on how nurse patient ratio can affect the patient’s outcome but not much has changed over the years. Thirty years ago‚ when I was a new graduate nurse‚ I remember the exhausting 12-15 hour days I experienced working in a medical center‚ three days in a row and being responsible for fifteen patients while working with a Licensed Practical Nurse or a Certified Nurses Assistant. During that time I worked on a medical-surgical/telemetry floor where we also had patients on ventilators. Nurses were not
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Mandatory Hospital Nurse-To Patient Ratio in the Healthcare Field (Professor/Instructor) November 07‚ 2011 Mandated nurse-to-patient ratios are a controversial topic in healthcare. In this practice‚ state laws are established that require a certain level of staffing within a particular unit. Organizations such as hospitals must balance income with expenditures‚ and nurses and patients may be affected by these decisions. Mandating ratios is one attempt at ensuring nurses’ workloads do not exceed
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Reference Coffman‚ J. M.‚ Seago‚ J. A.‚ & Spetz‚ J. (2002). Minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in acute care hospitals in California. Health Affairs‚ 21(5)‚ 53-64. Retrieved from http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/21/5/53.full.html In the article‚ Coffman‚ Seago‚ and Spetz (2002) questioned that mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios could eventually help to improve outcomes and conditions of both nurses and patients in acute care hospitals in California. They found that mandatory ratios
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Nurse Patient Communication According to the article‚ “Nurse-Patient Communication Barriers in Iranian Nursing” (Anoosheh et al‚ 2009) communication is one of the basic social needs of human beings. This article is the description of a study done to better understand the barriers that inhibit nurse-patient communication. Communication is critical in the nursing profession and can be considered a main aspect of nursing care. Patients and families count on nurses to keep them informed‚ help them
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Jean Watson phenomenological forces (Current‚ 2012). In reference to the metaparadigm of nursing‚ according to Jean Watson the human being refers to "a valued person in and... Premium Jean Watsons Caring Theory The carative factors developed in 1979 was a guide used in the framework of nursing (Nursing Theory‚ 2010). Jean Watsons carative factors comprise 10 elements... Premium Jean Watson And Her Theory Of Human Science And Human Care include an entry of our groups personal view of Watsons
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Theory Critique: Theory of “Human Caring” Abigail Peerce Maryville University “Caring is the essence of nursing” (Chantal‚ 2003‚ p.57). Caring is the essence and core of my nursing background and why I chose to take the path towards a career as a professional nurse. The model of caring was developed around 1970‚ and established with the publication of the “postmodern transpersonal caring-healing paradigm‚ and has transformed the original caring model into one that is useful to practitioners from
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Group Paper Analysis: Group #3 The Effects of Culture in Patient-Provider Interaction and Means for Dealing With It Shawn Burke‚ Shin-Hyung Lee‚ Siamak Mahdavi‚ Thuan Nguyen‚ Brittany Oswald‚ Teasha Walters As a culturally diverse country discrepancies in health care have been documented and continue to serve as a threat to satisfactory patient care. Data has shown that minority groups suffer more greatly from cardiovascular disease‚ diabetes‚ and cancer‚ amid other ailments. In 1998
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Watson’s Theory NUR/403 Jean Watson’s Theory As a nurse establishing a caring relationship with a client is not easy. Jean Watson was the developer of a theory‚ which emphasizes how nurses express care to their patients. In this paper the author will discuss Jean Watson’s theory‚ background‚ descriptions of her four concepts; environment‚ human being‚ nursing‚ and health‚ also describe of an actual nurse-client relationship which includes the description of the caring moment between a nurse and
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Theory and Practice Upon reflection of the many theories that could potentially guide clinical practice‚ the one theory that stands out is Watson’s theory of caring. This theory will guide my practice as a student nurse practitioner. Watson’s theory of caring is based on all of the elements of meaningful interactions with a patients that include communication‚ relationship building‚ authentic presence‚ listening‚ and meeting the holistic needs of our patients (Norman‚ Rossillo‚ & Skelton‚ 2016)
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Watson defined therapeutic nurse-patient relationship as “a helping relationship that’s based on mutual trust and respect‚ the nurturing of faith and hope‚ being sensitive to self and others‚ and assisting with the gratification of your patient’s physical‚ emotional‚ and spiritual needs through your knowledge and skill” ( as quoted in Pullen‚ 2010‚ p.4). Nurse’s are expected to portray and act professionally‚ legally and ethically in order to established an effective nurse-client relationship.
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