Why is reflective practice important? Reflective practice is incredibly important in a health and social care career, mainly due to having to care for anyone and everyone who needs it. You may not see eye to eye with some colleagues/clients you care for but committing to reflective practice will help you realize that opinions and ideology needs to be put aside to get to professional level of care. How reflective practice contributes to improving the quality of service provision Reflective practice contributes to improving the quality of service provision as the care sector are always assessing themselves by reflecting and evaluating on their previous work to help identify each care workers strengths and weaknesses. Reflection and evaluation are a necessity mainly to determine which areas you are excelling in and which areas you may require more improvement and more of your time.
The conversation with patients and families tells much about the way they feel. As a health care provider, treating patients and families with empathy, listening, and respect enhances clinician-patient relationship. The health care provider must communicate with patients and their significant others about medical conditions, needed tests, explaining their medication actions, and possible side effects. The nurse must communicate effectively by using clear terms and avoiding medical jargons that could
worrying about money, bills, or how supporting family) and spiritual needs (i.e. feelings of anger or guilt). Conventional medicine, alternative and complementary therapies can be used as options to relieve pain and other symptoms if desired. Care plan is individualized and tailor-made for the service users which support their lifestyle and culture. The individuals and their family members are consulted and their wishes respected as far as possible in the care process.
Team Structures in Health Care 1) Team structure in the Intensive Care Unit: People who work in ICUs include lab technicians, Respiratory Therapists, Nurses, Ultrasound Technicians, X-Ray Techs, and Physicians. Chaplains and social workers may also be called to come to the department. All of these care providers must be able to communicate effectively amongst themselves to provide care for patients. People who are in the Intensive Care Unit are often exposed to critical care patients and have to deal with crisis and emergencies as they occur. The environment can contain a high level of stress and it is important for those who are working there to remain calm and be aware of their surroundings (36).
1.2 – Describe the different working relationships in health and social care settings in the health and social care setting there are many different working relationships. These relationships will include: colleagues, manager, other professionals such as doctors/district nurse, service users and their family and friends. For each you develop a different type of working relationship and some will be more formal than others e.g. You would not address a visiting doctor in the same manner as you would a service user and you would not address your manager in the same way as
I work in a care home on two nursing units where very often I have to take care about terminally ill patients. Care provided must be very gentle and tailored towards resident's needs as well gaining knowledge about resident's illnesses and their stage from care plans and hospital documents is crucial. Depending on resident's condition accompanying and supporting is extremely important as well, because terminally ill person in most of the cases goes through five-stage process of dying which are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. And on every stage such an individual is going to need appropriate support and understanding. As a carer I have a duty and a desire to help as much as it is possible by meeting all the mentioned needs and reassuring residents using all my knowledge and experience which I have
Therefore, if the ethical code is followed by healthcare professionals, patient and/or family members can develop confidence in their standard of care. Representation of ethical code by healthcare professionals develops patient/family confidence and provides a positive community identity. How does the organization reflect ownership and practice of ethical standards? When ethical code is written well for interpretation, employees can better apply and practice. More importantly, the organization should provide training sessions to employees to enhance their comprehension of the ethical code and values within the entity.
Patients are obligated to pay for the services they receive in health care facilities. Some patients pay these costs themselves, whereas others have medical insurance to cover expenses. During my friends’ illness, at times she could not handle filling out forms and the financial preparation for her care. An administrative staff member at the facility she received the most of her care from provided so much needed basic information with forms, insurance and options available that the medical billing process was handled with ease. She not only lifted a burden of the process but also provided her a perspective for figuring out what she needed to do to continue to get care.
This paper will discuss the need for CDSS in the health sector particularly on clinical tasks. CDSS can provide support to clinicians at various stages in the care process, from preventive care through diagnosis and treatment to monitoring and follow-up. EFFECTIVENESS OF CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS Diagnostic assistance Based on the patient’s data and the system’s knowledge base, CDSS can
Registered Nurses work very hard to meet the needs of their patients, both emotional and physical. However, after this diagnosis is given the patient it is not uncommon for RNs’ to feel inadequate to the situation. Delivering bad news to a patient is very difficult and something to be studied. 3. Phenomenological descriptive approach was utilized in this study to help the research Perceive and interpret events and participants relationship to then.