treatment he receives. Student nurses should make sure they are maintaining patient confidentiality while at placement or when using as an example/case study (Siviter‚ 2013). This is because although they are not professionals yet‚ they should still have the same legal and ethical responsibilities and accountability as a registered nurse (Nursing and midwifery council competence‚ 2010). Students should always ask patients for consent to use them as case studies in their assignment‚ essays or exams
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MRSA The patient safety problem of interest to me that I have chosen to talk about is MRSA. “MRSA” stands for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Staphylococcus Aureus or “Staph Aureus” for short. ( SARI‚ 2007). MRSA is transferred from person to person through a bacteria (germs). Many people carry this germ. It is estimated that one in three people are carriers of this germ (CDC Gov 2013) but it is not always harmful - these people would have it on their skin or in their nose‚ but
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Before a patient or doctor can go into surgery‚ there are many steps you must go through first. Both patient and doctors must put on a clean gown‚ scrub cap or hairnet‚ and specially for the doctor‚ scrub in. This is an important task to do‚ the insure bacteria does not spread. When a patient prepares for their surgery‚ there are informed to start weeks or days prior. Normally it begins with the patient to stop taking a blood thinning pain medicine (if they use it) such as Advil to prevent your
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when providing care. Because cultures and customs that are followed vary so much from patient to patient‚ the nurse should be educated on how to provide culturally competent care. Being culturally competent means showing respect for‚ and knowledge of‚ the patient and their culture‚ and will help the nurse build rapport and a trusting‚ therapeutic relationship. By building this trusting relationship‚ the patient is more likely to be compliant with the health care regimen and therefore‚ will be more
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much or how little should physicians care for their patients without becoming attached or appearing aloof? Is it a physician’s responsibility to provide comfort in the midst of dying or should teamwork with a counselor or chaplain be sufficient? These are questions I don’t have the answers to‚ but I am hopeful that throughout the duration of this course I may gain a better understanding of how to answer these questions for myself. The third patient Dr. Ylitalo and I visited was a 75 year old man who
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Dementia is mean‚ mind stealing disease that affects many elderly patients in different ways. It begins with forgetting small things like where you put your car keys‚ and escalates into forgetting yourself and your family. Many can function well with dementia for a period of time‚ but then generally have to transition into receiving help from family caregivers and/or nursing facilities such as nursing homes or assisted living. Dementia can turn a normal thinking person into an irrational person who
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3/16/2005. Patient is a 55-year-old female flight attendant who strained her back and left leg during a recurrent training. Per OMNI‚ she was initially diagnose d with lumbar sprain‚ lumbago and low back pain. Treatment includes electrical stimulation unit and PT. Per the PT note dated 10/11/16‚ the patient reported continued symptoms‚ but she is working on managing her pain. She was assessed to have improved core stability. Based on the progress report dated 10/27/16 by Dr. Waldman‚ the patient presents
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following approaches is best for a nurse seeking an answer to a clinical question related to patient care?| A)|using intuition to answer the question| B)|asking the clinical nursing supervisor| C)|reading a textbook about the subject| D)|reading current research on the topic| 2.|The conscious and intentional use of research and theory-based information to make decisions and answer clinical questions about patient care delivery is referred to as:| A)|research utilization review| B)|evidence-based
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TUH. Upon review of current institutional policies it was discovered that Curos disinfecting port protectors were being used on "All patients‚ All lines‚ All the time" (AAA) in order to prevent central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI). Further research into proper maintenance and care of IV’s and CDC guidelines in order to meet 2016 National Patient Safety Goals ( NPSG) revealed that current practices may not
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problem that must be tackled and the affected population. After this step‚ one should try to determine how to resolve‚ reduce and prevent the disease or any other problem that has been identified. The clients or population in this scenario are asthma patients. The goals and objective that will be developed will favor both the clients and the physicians. The strengths and weaknesses of the clients need to be catered for and at the same time; the steps for implementing the interventions of nurses should
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