Essays on Cioffi

Reflection on Difficulty in Communication

The following is a reflective account of an experience during my placement in critical care in which it was difficult to communicate with the patient. During my placement in a critical care unit, I came across Rachel. Names and identifying information have been changed in order to abide by confidentiality guidelines set by the Nursing and Midwives Council (NMC, 2008). Rachel was brought in to the emergency room after being hit by a car while crossing the street. Suffering from a possible head injury, Rachel’s face was swollen and she could not speak. From the identification documents found on her, I ...

The construction industry plays a significant role in economic growth; it is hence necessary to put in place measures and strategies to ensure the growth of this sector. Risk and value management are two approaches that are used to mitigate risk and add substantive value to such projects in an attempt to increase success of construction projects. This proposal calls for research on how the two approaches can be integrated to help promote growth in construction projects. The research seeks to achieve this objective by using both secondary and primary data. Secondary data will be collected from available literature whereas ...

Introduction

Multiple myeloma is a rare cancer that is being diagnosed in more and more people every year. Officials are concerned that the current trend and are working hard to come up with ways to keep the condition at bay. There are many treatment options for the condition including chemotherapy, radiotherapy and stem cell research in addition to treatment of other conditions associated with the cancer like kidney problem, bone problems and anaemia.

All the treatment procedures are used either singly or with two or more procedures. Chemotherapy can be used together with stem cell transplantation therapy. Stem cell transplantation can ...