What is the most important step in the process used to select a topic for evidence- based practice? Student response: Percent Value Student Response Answer Choices a. Identifying clinical experts within the institution or system b. Exploring the problem to determine that it is unique to nursing 100.0% c. Ensuring that staff members who will be implementing the change are involved in topic selection d. Developing a decision algorithm to measure the level of resistance to changing the current
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Clinical Leadership Project Assignment Part B: Evaluation Essay As the Canadian Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics states: nurses should work with people who have health care needs or are receiving care to enable them to attain their highest possible level of health and well-being (Canadian Nurses Association‚ 2017‚ p. 10). Nurses who work on unit 4D2/3 at the Stollery Children’s Hospital care for many postoperative patients who require surgical wound care. They have significant responsibilities
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Clinical reasoning Clinical reasoning involves nurses learning and practical experience to play. Any errors or misjudgement can lead to various adverse conditions (Levett-jones et al‚ 2010). Identification of patient problems‚ understanding his situation‚ collecting information and cues followed by processing the information and identifying the key problems‚ establishing goals‚ taking action‚ evaluation of outcomes‚ and reflection is what forms the clinical reasoning cycle. All these areas should
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Nursing Shortage The expected population growth of the older adult in the United States over the next few decades will have a dramatic impact on its healthcare workforce. As the aging population grows‚ the need for health care services will also increase‚ more especially from nurses. At the same time‚ large numbers of health care workers will be retiring while this demand for health care is on the rise. Although the nursing profession has the largest segment of the U.S. healthcare workforce
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The Nursing Shortage: Why Today’s Shortage is Unique Introduction: The nursing profession has experienced shortages many times in the past. This pattern was cyclical‚ with periods of high vacancy rates followed by layoffs and an oversupply of registered nurses. Today‚ we are experiencing another drought for nursing‚ but due to many factors‚ this shortage is different from anything the profession has witnessed in previous years. There are many that feel this shortage is severe and prolonged
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Hi Katherina‚ Human error in nursing is usually unavoidable‚ unpredictable and unintentional. Further‚ some risks include language barriers‚ neglecting to follow the policy‚ in a hurry to complete the task. As a supervisor‚ I encountered a nurse who gave a patient the wrong medications. The error occurred when the patient answered to the wrong name‚ and the nurse failed to check the patient’s identification bracelet. Other errors can include carelessness on the behalf of the staff as well as not
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includes terms and information that nonmedical professionals can understand D. It contains published journals that cover all areas including biomedicine. 5. What are three characteristics of evidence-based practice? Choose 3 answers A. Based upon clinical experience. B. Based on research studies C. Uses data passed along from one clinician to another. D. Based on cookbook approaches to practice E. Facilitates standardization of practice. 6. A patient comes into the clinic with probable gastroesophageal
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learning outcomes 2-5 of the module. In keeping with the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council‚ 2008) Code of Conduct anonymity will be adhered to and therefore no names of people or places will be mention. The assignment will allow me to reflect on my own experiences in my new role as a mentor and will follow the journey of a student nurse and her experience. I will look at any possible improvements that could be made within the clinical setting‚ to better mentorship. It will also show if I have continued
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who was studying Nursing at The University of Santo Tomas encouraged me to follow her footstep. I was contemplating to take Medicine but my brother Manolo who was an Intern at the Jose Reyes Memorial Hospital in Manila was complaining of sleepless night and unable to attend family reunion especially on Christmas and New Yeara eve. He would drop by just to have a quick bite of foods. So this type of work interupted my ambition of becoming a doctor. So I was back again to Nursing. On my era at that
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Douglass‚ “Leadership and management are achieved through effective communication.” (1992‚ p. 151). Communication is key in the field of nursing‚ without proper delivery‚ reception‚ and interpretation of the message‚ patient’s safety is at risk. According to Gardezi et al. (2009) “inadequate communication is a primary cause of medical errors” (p. 1391). Though nursing schools encourage and support the importance of good communication‚ there isn’t a formal class or training specifically addressing this
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