senior responder. I would need to implement the Incident Command System. I immediately requested six additional law enforcement patrols‚ four EMS Paramedics‚ The State Department of Transportation Public Works HAZMAT Team from the Highway Department‚ and the Fire Department to include fire suppression‚ fire rescue‚ and hazardous material cleanup team. I am now the incident commander‚ and for the time being‚ I will use my patrol car as the Incident Command Post. My highest priority is to look after
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CRITICAL INCIDENTS 1. Wayne Calder‚ a recent Harvard MBA graduate and one of his organization’s most innovative planners‚ was assigned to the Paris office for a two-year period. Wayne was particularly excited about the transfer because he could now draw on the French he had taken while in school. Knowing that his proficiency in the French language would be an excellent entrée into the French society‚ Wayne was looking forward to getting to know his French colleagues on a personal level. During the
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Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) in its simplest form is psychological first aid done typically within the first 24 to 48 hours‚ of an incident to individuals who have been exposed to a sever psychological trauma. The Mitchell Model is used by many police agencies throughout the United States. This model was first introduced in 1974 by Jeffrey T. Mitchell‚ Ph.D. after police officers and firefighters were distressed by a traumatic and often time gruesome event. The first article CISD appeared
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HEALTH This script is an analysis of a critical incident which occurred during a home visit in one of the suburbs of Cape Coast Metropolis. A brief description of the incident will be given including the interventions that were given and recommendations for future occurrence. I will apply the Gibbs (1988) reflective model to identify strengths and weaknesses observed in the analysis and how they may be enhanced. In conclusion‚ the lessons gathered from the incident will be stated. Pseudonyms will be
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In order to help me with my reflection I have chosen Gibbs (1988)‚ as the model to help guide my reflective process. This model comprises of a process that helps the individual look at a situation and think about their thoughts and feelings at the time of the incident. Reflective skills help us to think about what could have been done‚ so that if a similar situation occurs again the experience gained can be used to deal with the situation in a professional manner (Palmer et al 1997). To enable
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Since I was a child‚ I have always dreamed of becoming a nurse. When I was 18‚ I became a Certified Nursing Assistant‚ and though I have had several other jobs since then‚ I always found myself getting back into nursing. In my early thirties‚ in addition to having my two children I became a Certified EKG technician as well as a Certified Phlebotomist. I then pursued a job in a community hospital that I have now worked at for the past 5 years. In addition to working as a Phlebotomist‚ I work on
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CRITICAL REFLECTIVE JOURNAL SUMMARY INTRODUCTION In the era of evidence based practice and knowledge-driven healthcare‚ nurses are constantly challenged to discover new and better ways of delivering care. Thus‚ journaling and reflective practice becomes an important tool in Nursing Practice. Reflective writing through keeping a journal allows nurses to become more sensitive observers and encourages enquiry which focuses on the roles as well as direction of nursing (Holly‚ 1987). Through this professional
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analyse the legal and professional issues involved within a critical incident observed whilst in clinical practice and to discuss the interprofessional workings of the professionals involved. A critical incident is an event which has left either a negative or positive impact on the observer or participant‚ this information can then be used to inform future practice (Flanagan 1954). This assignment will first describe the critical incident witnessed‚ the legal and professional issues will be briefly
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Reflective Practice Introduction: Reflection its self is looking into personal thoughts and actions. For nurses this would mean looking at how they performed a particular task taking into consideration their interaction with their colleagues and other members of staff‚ patients and in some cases relatives This then enables the nurse to assess their actions and thought processes. There are various frameworks of reflection that one could choose and the examples used for this work
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Introduction The American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) has made an active commitment to promote the creation of healthy work environments that support excellence in patient care. There is a plethora of evidence supporting the notion that unhealthy work environments contribute to many other serious problems in healthcare such as medical errors‚ patient readmission‚ and nurse turnover. Therefore‚ the AACN has put forth six essential standards for the establishing and sustaining of healthy
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