Between Nursing Leadership and Patient Outcomes Wong‚ Cummins and Ducharme (2013) conducted a systematic review of studies in 2013 to examine the relationship between “nursing leadership practices and patient outcomes” (p.710). With an intent to improve patient outcomes‚ the authors had conducted a similar review in the past; however‚ limited results of studies warranted additional research on this topic. Their study involved extracting and analyzing a variety of leadership skills and patient outcomes;
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People with a weak immune system‚ recent exposure with TB bacteria‚ immigration from area with high TB rates‚ IV drug users and people working in facilities at high risk for TB including hospitals‚ shelters‚ jails and nursing homes (Basic TB Facts‚ 2010). Questions to ask Patient: Are you having any difficulty with breathing now? Are you having any shortness of breath? How long have you had a cough? Describe your cough. Are you bringing up any phlegm? If yes‚ what is the color? Does it
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Patient Centered Care and Interrelated Concepts According to the American Hospital Directory‚ Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center had a total of 109‚449 patient days since January of 2017. The number will continue to increase each day as people are admitted to the hospital for various reasons. The purpose of this paper is to discuss patient centered care and interrelated concepts of health care quality and critical thinking. Patient Centered Care The definition of patient centered
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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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Continuity of care model v standard Through Australia‚ the models of care are highly varied. The research suggests that when comparing continuity of care to standard care‚ continuity of care allows for women and midwives to gain rapport and thus an increase in the overall satisfaction of care (Aune; (Yelland; Schmied‚ 2007; Brown‚ 2005; Jenkins‚ 2013; McLacklan‚ 2006). Women are more likely to develop confidence in skills with a known midwife and‚ therefore‚ an increase in self esteem and maternal
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Client Needs and Services Paper Jenna Hall BSHS/305 June 8‚ 2014 Instructor: Lonnie McCullough‚ LCSW Introduction I have been asked to explain how human service delivery settings are influenced by evolving client needs and how client services are changing due to trends in technology. In earlier days institutions were located in rural and remote places so that society members did not have to be reminded that people had disabilities. (Woodside‚ 2011). In the past‚ a lot of people
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Introduction Evidence-based practice is an important step in the current health care evolution. Model guided practice change provides clinical effectiveness with the best available research information‚ which affect positive patient outcomes. “EBP is a problem-solving approach to clinical decision making that integrates the best evidence from well-designed studies with a clinician`s expertise along with the patient`s preference and values “ (Melnyk et al. 2012). This paper will discuss the
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issues that influence nursing practice. The topic that has been chosen is consent and it will be discussed using both adult and child fields of nursing. The assignment will look into how consent has an impact on factors such as diversity and how they play an important role within both the child and adult nursing practice. It will also compare and contrast between the two fields and review why consent plays such a significant part throughout a nursing career. According to the Nursing and Midwifery Council
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Culturally Competent Nursing Care Denise Foss-Baker Minnesota State University Moorhead Culturally Competent Nursing Care The United States is a diverse accumulation of cultural backgrounds which can often set the stage for feelings of confusion‚ anger‚ mistrust‚ and a host of other emotions when dissimilar cultures disagree. Cultural competence in nursing can help eliminate these barriers and provide a platform for nursing to follow in the quest to understand a patient’s culture and background
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Nursing Theory Plan of Care Theoretical Foundations of Practice NUR/513 March 05‚ 2012 Nursing Theory Plan of Care Ida Orlando literally wrote the book on the function of nursing. Her theory of the deliberative nursing process outlines a dynamic nurse-patient relationship in which the nurse uses his or her senses of perception together with deliberate actions to create an individualized care plan for each patient. Results of current research on the application of her theory follow
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