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A Critical Analysis of anEpisode of Care

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3Critically reviewing the contribution which can be made by nurses in delivery ofcontemporary health care............................................................................................................3Reflection whether an individual posses the attitude values and skills needed for nursingcare..............................................................................................................................................5Articulating the key principles from the NMC code ..................................................................6Rationale for nursing practice.....................................................................................................9CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTIONNursing is one of the profession in health and social care industry. Nurses mainlyemphasizes on providing the quality care as well as services to customers. The different activitiesperformed b y nurses have significant effect on the experience of patients. It is a nurse who canshape as well as deliver proper interventions for catering to the requirement of patients. Nursescan engaged directly with patient or their families members, as this tactics will help them inensuring the delivery of the quality care as well as proper treatment to service user.The essay mainly emphasizes on analysing an episode of care of a patient with dementiaand examining the role of the nurse in the patient’s care and recovery journey, It also focuses onanalysing the significance of Therapeutic relationship. In this essay, the patient will be referredto as Mr A in respect of confidentiality in compliance with the Nursing and Midwifery CouncilCode (Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), 2015)MAIN BODYCritically reviewing the contribution which can be made by nurses in delivery of contemporaryhealth careNurses in the health and social care institution has significant role to play in deliveringthe quality care as well as services especially to those patients those who are suffering fromspecial kind of disease such as dementia. It is very much important for nurse to providespecialized care to person suffering from dementia. Role of nurses in health and social carteinstitution is to implement as well as supervise most of the routine activities for patients withincare facilities for service user suffering from the dementia patients (Dearnley, Williams andPrenton, 2018). Nurses make their significant contribution in encouraging the engagement ofpatients or their family members in treatment or planning medical interventions. In addition tothis, nurses by building the therapeutic relationship with service users or their family members,nurses can get an ease in providing the education to patient suffering from dementia disease. Bydeveloping the therapeutic relationship with customers nurses help patients in identification ofrealistic objective of exercise, and they can also positively influence an individual to performroutine activities. Nurses suggest physical exercises which is considered to be as suitableintervention which assist patients suffering from dementia in improving their cognitivefunctioning. Such type intervention suggested by nurses also provide individual a chance to get

socialize as well as lessen seclusion which is generally experienced by an individual sufferingfrom dementia. Nurses in health and social care institution make significant contribution inencouraging socialization especially among people suffering from dementia. An individualsuffering from the dementia disease feel isolated as there is continuous deterioration ion theirmemory, mental ability and concentration power. In context of people suffering from dementiadisease socialization is very much important for avoiding loneliness and maintaining state ofvitality. In relation to the health and social care institution , nurses make their valuablecontribution in fulfilment of omitted sentiments. (Nurses) provides 24*7 care to patientssuffering from dementia by building healthy as well as therapeutic relationship with patients orservice user for delivering the holistic and quality care to service users. People suffering from thespecial kind of disease such as Dementia considered themselves to be as a hindrance because ofcontinuous decline in their memory that can further lead to the increase in risk of losingindependence as well as decline in potential of managing own activities,. Partnership betweennurses as well as patient suffering from dementia is crucial as it can help an individual sufferingfrom dementia in improving their health conditions.The nurses also make their crucial contribution in inspiring the mental stimulation. Nurseascertain the decline in cognitive function of an individual suffering from dementia byconducting the assessment that can be helpful in planning the type of care as well as medicalintervention to be given to patients. In context of health and social care institution, makes theirvaluable contribution in advocating autonomy as well as enabling service user to get engaged incare with the motive of improving their own health. The nurses also plays very important role ineducating the families about the community support services which they can avail in order toassist patient in improving their health,The nurse-patient alliance is vital in the provision of care for patients with dementia. Itenables a friendly environment that makes it comfortable for both the patient and nurse toachieve the best recovery outcome. The therapeutic relationship is the foundation on which aconstructive, respectful and non-judgmental environment can be created for the provision of care. It is thus important to build a therapeutic relationship with the patient and those important tothem in order to understand them and incorporate a person-centred approach to their care .Building a therapeutic alliance can enable good communication which can lead to a greaterunderstanding of the patient’s history in relation to their social environment and relationships .

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