Nurses are relied upon to advocate for our patients dignity, privacy, confidentiality, improper and incompetent care. The case of Marianne is a good example of how the ANA code of nursing ethics could help a patient that can't make convey their needs the healthcare team. The stroke has left Marianne unresponsive and without an advanced directive the healthcare team has no way of knowing what her desires would be for the plan of care. Her husband and children are in disagreement with which direction to go in regards to her care. The ANA code of ethics has provisions in place to assist in a decision for this case.
Nursing Sensitive Indicators 1 Western Governor’s University Nursing Sensitive Indicators 2 Identifying Issues Using Nursing Sensitive Indicators Nursing sensitive indicators are key in recognizing problems that interfere with patient care. In this scenario, nursing sensitive indicators may have been utilized to avoid such issues. Nursing indicators are used in evaluating patient care quality. Multiple issues in this scenario have outcomes which are directly affected by nursing care, thus classifying them as nursing “sensitive”. Mr. J was in restraints in this case.
When a nurse breaches this trust patient outcomes can be jeopardized. When a patient fears that their information will not be kept confidential they may withhold information that is crucial to reach a diagnosis and plan effective treatment. References American Medical Association. (2012). http://www.ana-assn.org Nathanson, P. G. (2000).
Legal responsibilities and interpretations of the laws governing the actions of the nurse are ever changing, and are an area that leads many nurses to question their own ethics because of the fear of lawsuits. Nurses usually approach the ethical responsibility of nursing with great drive and passion rather than apprehension. Because of the cultural differences and beliefs in America there are also vast differences in individual ethics. None of these are necessarily right or wrong, they are just different. The duties of the nurse are first and foremost, to be a patient advocate and to ensure that the patient has the best possible quality of life, and maintains the most dignity and individuality possible.
Ethics committees can be useful in this situation, because they can help explain the patient’s situation and provide possible answers to those hard questions. The nurse who neglected care towards the patients, in my opinion, should lose their job. Nurses who neglect care are putting their patients at danger. According to the Code of Nursing Ethics, “The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including the responsibility to preserve integrity and safety, to maintain competence, and to continue personal and professional growth” (ANA Code of Nursing Ethics). This nurse neglected the patient, therefore, neglected the responsibility in preserving the safety and integrity of the patient.
More hospitals want to achieve the Magnet Recognition Status. This program recognizes health care organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence, and innovations in professional nursing practice. Consumers rely on Magnet designation as the ultimate credential for high quality nursing. (ancc.org) Due to today’s advancements in technology and the complexity of diseases the demand for higher quality nurses is overwhelming. Critical thinking is the core of education and must be evaluated as an outcome when evaluating nursing education.
It is important have the information system that we determine best meets the needs of our health care organization will need to be one that is all encompassing. When being successful you have to be able to meet our organization’s goals and our stakeholders’ needs not only immediately, but for the long run of our patients, and
The call to form the primary care workers, including advanced practice registered nurses, especially nurse practitioners. The call to build the primary care workforce, will increase as access to coverage, service settings, and services will increase under ACA. Nurses are good in assisting transition from hospital to home, preventing medication error and reducing rates of infection. In short the product of the report if followed, would rise the number of nurse practitioners and doctorate level nurses to deliver health care treatment for some patient who are looking for treatment and are unable to find a health care provider ready to take
Influence of Evidence-Based Practice Evidence-based practice developed to facilitate a higher quality of care and the best patient outcomes. The nursing practice no longer relies on traditions of the past, or trial and error methods, but based on direct responses to the individual needs of the patient (Black, 2011). An evidence- based practice relies on using the best available research discoveries to guide the decision- making process to specific clinical situations. Applying an evidence-based practice for some nurses will be a challenge; it is a new way of thinking and practicing nursing. As the health care system struggles to provide access to care for all people in a cost-effective manner, calls for a much needed change.
The health care system has developed significantly in the way it operates, and is constantly changing with time, to achieve the best outcomes for both the HCP and the patient. Conducting research is fundamental, as it provides nurses/paramedics with an increasingly sound evidence base, from which they are able to adapt to and better their practice (Burns & Grove, 2007). Research is a systematic enquiry, which utilises disciplined methods to be able to solve problems and answer questions (Polit & Beck, 2008). Evidence-based practice in health care relates to the process in which the practitioner, utilising the research, obtains empirical evidence regarding the effectiveness of the range of options, and then determines the relevance