Therapeutic Communication- Nurse Relationships as Part of a Team Abstract The scenario in which I will discuss within my paper consists of an LPN student and a preceptor working a busy 12 hour shift on their acute care practicum. Both Patty (student) and Mary Lou (preceptor) worked very hard one evening and had not had a break when a patient requested some pain medication. They discussed their options with regards to pain management and later Patty administered Morphine 7.5 mg SC into injector
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some become RNs (Registered Nurses) or LPNs (Licensed Practical Nurse) a CNA works sometimes at hospitals but mostly at clinics. Your regular responsibilities as a nursing assistant will vary based on where you work or live. Nursing assistants can work in a wide variety of settings; nursing homes‚ hospitals‚ adult day care centers‚ personal homes and assisted living facilities all require nursing assistants to act as a helpful liaison between the RN or LPN and the patient. In many cases‚ the nursing
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Care Delivery Model and Staffing Pattern for a New Rehabilitation Unit The model proposed for chronic rehabilitation services at the new rehabilitation unit at Memorial Hospital will be based on minimum staffing patterns for hospitals providing chronic inpatient treatment. The model will be driven by the desire to provide quality care despite the staffing constraints. There are several reasons for selecting this model for the rehab unit. First‚ this model builds on the premise that staffing should
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Task No. 1: The Kosher Cutlet Case (Mr. J) Nursing-Sensitive Indicators as Identifiers of Patient Care Interfering Issues The National Quality Forum (NQF) established a list of nursing-sensitive indicators (NSIs) to identify specific “structures and processes” that contributes significantly to the outcomes of patient healthcare (Heslop & Lu‚ 2014; Montalvo‚ 2007). These indicators are empirically prepared that can reliably and validly measure these structures and process at a preferred level of
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3pm-11pm shift. Each shift consist of many different things to do with the residents. On my shift‚ once you go in before you get on the floor and start working with the residents‚ you have to get report from the nurses or supervisors which are called the LPN nurses and the RNs to see if there has been any changes in your residents‚ if they may have
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RTT Task 2 The provided scenario gives an account of a busy emergency department with competent staff‚ and the multiple errors that led up to the most severe error possible in healthcare‚ unnecessary death of a patient. A root cause analysis (RCA) can be utilized to help understand the systems at fault within the facility so that improvements can be determined and implemented to prevent any future occurrences (Cherry‚ 456). RCAs focus on systems rather than blaming individuals involved‚ therefore
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2009‚ from http://biotech.law.lsu.edu/ cases/pro_lic/Tuma_v_Board_of_Nursing.htm New York State Education Department. (2006). The Differentiated Scope of Practice of Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Registered Professional Nurses (RNs). Retrieved March 7‚ 2009‚ from http://www.op.nysed.gov/nurse-scope-lpn-rn.htm. Smith‚ M. (2008). Legal Basics for Professional Nursing: Nurse Practice Acts. Retrieved March 6‚ 2009‚ from http://www.nursingworld.org/mods/mod995/canlegalnrsfull.htm
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Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Task 2 Western Governors University 03/15/2015 Root cause analysis (RCA) is one of the organized techniques that can be used as an analyzer in any events of adverse events. In health care settings the best method to track down an adverse event and find out the root cause of the problem‚ would increase the overall patient well-being outcome. The best approach to an adverse event would be to set up questions systematically from the point
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Chapter 38: Nursing Management: Vascular Disorders Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When discussing risk factor modification for a 63-year-old patient who has a 5-cm abdominal aortic aneurysm‚ the nurse will focus discharge teaching on which patient risk factor? a. Male gender b. Turner syndrome c. Abdominal trauma history d. Uncontrolled hypertension ANS: D All of the factors contribute to the patient’s risk‚ but only hypertension can potentially be modified to decrease the patient’s risk for further
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