Write on Harrogate and District Hospital care . To what extent do you agree or disagree

Harrogate

and

District

NHS

Foundation

Trust

is in North Yorkshire, England. It was founded on the 1st January 2005. It has over 2000 staff members across

Harrogate

and

District

, who are maintaining and setting up the hospital in an excellent standard. It has an Emergency Department, Extensive outpatient facilities, an Intensive therapy

unit

and a high dependency

unit

, a coronary

care

unit

, plus five main theatres. They provide services

such

as Cardiology, Endoscopy, Radiology and Therapy Service. The

Harrogate

and

District

NHS

Foundation

Trust

also

promote maternity services with an antenatal

unit

, Central Delivery pregnancy Assessment

unit

. The

trust

values are -Respect. -Responsible. -Passionate. The reason I want to be part of the

Harrogate

and

District

NHS

Foundation

Trust

is because of the passionate and professional service rendered to patients.

In addition

, the

trust

values: respectful, responsible and passionate are very important to me as they are in line with how I practice ( give

care

) as a

nurse

. I understand the

trust

is keen about service delivery and the quality of health

care

given to clients, families and the community as a whole and it would be a great pleasure for me to be part of

such

an amazing

trust

.

Finally

, I understand

Harrogate

and

District

NHS

Foundation

Trust

encourage professional development and career advancement,

this

will help me reach the peak of my career which is a dream I want to achieve. Concerning one of the 6C's that are dear to me is compassion. I regard compassion one of the pillar of any good

nurse

. Compassion is when I put myself in the patient position,

this

will enable me to give emotional support and even communicate with them calmly and

also

reassure my patients. As a compassionate

nurse

I'll basically treat my clients with respect, dignity and kindness. I suppose showing

this

warmhearted reflection during

care

will help the patient to recover faster and go home with smile and gratitude and more so making people see Nursing profession as a beacon of hope. SEPSIS: It is a severe form of infection

that is

life threatening. It occurs through the spread of pathogens from other part of the body or directly through trauma or surgical instrumentation, which may lead to septic shock. signs and symptoms to look out for are - Systemic chills - High grade fever of 38 degrees and above - Fatigue - Hypotension Actions to be taken - I'll resuscitate the patient if he or she is in shock. - I will monitor the vital signs strictly. - I will call for help - Inform my charge

nurse

. - I will collect blood sample for blood culture investigation. - I will give prescribed medication

such

as antibiotics and iv fluids. - I will assist the doctor to perform lumber puncture in a sterile environment if there is suspicion of meningitis. - I must record and documents all procedures carried out for continuity of

care

. Have you been authorized by the NMC tp take your OSCE? - YES I have.