. This disease is terminal according to ( Garcia-Aymerich 2001). Patient X has been depressed and feels guilty of putting himself and his family through this. He has just been re admitted into the ward the principle of dignity, humanity equality and diversity has been implemented .Whilst checking his vital signs something seems not right. He is starting to deteriorate , he is using his ascesssory muscles. He was finding it difficult to keep his oxygen mask on. He is trying to speak but it is not audible. I notify the Nurse in Charge who accelerated the deterioration of the patient according to (Odel M 2010) .The senior doctor who has been called in and washes his hands, (National Patient Safety Agency). Although Patient X is not aware of his surroundings the curtains are drawn this is done to make sure his is treated with
The Doha Declaration.
Jamie Leach The Doha Declaration The Doha Declaration appears to confirms the superiority of public health over trade related aspects of intellectual property rights (T.R.I.P's), and should have some interpretative value in future world trade organisation (W.T.O) dispute settlement procedures. The declaration on the T.R.I.P's agreement and public health adopted by the W.T.O ministerial conference in November 2001, which confirms that the T.R.I.P's agreement should be interpreted and implemented so as to protect the public and promote access to medicines for all, marked a divide in international trade demonstrating that a rule based trading system should be compatible with public health interests. The declaration enshrines the principle W.H.O (World Health Organisation) has publicly advocated and advanced over the last four years, namely the reaffirmation of the right of W.T.O members to make full use of the safeguard provisions of the T.R.I.P's agreement to protect public health and enhance access to medicines. The W.T.O recognised that intellectual property protection is important for the development of new medicines, as well as the concerns about its affects on prices. Also, the declaration enables L.E.D.C's (Less Economically Developed Countries) to patent and develop new and valuable medicines such as the vaccines for Malaria, T.B and other epidemics including
Discuss the key issues in service provision for the elderly
Discuss the key issues in service provision for the elderly Key issues: demographics will effect service provision organisation - lack of co-ordination see Victor p 9 costs Older people are the largest group of recipients of care in the community (BMA 1992). Following the Griffiths Report (1988), the incumbent government published a white paper entitled 'Caring for people' (1989) outlining their objectives for care in the community. They proposed that community care arrangements should enable people to live as independently as possible. By encouraging the use of both private and voluntary sectors in the provision of services the government hoped to improve efficiency and cost effectiveness. The following NHS and Community Care Act (1990) required local authorities to spend 85% of their funds in the independent sector; this was to a shift in role for Las, from being largely service providers to largely service purchasers. Many commentators have argued that this represented a shift in the meaning of care in the community to care by the community (Johnson 1999(powell). Since Labour's election to power, little attention has been paid to the issue of community care for the elderly compared to other social policies such as social exclusion (Johnson 1999 powell). Legislation remains unchanged and whilst both governments have emphasised the development of needs-led services,
Carl Rogers theory of the concept of self relates to the individuals perception or image of themselves which is based on life experience
Carl Rogers Theory of the Self-concept Carl Rogers theory of the concept of self relates to the individuals perception or image of themselves which is based on life experience. So if a child's first experiences are negative it is most likely that in adulthood the child will have a poor self-concept. The theory includes the organismic self (or self-actualising tendency) and the self-concept. The organismic self is present from birth and aims to mature and achieve self-actualisation. The self-concept is acquired in early childhood, it is shaped by the conditional positive regard of important others (usually parents). The self-concept usually comes into act due to secondary needs, positive regard from others and positive self regard. An example of positive regard from others: a parent is not paying much attention to their child telling them about their day, but as soon as the child mentions they gain high marks in a maths exam they look up and ask questions. Positive self-regard is an internalised version of the previous example. A Diagram Showing Carl Rogers' Concept of Self My Conditions of Worth: When I was younger my mother admits to paying more attention to me when I told her about my good grades in maths. This became part of my self-concept because it was positive regard given by a significant person in my life. Another condition of worth I have is always being on
Consent in psychology
Consent Consent is private genetic information about a person should generally not be obtained, held or communicated without that person's free and informed consent. (Hogston, R, 2007:p.503) In 2001 the publication of the Reference Guide to Consent for Examination or Treatment (DoH ,2001a) as part of the strategies outlined in the government White Paper Good Practice in Consent (DoH, 2001b) helped to clarify the nurse's role in informed consent. These helped to summarised and make clear exactly what consent means when working with a patient or obtaining consent for a minor. The law in England consists of a 12 key points to guide and explain who is responsible for obtaining consent, the notions of competence to give consent and the right to refuse consent. Having a patient's consent is important as every person has the right to say what happens to their own body. This right comes under the Rules of Professional Conduct and the Core Standards of Physiotherapy Practice and the patient is also protected by the law, you can be charged "battery" under civil or criminal law if you have not asked the patient before examining. It is common courtesy to ask before you examine, touch or care for a patient, this is for every time that you treat the patient. Patients can withdraw consent at anytime. Bailliere's nurses dictionary (2007) states that consent is in the law, voluntary
The effect of alcohol consumption on the brain.
The affect of alcohol consumption on the brain Daniel Keith 0316620 PSY 210.1B Mind and Brain Vic Parliament, Ph.D. The effect of alcohol consumption on the brain Alcohol is a commonplace substance in our society today, many people consume alcohol socially but some people have problems with alcohol that go deeper than that. Alcohol affects the brain in many different ways; NMDA receptors are affected, cravings for alcohol in the brain are present, and alcohol withdrawals and tolerance is also a concern. NMDA receptors are affected which was said in a new study that the interactions with dopamine and glutamate neurotransmitter pathways are a key factor in the regulation of the inhibitory affects of alcohol and brain function. They found that alcohol stops the NMDA glutamate receptor, which is a reason you feel "drunk". These effects on the NMDA receptors should stop them from playing a role in the plasticity of the synapse. This is believed to be important for the development of drinking that is uncontrollable. Cravings for alcohol in the brain are present which is proved by rats. Some new data that says when rats that had drunk sweet flavored alcohol solutions during short periods of alcohol withdrawal, provided insight on the human side of psychological cravings. Very small amounts of alcohol have a direct effect on cells in the lateral hippocampus that also
Nestlé Annual Report and Pet Food Information Findings.
Nestlé Annual Report and Pet Food Information Findings. To help with my project I decided to find some secondary information. You can find secondary information from such places as the internet, television, books and annual reports. For this piece of secondary data I sent off for the Nestlé annual report for 2000/2001 and found the following information: Pet Care Pet owners are increasingly aware of the impact of nutrition on the health and well-being of their pets. Nestlé's strategy of applying human nutrition know-how to pet food creates strong competitiveness in this environment. The rapid expansion of dog foods with chicory (a natural source of inulin for improved digestive health) across markets and product formats was the most significant example of this strategy at work, and was complemented by new ranges with proven benefits to dental health and skin and coat condition. Sales in Europe improved in 2000. The digestion and dry dog food range with chicory was extended wet and treat products. The expansion of Vital Balance premium dog and cat food in the grocery channel and Lifeplan premium cat food in the specialist channel, both with proven benefits to pets' well-being, also contributed to this growth. Acquisitions In Argentina, Nestlé acquired Cargil's petfood business including the leading brands 'Dogui' and 'Gati'. In January 2001 they made an agreed
Current Issues in the Health and Social Care Field - National Service Frameworks
Current Issues in the Health and Social Care Field: National Service Frameworks National Service Frameworks (NSFs) have been implemented, by the government, to establish a set of minimum National Standards for clinical quality and access to services for the major care and disease groups. They aim to improve performance and decrease geographical variations in health and care standards. They establish performance milestones against which, the performance of a particular department can be measured; this is called benchmarking. NSFs are developed with the assistance of an expert reference group, which brings together health professionals, service users and carers, health service managers, partner agencies and others; they are supported by the Department of Health. The NSFs launched so far include: * Cancer NSF (1998) * Paediatric Intensive Care NSF (1998) * Mental Health NSF (1999) * Coronary Heart Disease NSF (2000) * Older People NSF (2001) There are currently NSFs in preparation for: * Diabetes * Renal Services * Children's Services * Long Term Conditions, focusing on Neurological Conditions. Before the NSFs were introduced there was huge geographical variation in the standard of health care; this was often known as the "postcode lottery". The standard of care a person received depended on where they lived; while some areas provided a high standard of service,
Dirge of the Dead Sisters
Dirge of the Dead Sisters This poem is written to commemorate the Nurses who died in the South African War. Kipling wrote this poem when he went to South Africa as a journalist. For the first time doubt had entered his mind about military supremacy as he watched first hand the affects of war. In the first stanza Kipling asks "Who recalls the.... Faces of the Sisters with the dust upon their hair?" He asks this because the answer would most likely be very few people, when the true hero's in the war were actually heroines such as the nurses that followed in the path that Florence Nightingale had set them. Kipling continues by describing the gory corpses "Blanket-hidden bodies, flagless, followed by the flies", by flagless he means undefined, no longer soldiers fighting for their country, but corpses awaiting their burial. With this image in your mind already you receive an image of your mind of the awful sights that the nurses would have to endure every single day, even worse the "stench and staleness" must be over powering. When you imagine yourself there, with the sights and smells, you build up an affinity with those who actually lived the horror every day. Truthfully if we put ourselves in those conditions, we would choose to leave straight away, and if we couldn't our minds would deteriorate rather than face up to those conditions, so imagine a group of people, yet
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Christians have responded to the question of euthanasia by the use of hospices, hospices have been around for a long time as shown below and they have been found to be an effective way of reducing the numbers of euthanasia cases. Most Christians feel that euthanasia is morally wrong and this is why they have decided not to leave hospices without funding etc as they help people to die a peaceful death which is what "god" would have wanted in the bible teachings. Although special hospitals for the terminally ill had existed prior to the 20th century, it was not until after World War II that recognition of the special needs of the dying led to the modern hospice movement. Cicely Saunders, one of the initiators of the movement and the founder of St. Christopher's Hospice, London (1967), and other health professionals recognized that many established procedures of modern medical care could be inappropriate when applied to those who are dying. The aggressive life-prolonging measures routinely taken in intensive-care units often only increased the discomfort and isolation of terminally ill patients and deprived them of the opportunity to die in a peaceful and dignified fashion. In response to the absence in the medical system of provisions for the supportive care of this class of patients, the modern hospice was developed. The hospice functions as a sympathetic and reassuring
