Observation: Improving patient care has become a priority for all healthcare providers with the overall objective of achieving a high degree of patient satisfaction. A number of contributing factors to improving patient care include greater awareness among the public, increasing demand for better care, keener competition, and more healthcare regulations. One of the greatest methods of enhancing patient care is self-reflection. Reflective practice is a requirement for career progression in healthcare. However, if done properly, it can greatly enhance the...
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In my reflective journal, I have chosen to center on anxiety and how this affects working memory, concerning academic performance. I chose anxiety, as this is what I believe most affects me in my studies. I know that this is something I will have to combat to reach my full potential and successfully complete my foundation year as well as my degree to the standard that I aspire to. Relating anxiety to memory came from realizing the correlation between them,...
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The qualities of reflection and resilience are developed throughout a person's life, This is of particular significance to those pursuing a career in medicine as these attributes are encouraged from the very beginning of medical school, continuing after graduation as a part of professional development. In this essay, I will outline the importance of these to a successful medical career; beginning in medical school and spanning into clinical practice. Reflection can be performed using many different models, all of which...
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This assignment is going to critically evaluate the self-help provided in excerpt one based on trauma and stress. It will highlight the positive and negative advice it provides whilst suggesting why this self-help advice is either useful or why these points suggested can be harmful to people suffering from traumatic experiences. It will evaluate these points by using psychological terms which will discuss whether the advice given is effective and how these suggestions can be provided by psychological evidence if...
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No one could smile and make jokes after a devastating situation happened in their lives; only Filipinos could quickly continue and accept it. Amy Tan once stated 'The ability to find humor and irony in situations that would otherwise overwhelm you is what makes a person resilient.' Do you believe that being resilient is a Filipino's greatest weapon for combating and defeating the enemy? Well, Filipinos have faced and conquered various hardships; they continue to stand up in the face...
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A medical career is one that brings many challenges. Therefore, both resilience and reflection are essential concepts needed to overcome these challenges. In this essay, I will explore these two concepts and discuss what relevance they have to medical students and doctors. Oxford Dictionaries define reflection as ‘serious thought or consideration’ (Oxford Dictionaries, 2018). Reflection is an activity used regularly by a wide range of professions. The Good Medical Practice highlights the importance of doctors reflecting on their practice and...
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Resilience is crucial to my life. The path of my life is not as smooth as other classmates. I have taken my first Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE) in 2015. I failed as my English only got level 2. I decided to retake the DSE. However, my parents and teacher did not support me, they thought that if I choose the associate degree is better. It is an easier way for me to get an offer from...
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Psychology has always struck interest in me and throughout the nursing in society unit developing my knowledge further on this topic has opened my eyes to psychology in nurses and healthcare. Nursing is a difficult job physically and emotionally and it is important to be resilient and have emotional intelligence, especially through the current pandemic of COVID 19. At the beginning of my university journey, I had an idea of what resilience was but over the last few months, I...
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Multiple anthology texts we have analyzed explored the idea of ideal freedoms and portrayed the resilience of the subjects facing their unique challenges. For example in ‘Disabled’, the author presented the immense pain portrayed by the legless soldier. His version of ideal freedom is being seen as a hero after the war. Another example of a character striving for ideal freedom includes ‘The Story of an Hour’. After the main character’s husband ‘died’, she felt joy because of her first...
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Description - What happened in the immersive simulation resilience scenario? The immersive simulation resilience scenario was a perfect opportunity for me to learn the importance of resilience in nursing. The scenario was set up in a way that every student contributed to a better learning experience. Various aspects of nursing were discussed in the simulation such as hand hygiene, effective communication, patient-centered care (PCC), and most importantly, resilience. A role-play was conducted with six student nurses and an older adult....
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Introduction The topic I chose to focus on over the three-week timetabled period was resilience. From part A of the assignment I learned different theories and interpretations surrounding resilience. Through part A and further research, I found a range of different activities focused on the development and improvement of personal resilience. The activities I picked to perform, track and interpret over the three weeks documented in my timeline each had different effects on me and those who were involved in...
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Natural disasters have continuously perturbed the Earth’s biosphere and the various ecosystems within it. These adverse naturally occurring events include floods, cyclones, wildfires, earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and droughts (Ayyam et al., 2019). Such disturbances result in profound modifications to the structure and functioning of an ecosystem that persist for long periods. Examples of these modifications are alteration of species composition, increased mortality rate of intertidal fauna, removal of vegetation cover, loss of predators allowing for an expansion of...
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One boy, one boat, one tiger, and one cinematic success! Foxton pulls back the curtain on this year’s most visually enticing film as Ang Lee brings to life Yann Martel’s Life of Pi. From land to sea, human to tiger, despair to hope – this film is nothing short of a cinematic miracle. Ang Lee’s remarkable reworking of Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, tells of the trials and tribulations of a young Indian boy following a tragic shipwreck. He is...
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The issue I was trying to display was in today's Western society the use of advertisement and photoshop is destroying many women’s self-image of themselves. It is important for women and all the people around them to learn to treat and love their bodies with respect. To understand there is no need to compare themselves to unattainable standards set by the media. The women who are most impacted by this issue are mainly young and impressionable teens, young girls, and...
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Being a medical student has both its advantages and downsides. But overall the life of a medical student is quite stressful. Repeated clinical shifts, continuous studies, and a lot of facts to remember make it quite burdening. In some students, this can lead to stress, depression, erratic mood swings, and other health-related problems. Stress can be defined as ‘‘a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense’’ and also as ‘‘a number of normal reactions of the body (mental, emotional,...
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Introduction: A career in medicine asks a lot of any person; individuals must be well-rounded and academically capable with a clear work-life balance. From day one of medical school, I believe culturing resilience and reflection is vital. The NHS (no date, para. 1) defines resilience as 'our bounce-back ability in the face of difficulty or challenges. Resilience is the ability to adapt and grow following adversity'. This supports students with the pressures of study, their transition into a doctor, and...
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A human being is a social animal and to survive in this society we have to communicate and interact with individuals. It s not the individual who impacts our learning process but it the relationship with them, the places where we met, and the things that they did; and that’s how cognition occurs (May 2013). According to Te Whariki, the New Zealand early childhood curriculum which is based on sociocultural and ecological development reveals the importance of families in children’s...
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Fed Up “If a foreign nation was causing our children to become obese, that’s going to affect their health and hurt their happiness, cause them to be depressed, have poor self-esteem—if a foreign nation were doing that to our children, we’d probably go to war. We would defend our families. So why do we accept this from our own country?” Dr. Harvey Karp This is one of the many quotes from the documentary ‘’Fed Up, It was one of my...
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The purpose of this paper is to explore emotional resilience as an area for improvement during my transition from a student to a registered nurse using the concepts of transition theory and reality shock (Kramer, 1974). The rationale for choosing emotional resilience is a need to improve my weaknesses in the SWOT analysis in preparation for the transition. Nurses face stressful situations during the transition due to increased patient caseloads and expectations which require them to be resilient to continue...
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Through research, I've learned that a theme is an idea or a message that highlights the experiences of being human. In my opinion, I feel as if it is like a hidden parable in every form of literature Life Of Pi has a number of major themes and I feel that the director Ang Lee has effectively portrayed this theme of religious belief and believing in God is clearly the main theme in Life Of Pi, because this story truly...
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