completed minutes after the patient comes out of surgery. The surgeries that the patients had that I cared for were‚ a total hysterectomy‚ a cysectomy‚ and a procedure to take out a miscarried fetus. I learned that it is a lot more than just waiting for the patient to wake up. As soon as the patient came in from the operating room you hook the patient to a continuous vital sign monitor and obtain a hand off report from the operating room nurse as well as the Anesthesia nurse. The handoff report includes
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The acuity of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) regularly requires extensive measures to provide necessary life supporting care. Very often this includes the need of mechanical ventilation. For obvious reasons‚ patients that require mechanical ventilation experience agitation and apprehension; because of this‚ these patients commonly need to be sedated. For many years different methods of sedation have been tried‚ such as intermittent boluses that may lead to indiscriminate arousal of the
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Role Transition to BSN A well-educated nurse is a major benefit for their patients and the healthcare facility that employs them. The importance of a baccalaureate of nursing degree comes with a greater knowledge and understanding of patient care‚ leadership‚ teamwork‚ technology and evidence-based practice which all contributes to better patient outcomes (Trossman‚ 2012). A baccalaureate of nursing degree also prepares the nurse for more opportunities‚ quality of care‚ and abilities in overall
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Improving Patient Care and Quality Utilizing the Electronic Health Record Melissa Fuller HCA 417 John Saindon April 29‚ 2013 Improving Patient Care and Quality Utilizing the Electronic Health Record Improving patient care is a process that always has room for improvements. It is important to make sure patients receive the best quality care available. "Studies suggest that high quality patient care relies on careful documentation of each patient ’s medical history‚ health
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hours; nurse fatigue is a critical topic that needs to be addressed within the medical profession. Most hospitals assign nurses to 12-hours shifts‚ and the average of four to five patient’s per nurse. The long shifts are extremely tiring for most nurses‚ and furthermore‚ can be detrimental to their health‚ which ultimately puts the patient at risk. As a result‚ nurses may not extend the therapeutic communication as expected and could make dangerous‚ and sometimes fatal mistakes. Nurses may also
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Violence Against Nurses Intro to Nursing (14SPNURS361246) January 19‚ 2014 Violence Against Nurses Violence is a growing problem in the field of nursing‚ as the mental instability that might preempt violent attacks is very often related to the cause that brought the attackers to the facility in the first place or can even serve as a reaction to the perceived institutionalization of the facility. This can encompass behavior or mood destabilization of various medication side-effects
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practice nurse is a registered nurse who has acquired the expert knowledge base‚ complex decision-making skills and clinical competencies for expanded practice‚ the characteristics of which are shaped by the context and/or country in which she/he is credentialed to practice” (Heale & Rieck Buckley‚ 2015‚ p.422). An advanced practice nurse has an important role in the health care system. They are the registered nurses educated at Masters or post Masters level in a specific role and patient population
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Nurse Practitioner Competencies Seynor Massalee Kennedy South University Compared and contrasted the roles of the NP‚ nurse educator‚ nurse informaticist‚ and nurse administrator in advanced practice nursing pertaining to clinical practice‚ primary care‚ education‚ administration‚ and research. Advanced practice of nursing (APN) is a direct/indirect care individual who cares for patients and manages individuals and the community‚ nursing
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Nursing Role in the Society Nurses are the care professions who are a part of a health care team. They play a substantial role in quality of patient care. The core of nursing is patient care and patient advocay. Nurses are increasingly working to promote people’s health and prevent illness from hospital setting to community health. The role of nurses develops globally over years. Nurses share a commitment in advancement and development of nursing science (Waldie‚ 2010). Various nursing role
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Improving Patient Intake Efficiency Sherri Joiner HCR 220 March 16‚ 2013 Lydia Cavieux Improving Patient Intake Efficiency For people‚ who do not work inside the medical community‚ the steps it takes to complete the process for their intake at an appointment may not be given much thought. The intake process consists of many steps that utilize the use of the referring physician’s office‚ the receptionist‚ the insurance personnel‚ and the patient. As one can see‚ the process takes many different
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