In many hospitals‚ these days many different new nursing practices are being used to improve patient outcomes. In the hospital that I work for many new evidence-based practices are being used to see if it improves or does not improve the patient’s physical and mental health. I have worked in different units in my hospital‚ as of right now I am posted in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) we use an SBAR (situation‚ background‚ assessment‚ recommendation) to try to ensure a quality exchange of information
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Applying Theory to a practice problem Theory offers procedure and arrangement to nursing knowledge and provides a methodical way of collecting data to define‚ clarify‚ and forecast nursing practice (McEwen & Willis‚ 2011). Nurses use nursing theory to develop a certain outlook about patient care. Nursing theories serve as a shared groundwork for nursing practice across all settings to develop better patient care outcomes. This paper will explore childhood obesity and then apply to practice
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LEARN Reflective Based on Previous Nursing Practice Look Back During a night shift in ICU‚ a 65 years old unconscious patient had massive bleeding from his IV catheter because I did not fix the end cap properly after starting the IV line. Elaborate Objective Recall Direct supervisor‚ resident physician and I were involved in this event. I fixed an 18 gauge IV catheter on the brachial vein of the patient’s right hand but I did not do the procedure properly. I put the end cap on the Luer lock but
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Utilitarianists are often persecuted for holding a morality in which the end always justifies the means‚ no matter how repulsive it may be to intuitional moral standards. Hare attempts to quiet controversy by combining act and rule utilitarianism in daily life in such a way that internal moral standards are satisfied and overall good is promoted. Kymlicka stays firm in his opposition to Hare’s theories and shuns the idea of consequentialism having intrinsic value greater than that of intuitive moral
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A t it’s very core‚ nursing practice “deals with issues and situations that have elements of ethical or moral uncertainty” (Burkhardt‚ Nathaniel‚ & Walton 2014‚ p. 21). In my limited experience‚ this has proved very true. I have encountered numerous situations that‚ in reflection‚ could be considered ethical dilemmas. As I was not necessarily able to recognize this in the moment‚ I feel that there is significant room for growth in my ability to confront these issues. In this paper‚ I will discuss
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Utilitarianism: “Actions are right in the proportion as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.” John Stuart Mill utilitarianism‚ 1863 Utilitarians founder Jeremy Bentham has a famous formulation that is know as the “greatest-happiness principle”. The definition of this is “the ethical principle that an action is right in so far as it promotes the greatest happiness of the greatest number of those affected”. Central Beliefs: There are seven
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Control (CDC) provides healthcare workers and patients with a variety of resources including guidelines for providers ‚ patient empowerment materials ‚ latest technology advances and educational tools (CDC‚ 2002). The findings have changed my nursing practice in that if I have to be a good advocate for my patients I have to educate them on life saving habits. During admissions to the hospital patients are encouraged to wash their hands and to report if or refuse care if they notice a healthcare worker
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Paper #1 In A Critique of Utilitarianism‚ Bernard Williams argues that when following a Utilitarian approach for moral dilemmas‚ Utilitarianism might have us sacrifice or modify our moral integrity. Williams explains this argument with a hypothetical execution situation with protagonist Jim. Jim‚ who is a botanical expeditionary‚ accidentally wanders in the central square of a small South American town. There‚ he finds twenty Indians tied up in a row‚ with several armed soldiers standing in front
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Applying Orem ’s Theory to Care for Patients with Neurogenic Bladder Applying Orem ’s theory to care for patients with neurogenic bladder INTRODUCTION The core of nursing is theory guided practice. Nurses uses concepts‚ principles and theories of nursing to meet the health needs of the patients. Nursing practice is the art and science of caring and healing. In order to provide holistic and effective interventions‚ nurses use the theories to develop plan of care. Nursing is a combination of theories
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NRS 353 Gerontology and Gerontic Nursing Practice Assignment 2: Assignment Questions Questions and Answers about Elderly People and Patients Submitted by: Fujimi Sakai Student No: 11413992 Lecturer’s Name: Christine Haley Due date: 25 January 2010 Date of submission: 25 January 2010 Introduction Health of older people has some issues which nurses should know. Older people tend to suffer some health problems‚ however‚ some people do not know about problems of older people and may
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