Finding Safe Nurse to Patient Ratios Augsburg College Abstract Determining nurse-to-patient ratios in nursing facilities remains a challenge for the nursing profession. Two main staffing methods that are currently used in most nursing facilities are staffing by patient acuity using patient classification systems and staffing by mandated nurse-to-patient rations. Each method has an impact on patient outcomes‚ safety and overall satisfaction determined from different articles
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Assignment: Develop a Proposal/protocol for the conduct of a systematic review in a subject area relevant to your current clinical specialty. Content Acknowledgement Abstract 1.2 Literature Review 1.2.1 Search Strategy A systematic review of the literature was undertaken
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Reflection 1. In your opinion‚ what are two important lessons we have learned from the past where ethics in research is concerned? It’s my opinion when it comes to research that the participants should be informed as much as possible. I also take in consideration the double-blind studies‚ and the control groups. I think it is criminal what some of the people have done in the past to innocent children‚ and adults who had no say that they wanted to be part of any experiment let alone permanently damaged
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Topic: Therapeutic Nurse-Patient Relationship * Nurse-Patient Communication * Nurse-Patient Relationship * Stages of Development of a Therapeutic Relationship * Nursing Process * Assessment * Nursing Diagnosis * Outcome Identification * Planning * Intervention * Evaluation Reported by: Christine Karen Belga‚ RM‚ RN Therapeutic nurse-patient relationship Communication
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following an acute myocardial infarction. In order to gain in my clinical skills experience I was asked to accompany and observe the staff nurse who was to carry out the catheterisation. The nurse told Mrs Jones that she was just going to pop a catheter in. There were no explanatory details towards Mrs Jones about what the procedure precisely entailed‚ and she was not informed of the risks or benefits. Therefore Mrs Jones was unable to ask any questions‚ or express any fears or anxieties. On commencement
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Consent Consent is to authorize‚ approve or to permit for a medical professional to proceed with a treatment or health care. Consent has become a very important issues in the modern health care and‚ was noted earlier everyone’s right to refuse any medical treatment is now enshrined in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (Burgess. M‚ 2008). In Code of Health and Disability service consumer’s rights shows on right 7‚ that services may be provided to a consumer only if that consumer makes an
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Animal Owner Informed Consent Use of animals for research INFORMATION SHEET As the owner or duly authorized agent for the owner you have been asked to have your animal participate in a research study. Your informed consent is required prior to this use. Please read this document and accompanying Consent Form carefully and feel free to ask any questions you might have. Animal Project Title: Investigate Effects of Caffeine on Alcohol Consumption and Nicotine Self-Administration
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Ethical and Legal Issue in Nursing Describe the legal responsibilities of nurses in the work setting. Within the nursing license‚ the nurse is legally bound to practice within the scope of nursing that each state defines by a Nurse Practice Act (NPA). The scope includes upholding the patient bill of rights and total patient care. According to the NLN (Springhouse‚ 2004)‚ “Patients have the right to information about their diagnosis‚ prognosis‚ and treatment — including alternatives to care and
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Informed consent is the process in which a client voluntarily agree to a proposed treatment option. This is imperative because the client should always be aware of and understand the proposed treatment options. The advantages and disadvantages are made aware to the client as well as specific risks and alternatives. Informed consent derived from battery‚ which is when the touching of another person is unauthorized and both parties don’t agree on it. I believe that every person should have the right
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This is a request for your participation in my research focusing on the effect of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in conjunction with medication‚ in the treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). The purpose of this study is to assess if both treatment strategies‚ delivered concurrently‚ are more successful in treating BDD. Within psychology research‚ there has been ample evidence documenting the efficacy of both CBT and the drug fluoxetine in treating BDD‚ but there no studies have assessed
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