Critically analyse how clinical governance can ensure accountability of individuals and teams and that nursing practice is safe and of a high standard? As Defined by Scally and Donaldson 1998‚ clinical governance is: “A framework through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish” (NHS Executive‚ 1998). The aim of the NHS
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Clinical governance is defined as “A framework through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safe-guarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish.” Clinical governance incorporates quality assurance‚ quality improvement and risk and incident management. It also monitors and helps to ensure that the standards of care are maintained and‚ if necessary‚ improved. Clinical governance
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Nurses are the primary source of defense to protect the children from abusive relationship. Therefore‚ it is necessary that the nurses know how to identify the physical and behavioral signs of child abuse while assessing a child. Although it is mandated by the law‚ that nurses should report to Child Protective Services any suspicious findings about child abuse within an appropriate time limit. Nurses who works in the Emergency Department sees infants‚ and children admitted to the hospitals for treatment
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Professional Roles and Values Performance Assessment Written by: XXXXXXXX Student ID# XXXXXXXXX Regulatory agencies‚ such as a state board of nursing‚ are government agencies that regulate nursing practice. They act to ensure nurses are competent in their practice and that standards of practice are met. These agencies examine nursing education programs‚ and are the ones who approve and accredit them. The agencies are responsible for granting licensure for nursing professionals and oversee
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I have clinical experience in diverse and dynamic fields as a student nurse. I have worked hand-in-hand with a diverse range of patients in all ages. I have two years of experience in senior living as a caregiver and Med-tech and six years of experience in customer service. I am interested in this position‚ as a LVN staff nurse with Ladenheim Dialysis Assess centers because not only am I able to provide optimal care for patients who suffer with kidney failure and being able help them live with their
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The Clinical Trial Administrator (CTA) role is essential to the clinical trial process. With regards to the success of the team‚ a CTA must possess outstanding communication skills in order to communicate effectively with what is often a large clinical trials team. In addition‚ due to the various mediums of communication that is available to a CTA such as verbal‚ written‚ Skype‚ phone and email‚ it is crucial to choose the correct form in order for the task to be efficient and successful. This is
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communicates effectively‚ the challenges will be overcome and will improve the health care outcomes. Effective communication is unambiguous and is needed to inform the patient and parents about the disease‚ treatment‚ complications of the disease. The quality of the process of communication between the patient/family and the physician affects the quality of their collaborative relationship‚ patient behavior‚ and health outcomes. Communication is important for pediatricians because they need the ability to
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RN Program CLINICAL PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT AND CARE PLAN NURSERY STUDENT NAME: Robin Rickards CLINICAL SITE/UNIT: SOH/Nursery CLINICAL DATE: 01/20/15 PATIENT INTIALS: F.P. AGE: 9 days Sex: M RELIGION/CULTURE: Not documented MATERNAL AND LABOR HISTORY: Mother was admitted to hospital on 01/09/15 for labor induction at 39 weeks and 4 days. Active labor began at 1015. F.P. was born at 1837
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Outcome based practise. Outcome based practise is an activity or process that has a beneficial impact on the individuals life. It can be an action taken or a service delivered. Another way to describe it is to say that the output is the effort made and the outcome is the effect on the individual. Outcome based approaches place the needs of the individual at the centre of service delivery‚ contrasting those designed by service providers. An outcome based practise is increasingly recognised it is important
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OF N URSI NG Clinical supervision in the workplace Guidance for occupational health nurses Clinical supervision in the workplace Guidance for occupational health nurses Contents 2 Introduction 3 How will clinical supervision help you? 3 Why have clinical supervision? 3 Introducing clinical supervision into your practice 4 Choosing the right model 5 Structuring clinical supervision sessions 6 Legal position 7 Further information 7 Bibliography Introduction Clinical supervision in the
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