Concept of Nursing Rounds: What is it and is it a good thing? Meghan Glass Northland Pioneer College Nursing rounds play an extremely important role in the field of nursing. The concept of nursing rounds is to ultimately provide patient safety. In order to provide patient safety‚ hourly rounding was initiated. Patient safety has always been an important part of nursing rounds‚ but recently it has been revamped. The purpose of hourly nursing rounds is to check on the patient on
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Quality Improvement Project Answering the call light (also called call bell a handheld like that is attached to the patient room wall‚ above the headboard of the bed) in a timely manner by the nursing staff in hospital setting is necessary to prevent falls that can harm‚ prolonged stays‚ and unnecessarily increase the cost of healthcare. However‚ researches concerning call light uses as it relates to patient safety‚ patient-care management and patient satisfaction are limited (Meade et al
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Competency 724.3.4: Quality Improvement Lillian L. Klitsch Western Governors University Root Cause Analysis: An event occurred on a Thursday at 3:30pm in the Emergency Department of a sixty-bed rural hospital. A report was completed on February 2nd‚ 2011 The Root Cause Analysis Team will brief Management of the facility on February 10th‚ 2011 regarding the event. Team Members: Leader Chief Nursing Officer Recorder Administrative Secretary Member Quality/Risk Manager Member
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Concept Comparison and Analysis Across Theory Concept Comparison and Analysis Across Theories Concept Comparison and Analysis Across Theories Nursing has evolved into a science. Like other scientific disciplines‚ the practice of nursing is guided by nursing theories. According to Julia George‚ “practice is based on the theories of the discipline that are validated through research” (George‚ 2011‚ p. 7). The major shift in theoretical thinking in nursing is said to occur in the 1960s
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Questions Answered: What is the problems with quality care today? Why is quality of care lacking in areas? Quality of care plays an important role in assuring the standards of nursing performance. By providing specific performance requirements‚ standards of nursing performance can improve and provide quality of nursing care in health care settings (Scope & Standards‚ pg 33). Quality care is one of the most significant nursing standards of modern time. This particular standard must be implemented
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Metaethical Concepts TCU Metaethical Concepts Ethics‚ also termed moral philosophy‚ is a subdivision of philosophy that studies morality through the examination of right and wrong. One focus of ethics‚ metaethics‚ is concerned with the character of right and wrong‚ where and how ethical judgments start‚ and what they mean in relation to human nature and behavior. Metaethics seeks the answer to questions regarding what morality is and what is ‘bad’ and ‘good’ (DeLapp‚ 2014). There are
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Reducing the Risk of Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in Healthcare Facilities Infection control is one of the things we as nurses and nursing students have a commitment to take every possible step to ensure. Infection control includes all things that are avoidable and by practicing by the ANA Code of Ethics and QSEN Competencies we can ensure that patients get best possible care they deserve. It is important that all people involved in the care of patients
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JAN JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING ORIGINAL RESEARCH Quality nursing care in the words of nurses Linda Maas Burhans & Martha Raile Alligood Accepted for publication 19 March 2010 Correspondence to L.M. Burhans: e-mail: linda.burhans@gmail.com Linda Maas Burhans PhD RN CPHQ Associate Executive Director of Education and Practice North Carolina Board of Nursing and Adjunct Faculty‚ East Carolina University College of Nursing‚ Wilson‚ NC‚ USA Martha Raile Alligood PhD RN ANEF Professor
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The study integrated the qualities of nursing students (N=227) with their aptitude and academic achievement in a tripartite model. A battery of tests called in the Assessment for Nursing Potential (ANP) composed of the (a) Nursing Quality Scale (NQS) with factors on caring‚ compassion‚ commitment and connectedness; (b) Achievement test; and (c) Aptitude test was used in the study. Using a three-wave longitudinal design‚ the NQS was first administered followed by the aptitude‚ then the achievement
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Concept Map West Coast University B.S. is an 81 year old Caucasian female presenting with abdominal pain‚ diarrhea‚ nausea and vomiting in the emergency room on February 3‚ 2013. B.S. has a history of glaucoma‚ hypothyroidism‚ degenerative arthritis and diverticulosis. She has allergies to iodine and vicodin. B.S. is admitted for diverticulitis with possible partial bowel obstruction and hydronephrosis. B.S. was admitted on February 3‚ 2013 here at Verdugo Hills Hospital. Pathophysiology:
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