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Essay Question: Discuss how the nurse would use professional communication to ensure patient safety, person-centred care, and reflective practice to develop a therapeutic relationship with the patient in the case scenario below.
Scenario:
Doreen Green, 72 years of age, lives alone in her own home since her husband died 2 years ago. Doreen has a 39-year-old son who lives in another state and visits infrequently since the onset of Covid-19 pandemic almost 10 months ago. Doreen has just been admitted to your ward via the Emergency Department for dehydration related to poor fluid intake. Doreen has a small pet cat at home and she has been repeatedly telling the nurses that she is very concerned about her cat and who might look after it while she is in hospital. During the handover, the night shift nurse who was caring for Doreen reported that she has been very distressed about her cat. The nurse also reports that Doreen had a fall when getting up to go to the toilet in the night but did not sustain any injuries.
Word Count:
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Writing Style:
You are required to write your essay using the following elements:
- The essay is appropriately structured and contains an introduction, a middle, and a conclusion;
- All ideas that come from another source of information, such as a journal article, a book, a website. or a report are appropriately referenced using the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th edition referencing style as per the Western Sydney University American Psychological Association referencing style guide, which is available from the Western Sydney University Library website;
- The essay is written in a formal tone, without the use of colloquial or slang words/ expressions:
- The essay is objective and written in the third person (he/she/it or they/them/their);
- The essay is written clearly and concisely using correct spelling and grammar and written in completed sentences and paragraphs (bullet point summaries are NOT acceptable in academic essays).
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- Double Spaced
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- Font size: 12pt
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