This essay focuses on the nursing care received by a patient during practice placement in the community. The rationale for choosing this patient is because the author participated fully in providing care needs for this particular patient. A good nurse and patient relationship was developed which enabled the author to feel confident and at ease whiles providing care. The author learnt and developed new skills, which will be essential for future clinical practice. There will …showed first 75 words of 2552 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2552 total…sensitive to lanolin but this was not mentioned anywhere in his notes. CONCLUSION Personally, my involvement in providing evidence based care for Mr. Clarke encouraged me to think laterally when planning and implementing care, as many factors were at play and inter-linked. In addition, it has highlighted the importance of psychosocial assessment in determining possible influence on physical health and most of all developing a therapeutic, trusting relationship if subsequent interventions are to be effective.