As the nurse manager of a 30-bed medical-surgical unit‚ you have just received the results of the quarterly patient satisfaction survey. The satisfaction scores for your unit show an ongoing decline over the past three reporting periods. You also look at your unit’s satisfaction scores as compared with other units in the hospital and realize that the scores for your unit are now lower than those of most other units in the hospital. As you begin to ponder the meaning of these data‚ you receive a call
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Implement Person Centred Approaches In Health And Social Care Outcome 1 Understand person centred approaches for care and support? 1.1 Define Person - centred values? Person centred values means the people whom we support are able to be involved and included in every aspect of their care and support. For example: * Their needs‚ Assessments‚ Care delivery‚ and Support planning. So basically person centred approaches‚ policies and procedures and care practices should put the residents
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“Why do I want to become a nurse?” Becoming a nurse has always been a dream of mine. I strongly desire to make a difference in peoples’ lives. My aspiration for nursing was sparked early in my high school years‚ and now that I’m a mom I’m even more determined. I’ve always dreamt of a career which I would truly enjoy and make great money caring for others. I’m completely ready to devote myself to making this dream come true. Nursing is a career that’s become harder to pursue‚ but one of the most
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Assessing‚ Planning‚ Implementing and Evaluating a Health Promotion Activity The following assignment will discuss the health forum stall the student nurses completed on “The benefits of walking and exercise” within the university‚ by identifying the health needs and target group from UK epidemiology and demography statistics. Finally the assignment will evaluate the health forum stall’s effectiveness in completing the aims and objectives by using the Process‚ Impact and Outcome evaluation tool
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Program Assessment‚ Planning‚ and Evaluation in Health Promotion Coursework on Program Logic (20 points)‚ Program Leadership (80 points) Consultation The following two forms of consultation are based on your involvement in an actual employment situation‚ volunteer situation‚ or new topic of choice Your consultation should demonstrate an advanced understanding of program logic‚ technical operations‚ and program leadership in the health education field. Cite required or recommended texts
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Family Health Nursing Paper Introduction The family‚ what can be more important to an individual than ones own family? "Families serve as the basic social unit of society." (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2004‚ p. 563) This paper will discuss the family‚ its importance for nurses‚ how the family has changed from the traditional nuclear family and will attempt to paint a picture of what a family is today. Additionally the author of this paper will define family health nursing. Why is the family an important
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Standards of Practice and Professional Performance Brandy Basey‚ LPN Standard I: Assessment The Psychiatric Mental Health RN collects health data that is pertinent to the patients health or situation. This information consists of objective/subjective information. Standard II: Diagnosis The Psychiatric Mental Health RN analyses the data obtained to determine a diagnosis or problem; including the level of risk. Standard III: Outcomes Identification The
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Reflection Seven Description: After working for nine months in acute mental health settings‚ I was allocated to go to a rehabilitation stream open ward with long-stay patients. Feelings: Initially I found the transition quite difficult as the style of nursing is markedly different in a rehabilitation ward as opposed to an acute ward. I was not confident at first as to what my role entailed on the ward‚ and how to best assist the patients work towards achieving discharge from the ward. I also
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Healthcare is Changing‚ Why are Nurses Being Left Behind? Alicia Henderson Piedmont College Author Note In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelors of Science in Nursing Healthcare is Changing‚ Why are Nurses Being Left Behind? Nurses must deliver care based on the best available practice‚ which suggests there is a continual need to update‚ or make changes to practice (Mitchell‚ 2013). Change is defined by Grohar-Murray and Langan (2011) as a dynamic process by which
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day.Timolol (Timoptic) 0.5% one drop to both eyes twice a day. | Pattern | Problem | Assessment | Nursing Diagnosis | Prioritization | Health Perception/Health Management | YES NO | Subjective: “My health is usually good‚ I rarely have a problem”. Denies use of alcohol or cigarettes. Patient states he lives at home with his wife. Patient also states he tries to stay active and to do what the doctors tells him. Objective: Patient is up to date on immunizations. He is compliant with the
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