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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For my final exam question my choice was: Discuss research utilization in nursing practice versus evidenced based practice of nursing. Are the definitions interchangeable? The reference chapter used was chapter 17 in the text book titled Using Research Findings in Practice Settings. I would like to start off by defining Research Utilization and Evidence Based Practice. Research utilization refers to using research knowledge to change an existing clinical practice or profession situation
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Nursing Shortage and Nursing Turnover Nursing shortage is a phenomenon that is affecting nurses and the provision of adequate patient care in today’s health care industry. Nursing shortage is said to occur when the demand for employment of nurses is far greater than the number of nurses willing to be employed at that time (Huber‚ 2010). According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (A.A.C.N.)‚ “the nursing shortage is expected to increase as baby boomers age‚ and the need for health
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Description It is my first day of work after graduating from nursing school. I am currently in a remote island of Maldives. It is a small hospital consisting of 50 beds and almost 20 staffs working in 3 shifts. I came for morning duty and the nursing in-charge shown me maternal and surgical ward as my first work place. After taking handing over from the night shift staff I made everything ready for the ward round as the doctors will be here in no time. Just before the doctors arrival we got a patient
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The emergence of public health informatics as a professional specialty is part of a larger development of informatics in related health fields‚ such as medicine‚ nursing‚ pharmacy‚ and dentistry. Interest in informatics as a specialty in these areas reflects the importance that information collection‚ analysis‚ evaluation‚ and utilization now play in the health care division. One of the primary inventions of clinical medicine is the patient medical record. Practitioners use the record to capture
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Introduction Over time in health care there have been times in which‚ the directors of the hospital have been trying to get rid of Licensed Practical Nurse or LPNs and want their nursing staff to only be Registered Nurses or RNs. If LPNs are eliminated there will be a huge nursing shortage in the hospital setting. If a LPNs is currently working in a hospital setting are told to get their RN by a date or they will be fired. This is a problem because older LPN that is close to retirement they are not
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6.01 Assignment 1. Question: What did they gain in World War II? A. Veterans: Veterans were given a bill called the GI Bill of Rights‚ which guaranteed returning veterans a year’s worth of unemployment compensation and medical coverage. This GI Bill also offered low-interest loans for buying a home or starting a business. Most importantly‚ the GI Bill paid for veterans’ job training and education. B. Women: After their husbands returned home from the war‚ many women had children. After having children
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How does a health care worker use empathy when establishing communication with the client in a health care setting? Good communication with the patient is a key concept within health care. The ability to motivate the client and help him overcome his circumstance is essential. To have supportive communication with a patient the nurse needs to be problem orientated‚ empathetic‚ have audience awareness‚ be a good listener and so much more. Good communication is as important before and after
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McDonald’s is a restaurant that everybody knows. McDonald was created by sibling Dick and Mac McDonald. The Brothers started out with opening a hotdog stand in 1937 called Airdrome. So the brother decided to expand the business and come up with a different type of restaurant. McDonald opens in 1940 in San Bernardino‚ California. The menu consisted of 25 items and most of was barbecue products. McDonald became a popular place for teen to hang out at. So McDonald stays open for several years but they
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Nursing Care Plan Nursing care plan. Karisa M. Young April 28‚ 2005 Nursing 374L Nursing Care Plan Twin ‘B’ was born on Monday February 14‚ 2005 at 35 ... Nursing Care Plan Nursing Care Plan. NCP 1 Nursing Care Plan Catherine Traylor FH January 31‚2007 Karen Ruffin Mercer County Community College 2 Abstract ...... Nursing Care Plan nursing care plan. Student ... If risk factors are present‚ and individualized nursing care plan should be instituted for the client. (FV... Nursing Care Plan nursing
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