Acute Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

The New Family Norm

Personality theories
A theory can be defined as a theory of reality which helps in understanding, explaining, predicting and controlling that reality. A theory can also be defined as a guide to action. Mostly when we talk about the personality of a person, we are talking about the behavior that makes that person different from others perhaps unique. This feature of personality is referred to as individual differences. As it is evident, some people are neurotic, others are not, and others are more introverted while other people are more extroverted and so on. Erik Erikson and Sigmund Freud are some of ...

The acquisition of Durata Therapeutics, Inc – a novel pharmaceutical company targeting on growth and commercialization of new therapeutics for infectious and acute diseases – by Actavis Plc – a leading international pharmaceutical company –seems to have raised eyebrows from every corner. This is because Actavis has lately been on the forefront of major and successful mergers and acquisitions. Its continuous plan seems to be founded on the strategic plan it has laid that seeks to enhance the long-term growth beginning 2015 and beyond. Indeed, Actavis has always been viewed as a company with enormous potential and speed geared towards the achievement of effective subsidiaries. ...

Introduction

Health care systems across the world are struggling with rapidly mounting costs of health care provision to the whole population, quality assurance as well as universal access to facilities. Patients stay in hospitals only if they required continuous monitoring and specialized equipment or expert care, which cannot be cost-effectively or practicably be offered away from the hospital. If hospital stays do not serve the best interest of the patient or if such stays lead to higher costs than is necessary, then such stays are unnecessary (Epstein, Jha, & Orav, 2011). In order to ensure the efficiency, it is necessary to ...

Team Nursing

Team nursing is a system where patient care is distributed among nurses working in a coordinated approach. Craig (2015) defines team nursing as two or more people interacting interdependently with a common purpose, having measurable goals and encouraging mutual participation in problem-solving. It is the shared purpose that makes it possible for teams to implement ways through which they promote desirable health outcomes by sharing patients’ results and jointly participating in discussions to enhance performance. In such cases, the nurse in charge can delegate authority to a team leader who then works closely with the rest of the team ...

Introduction

In this paper, the article entitled “Lactobacilli and bifidobacteria in the prevention of Antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and Clostridium difficile diarrhoea in older inpatients (PLACIDE): a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial” by Allen, et al., (2013) will be critically reviewed. The article investigates about Antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (AAD) which occurs more often in older patients who are 65 and above and are treated with antibiotics that provide immunity against a wide range of bacterial diseases. Clostridium difficile is a dangerous bacteria which can cause AAD, and it can be very harmful to the patient’s health. The researchers “did a multicentre, ...

Critique

The following is the systematic critique of the article titled, “Implementing a Competence Framework for Administering Medication: Reporting the Experiences of Mental Health Nurses and Students in the UK” (Hemingway et al., 2012). The nursing critique has been done in accordance with the guidelines provided in the article title, “Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 2: qualitative research” (Ryan, Coughlan and Cronin, 2007). The research article is published in the journal of Issues in Mental Health Nursing, which is a peer reviewed journal.
The research article by Hemingway et al., 2012, is a qualitative study that employs an assortment ...

Day to day experiences, both good and bad, tend to create stress in human beings. Since human body responds to stress by releasing various kinds of hormones, stress is more likely to have several physiological effects in the body. Stress affects almost all functional systems of the body. To counter various bodily responses individuals tend to indulge in behaviors that are directly and indirectly harmful to the body. For example, as an individual having family responsibilities, I was required to study and work simultaneously to support my family and studies. My multiple responsibilities gave me acute mental stress. This ...

Oxygen therapy refers to administration of oxygen to a patient as a medical intervention. The purposes can vary in care for both chronic and acute patients. It is normally used when a patient is hypoxic and is unable to supply his or her cells with enough oxygen through normal respiratory processes. The delivery system chosen depends on the age of the patient, humidification needs, oxygen requirements or the therapeutic goals, and, the patient’s tolerance to the selected interface.
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The nursing actions needed to assist Mr. Jerrison’s respiratory ...

Reflection on Clinical Practice

Reflection on Clinical Practice

Introduction

In advanced nursing, acute care of pregnant women is an important part. The challenge that is common in this field of nursing is that the nurse must consider the wellbeing of the developing fetus in addition to that of the mother before taking any interventions. One of the first cases I handled was that of Mr. & Mrs. Peterson. I met Mrs. Jessica Peterson, 31 while she was 4 months pregnant after she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus. From her medical records, this was her second pregnancy with the first one having ended in a miscarriage ...