COMMUNICATION AND DOCUMENTATION IN COMMUNITY NURSING STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIVE WORKING AMONGST HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY WHEN CARING FOR CHILDREN AT END OF LIFE Introduction: Excellent communication skills and careful documentation are an important part of nursing practice‚ whether in the clinical or community setting (Perry & Potter‚ 2014). One of the fundamental aims for nurses in all areas is to safeguard the welfare of their patients and service users
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population‚ especially the growth of the population 85 years and older‚ means that demand for nursing home care is steadily increasing. There are multiple factors that are needed for a successful assisted living facility. Nevertheless‚ one of the most underappreciated factors in running an effective facility is nursing. People with loved ones residing in these facilities are mostly unaware about the hardships the nursing‚ and staff experience everyday. Stephanie Moss is one of these underappreciated individuals
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The communication between nursing‚ physicians‚ and family in Josie’s case was clearly lacking in many aspects of effective communication. First of all‚ perception. The nurses clearly saw that Sorrel (Josie’s mom) was concerned about Josie’s care. However‚ they ignored her concern and proceeded with the treatment‚ because they “made sure” with the doctors. Even though the nurses saw Sorrel upset‚ they chose to ignore that fact‚ which is just outright disrespectful. Secondly‚ evaluation. The nurses
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Nursing Home Administrator Kandra Shearer HCS/320 - HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES University of Phoenix April 14‚ 2014 As an Administrator of our local nursing home it has come to my attention that we have been bought out by a national group. With this change being made there will unfortunately be displacement of some of our residents. This paper will describe both the advantages and disadvantages of using different types of media for communication. It will also
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South Carolina is a member of the interstate nurse licensure compact (National Council of State Board of Nursing‚ 2017). Being a member of the interstate nurse licensure compact‚ will allow the nurse more flexibility to practice in the different states within the compact state. The nurse can respond to a state of emergency located in the compact state. For example‚ with the most recent catastrophic event that occurred in Texas with the hurricane Harvey. The local nurses were over worked and desperately
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The American Holistic Nurse Association Position statement on Holistic Nursing Ethics informs us of several pertinent standards of care in disastrous conditions; we will review how the Nurses and Society approach applies in desolate times. Nurses and society emphasizes nurse working along with fellow citizens to begin and sustain activity to meet the health and social needs of others (Dossey & Keegan‚ 2016‚ p. 126). This is especially important in times of disasters; it appears as an innate response
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discuss the disparities associated with this culture. I will also discuss how these disparities affect their health status‚ employment‚ and education. I will identify two nursing interventions that will help decrease health disparities on the Appalachians. I will also identify the biggest nursing challenge when implementing the nursing interventions. The Appalachian region spans across 410 counties in 13 states (Newman Giger‚ 2013). The Appalachians have several contributing factors affecting their
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The purpose of this assignment is to underpin effective communication‚ address why nurses need to be effective communicators‚ to expand on the meaning of the therapeutic relationship and why developing this with patients is important. Firstly‚ Communication is verbal and non-verbal. It is‚ therefore‚ defined as an act of conversing with people‚ to pass information‚ to consort‚ to express thoughts‚ to send a message across and being understood. However‚ it is a process that involves both patient
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Communication provides a means for people to connect to each other and provides a bridge so that we can share information‚ signals‚ or messages between us (Giger‚ 2013). In the healthcare setting it is imperative that the communication between patient and provider be exchanged quickly‚ accurately and effectivity. One of the most demanding situations for members of a linguistic team is assisting the conversation between the healthcare professional and the patient (Issacs‚ Laurier‚ Turner‚ & Segalowitz
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that nurses should drive a patient’s focus to proper educational and counselling programs which would encourage engaging in adequate physical activity‚ indulging in a balanced diet while minimizing the use of alcohol‚ drugs and tobacco. Clinical nursing practice‚ the appropriate discussion‚ following the proper protocol of treatment follow-up‚ teaching the patient how to be healthy and preventing sickness are all important roles of a nurse. Effectively carrying out these roles will greatly help improve
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