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Running Head: CLINICAL PLACEMENT
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Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Introduction
In order to enhance the community feelings so that the patients can improve their
quality of life and wellbeing. This encourages positive changes in the patient and can also
help them to cope with the challenges of life. This helps the patients to experience and remain
in touch with the outer world that is good for their mental well-being. As aging is related to
the decrease in the functioning of health. This becomes a barrier for the proper learning
among the nurses (Hendrie et al., 2013). Thus, it should be acknowledged properly by the
nurses before the clinical placement so that they can provide effective treatment to all the
patients and there is no barrier between the nurses and the patients (Verhaeghe et al., 2013).
Part 1: Clinical Preparation
Brighton Health Campus is a healthcare facility in Australia that is related to the
treatment of the patients who are suffering from brain injury. This institute helps in the better
access of the patients to the local and community healthcare services. The facility is usually
meant for the treatment of the older people who are suffering from mental illness and the
impact of aging on mental illness. The facility has different centre for the treatment of
different type of health problems. There are four different hubs or centres in the facility
namely Brighton Wellness Hub, Dolphin House, Ebbtide House and Gannet House. Brighton
Wellness Hub gives space for the patients within the community so that they have access to
different services and facilities. It also supports healthy aging activities. Dolphin House
provides both the care facilities as well as the rehabilitation for all the patients. Ebbtide
House on the other hand, provides compact services for the severely injured patients and
finally Gannet House is a government funded residential aged care facility. It can
accommodate almost 40 patients who need special treatment and the healthcare staff is
skilled as well as qualified to give the required treatment.

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The services that are provided by the facility includes the rehabilitation services,
interim care, specialised residential care as well as the injury services. There are a number of
facilities inside the health campus for the patients who are being admitted into Brighton
Health Campus. These facilities involve a chapel, café, auditorium, club and Men’s shed.
Dementia is a serious type of mental illness that can cause greater degenerative
clinical condition that the nurses can encounter at the time of clinical placement. As the
patients with dementia often face a number of problems due to their dependency on the other
people for performing their daily activities the most holistic approach for the treatment of
such patients is the use of the person-centered model (Tay et al., 2018). This will help in the
reduction in the emotional dependency of the patient and will also help in the use of the
psychosocial interventions that will benefit the patient and will improve the positive patient
outcome (Glover et al., 2014).
Part 2: Reflection
Description
When I was doing my clinical placement then at that time I was taking care of an
elderly patient named Patricia Lee. She was suffering from dementia and was admitted to the
Gannet House by her family members. She was already 62 years old and was forgetful about
a lot of things like her medicines, shower, and other daily activities. She was also becoming
aggressive at times.
Feelings
 Me and the other allied professionals felt very sad for her at the moment and
were concerned about her well-being.
 The values that originate from my nursing education and skills help me to
connect with the patient.