Patient teaching is an important factor when it comes to nursing. The patient must be aware of the things occurring so that they can provide self-care and make medical decisions. Each and every individual should be educated on heart attacks; it’s one of the most important areas in nursing. Many people are not aware of how dangerous this could be. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States (it’s responsible for 1 of every 2.9 deaths). Research from 2009 estimated 610
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What is patient safety? Patient safety is the absence of preventable harm to a patient during the process of health care (WHO 2004). These could include “errors”‚ “deviations “and “accidents “. Achieving patient safety involves the interaction of all the system components; never residing only in person‚ device‚ or department. It is the core of health care quality. According to the Joint Commission Patient Safety (2004 through 2011). Miscommunication was listed as one of the top contributing cause
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This essentials discusses both the importance of patient safety and quality improvement in regards to advanced practicing nursing. Patient safety is defined by the Institute of Medicine as “the prevention of harm to patients” ("Patient safety and quality‚" 2008‚ p. 2) In the health care world patient safety and the quality of patient care is extremely important. The master’s level education for nursing program will teach the advanced practicing nurse the tools needed to deal with an unsafe situation
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The researchers found that when the staff is understaffed and the number of patients on the unit is increased this affects patient care and how the staff works as a team. They found that when staff levels were low‚ nurses often times worked within their bubble and did not offer help to their co-workers. They also found that when the number of RNs on the floor was increased more teamwork occurred. They also found when the staff is mixed with more NAs then RNs there is less teamwork that occurs‚ however
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1. Nurse-Patient Relationship Phases a. Orientation (beginning) i. Therapeutic Relationship 1. Develop trust 2. Establish goals 3. Therapeutic contract 4. Nursing diagnosis b. Working (Middle) i. Planning and Implementation 1. Communication skills to help client 2. Work on behavioral changes 3. Explore feelings and problems c. Termination (End) i. Evaluation 1. Inform client of other sources of help available 2. Evaluate therapeutic outcome 3. Evaluate nurse-patient relationship
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I agree with you‚ Sue violated the patient privacy rights when she viewed and downloaded patient information for her educational use without obtaining permission from the patient. While Sue is working in the COPD clinic‚ she is only permitted to view the portion of a patient’s medical record that would be necessary for her to do her job. According to Calloway & Venegas‚ any information that is not needed by the provider to administer care to the patient is protected by The Health Insurance Portability
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Working with Terminally Ill Patients When we pass on‚ into the later life we often think that our dying wishes would be our last words. However‚ that is not always true. While reading an article titled “Psychopharmacological Agents for the Terminally Ill and Bereaved.” Written by Goldberg‚ Ivan K.; Malitz‚ Sidney; Kutscher‚ Austin H. The above-mentioned article states that the last wishes that a human being cares for are not always followed. While reading this article‚ the theory used‚ is
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responsibilities a nurse has‚ ensuring patient-centered care is considered an essential objective of high-quality health care system. The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) is a project which main purpose is to prepare future nurses with the knowledge‚ skills‚ and attitudes that are fundamentals to promote quality and safe healthcare systems (“QSEN Competencies‚” 2014). The first competencies which QSEN focuses on is patient-centered care. Patient centered care is described as a care that
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EFFECTIVE DOCTOR PATIENT COMMUNICATIONS INTRODUCTION 1. Patients who rate communication with their physicians as excellent are four times more likely to believe they have received excellent health care than those who do not. Also patients who like the way their physician communicates with them are more likely to comply with their doctor’s recommendations and less likely to sue for medical malpractice in the event of a negative outcome. 2. Good doctor-patient communication is influenced
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TRANSITION OF CARE: EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY Describe the patients medical/clinical condition. This past December I observed the discharge of a patient from the Emergency Department that never should have taken place. The patient was a senior citizen who suffered a fall injury‚ and was diagnosed with bilateral humerus fractures. Her injuries did not require immediate surgical intervention and her pain was relatively well controlled. Therefore‚ the physician caring for her did not find it medically
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