Laura Donagheys Portfolio

My understanding of the nurses contribution to ethical conduct of research and implementation of research findings has changed since completing the ethics assignments. I was aware of the importance of research and implementation of research findings but I am more clear on how to go about finding reliable research articles and evidence. Finding and providing evidence behind why you are doing something as a nurse is so important. How nurses have evolved in terms of research ethics is amazing. In…

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COVID-19 has changed lives all over the world. From the start of this pandemic, we have changed most parts of our lives. At least for me, this pandemic changed my whole outlook on life. I forgot what it was like to be around my family 24 hours a day, doing the same thing every single day. At the begging of the mass shutdown, I thought this was going to be a temporary thing; at most a month. Little did I…

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Through evidence appraisal and synthesis, I discovered so much about skin to skin contact and kangaroo care in relation to the growth and development of premature newborns. I knew that a touch was so important to their development but I didn’t realize that it significantly made a difference. Weight gain was the main point from the article I researched and I saw a lot of evidence backing up how just 60-120 minutes a day of physical touch can improve a…

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This Mental Health Simulation was very informational and helpful. I have never interviewed a patient who was suicidal, had depression, or anxiety to the extent that these patients had. At first, I was scared to talk to them because I didn’t know what to ask them. I wanted this exercise to be successful and non-intrusive. I know it can be hard to talk other people about struggles you may be going through but I think that once I figured out…

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