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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Decision Making January 20th 2011 How Ethics Affects Nursing Practice In the nursing profession we have a respect for our patients but obtaining trust and maintaining the confidentiality of the patient’s information has been established from years ago starting with the Oath of Hippocratic. The patient’s confidentiality includes protecting any information the patient divulges to medical personal‚ and not disclosing or sharing the information to others. If trust is betrayed‚ the patient’s would
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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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A Noiseless Patient Spider by Walt Whitman is a poem written in free verse. It has two stanzas with five lines. The poem’s theme is showing how someone or Whitman‚ he could be referring to himself‚ tries to find their way in a huge and unending world. People will throw their threads looking for somewhere to anchor down and live‚ just like the spider in the poem. The promontory and the area around it and the spider symbolize just how big the world is around us. It can be difficult for us to settle
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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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Sedative music reduces anxiety and pain during chair rest after open-heart surgery. Pain 112‚ 197-203. 7. Sendelbach SE‚ Halm MA‚ Doran KA‚ Miller EH & Gaillard P (2006) Effects of music therapy on physiological and psychological outcomes for patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Journal of cardiovascular Nursing 21‚ 194-200. 8. Nilsson U (2009) Soothing music can increase oxytonin levels during bed rest after open-heart surgery: a randomized control trial. Journal of clinical Nursing 18‚ 2153-2161
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Becoming Patient There is Chinese proverb that states “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” My steps began at oblivion. Oblivion followed by acceptance‚ to accountability‚ transformation‚ and finally peace. Initially I was oblivious to any really need for me to become patient. I chose it as the attribute to improve on because it was an area that I wasn’t perfect in. Little did I know how much damage it was doing to me and those I love. First‚ I had to accept that I was inpatient
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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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Patient Education Project The purpose of this paper is to develop a plan to teach a specific target group of clients regarding the risk of skin cancer and the impact that skin cancer has on one ’s health. Included in the discussion will be the assessment of what the patient needs to know‚ readiness to learn‚ and educational methods to be used. Skin Cancer Skin cancer‚ which is caused from ultraviolet rays‚ is extremely prevalent‚ with over a million cases occurring annually
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