NURSING STUDENTS Supervising nursing students administering medication: a perspective from registered nurses Kerry Reid-Searl and Brenda Happell Aims. To explore the attitudes, experiences and opinions of registered nurses regarding supervision of undergraduate nursing students while administering medication in the healthcare setting. Background. Medication errors present a considerable risk to safety in the healthcare setting. By virtue of their role in the administration of medication, registered nurses are considered as major contributors to this problem.
(American Nurses Association, 2015). In Mr. J’s scenario nursing sensitive indicators were ignored which lead to negative outcomes of family dissatisfaction. When proper education of use of restraints and increasing mobility are in place the patient will heal faster with less negative outcomes. In order to increase quality care for patients and increase patient and family satisfaction a hospital can gather information from each nursing unit for sensitive indicators that lead to patient outcomes. One area of concern is the ratio of RN’s per patient and also this a correlation between patient care and job satisfaction.
Our purpose is for the students to have clarity about our topic and as instructors we will hold them accountable for the information presented. Lesson Plan Lesson Plan (Saunders, 2003) for Infection Prevention Objectives and Goal 1. According to "NC DHSR: State-Approved Nurse Aide I Curriculum" (2013), “Relate the chain of infection control to the duties performed by the nurse aide” (Modules Module B). 2. According to "NC DHSR: State-Approved Nurse Aide I Curriculum" (2013), “Apply the concept of breaking the chain of infection by the nurse aide” (Modules Module B ).
Then, sometimes you make the consideration; Ok what is the risk if I don’t do the double check? And sometimes I choose to do it alone (WN17).’ (Smeulers.2014) The nurses in research project agreed that the position was of importance and they have a commitment to their patients. They also agreed that it was their duty to notify the doctor of a patient condition before administering a medication that could cause more harm. ‘Sometimes patients have low blood pressure and we still have the prescriptions for medications to lower the blood pressure. It is our task, that we should see that a patient has a low blood pressure, should we give the blood pressure reducer.
Running Head: QUANTITATIVE CRITIQUE Quantitative Article Critique: Palliative-Care Nurses Attitudes Towards Palliative Sedation Brookline College Quantitative Article Critique: Flemish palliative-care nurses’ attitudes to palliative sedation: A quantitative study In order to function as an educated participant of nursing research, it is necessary to have the ability to comprehend and analyze research articles. Nurses must apply critical thinking skills when reading and evaluating research articles, and not accept the article or its findings simply at face value. The following paper is a critique of a quantitative research article published in 2012 by Nursing Ethics, titled “Flemish palliative-care nurses’ attitudes to palliative sedation: A quantitative study.” Title The title “Flemish palliative-care nurses’ attitudes to palliative sedation: A quantitative study.” accurately reflected the content of the article and the research study itself. The study did require some knowledge of what palliative care is and what it entails to be a nurse who is involved with palliative care. Also it was unclear what they meant by Flemish until I looked it up and understood it was a group of people in Belgium.
Research Article Analysis Paper Abstract The abstract is a detailed description including the study problem, the particular patient population studied, the method of study used and a brief description of the results. The authors present the question and significant results of that question within the abstract. The abstract would have been strengthened by clearly stating the sample size and conclusion of the research. Introduction The authors of the research article found it important to educate nurses directly working with renal disease on end-of-life issues. They felt these patients were not getting proper education and assistance ensuring the wishes were being carried out.
W if she and I could schedule a private meeting to discuss Ms. R’s case? Tell her how I’ve notice how hard she has been working with Ms. R without a lot positive results. As nurse supervisor I would help her to recognized the value of delegation. The ANA defines delegation as “ Transfer of responsibility for performance of a task from one individual to another (1996). The Five Rights of Delegation include 1.The right task.
Research has shown that this can result in a decrease in quality of care and patient safety and increase adverse patient events (Tevington, 2011). However, some criticize this research because it does not show a direct link between nurse staffing levels and individual patient outcomes (Needleman, Buerhaus, Pankratz, Leibson, & Stevens, 2011). This paper will investigate if inadequate nurse staffing levels have a negative impact on patient outcomes on adult inpatient acute care hospital units? Adequate Versus Inadequate Nurse Staffing The American Nurses Association (ANA) defines adequate nurse staffing as an appropriate match between the nurse’s skill level and the needs of the patient ( American Nurses Association, 2012). To achieve adequate nurse staffing, it is known that balance must be achieved by properly staffing the unit with the appropriate number and correct mix of nurses to adequately care for the unit’s patient population (Sanford, 2010).
How the ANA Code of Nursing Ethics would influence a final decision in each case study. With the patient with the hemorrhagic stroke, it is our responsibility to discuss with the patient’s family possible options in which they would feel comfortable taking. According to the Code of Nursing Ethics, “the nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or community” (ANA Code of Nursing Ethics). With the patient having no advanced directives, the decision is much harder to take. 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.
Graduates of the program will be able to: • Identify and analyze theoretical concepts. • Critique and evaluate theories from nursing and related disciplines. • Integrate concepts and relevant theories into specialized nursing practice. Human Diversity and Social Issues Graduates of Grand Canyon University’s Master of Science in Nursing program will be able to understand and appreciate human diversity and social issues in health and illness. Graduates of the program will be able to: • Utilize epidemiological principles to collect and analyze data.