But many of the problems faced by health care today is caused by failure to communicate properly. Stories related to medical errors, patient confidentiality etc can be seen in the papers everyday. The common theme running through these headline-grabbing issues is communication. [Thomas 2006]. So many measures are taken to improve communication skills of health care professionals like nurses.
724.8 – Evidence-Based Practice & Applied Nursing Research Research Integration 724.8.3-06 Western Governors University A. Routine Shaving Prior to Surgery 1. Surprisingly, many hospitals continue this practice, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. This practice leads to increased risk of infection to the patient. 2.
Healthcare Ethics Case Study Abstract Today’s healthcare professionals are immersed in an ever-changing environment. The advent of managed care, a variety of medical practice arrangements, and a multitude of healthcare specialty areas have resulted in the continual need to understand health care law. Health care workers are faced with tough decisions that require ethical considerations. The case of Jerry McCall, an Office Assistant that received professional training as both medical assistant and a licensed practical nurse (LPN), is an example of a situation that caused a dilemma. Jerry was accused of a medical malpractice because of prescribing a refill without the authorization of a physician.
Dealing with Difficult Patients in the Medical Field Unit 6 Project Danielle Robinson CM 107 Outline Introduction A. Dealing with the difficult patients can be very stressful to your health if dealt with in the wrong way. B. All medical workers should have the availability to be able to take seminars that a. are offered to them throughout their career to keep them informed and update with b. any changes or new ideas or policies that might come into play on how to c. More effectively handle any or all situations. C. Difficult people are everywhere and dealing if them is an everyday life.
However, this comes with the immense baggage accompanying tough decisions in clinical settings. If someone suffering from a severe coma is admitted into a hospital, is it the doctor’s responsibility to decide whether or not the patient deserves to live? What if the costs to sustain them aren’t proportional to the chance that they may make it through their condition? The issue regarding care of vegetative patients paints a gray area between right and wrong action; doctors alone must grapple with the ethical dilemmas surrounding patients with debilitating conditions. Kjell Asplund and Mona Britton, authors of Ethics of life support in patients with severe stroke, argue that there is a specific protocol that should be followed in order to deal with the multitude of ethical complications coma patients introduce.
- Barriers to effective team working In this essay I will be using the Gribbs reflective cycle (Reid, 1994: see appendix 1) to structure my reflection on a clinical incident that occurred during placement. Because of NMC (2008) guideless on confidentiality, a pseudonym of Ms. Hope has been employed instead of the patient’s name to preserve the privacy of the patient. Ms. Hope was an emergency admission who had an extensive past medical history. This essay will examine the confrontation that occurred during a routine explanation of a malignancy between Ms. Hope and a Surgical Multi-disciplinary team. I will discuss how personal ideas and opinions due to previous experience and past history may create barriers and thus hinder communication outcomes.
REFLECTIVE ESSAY In different nursing home, where we looked after elderly people. Older people are more susceptible to infectious due to age, multiple disorder such as diabetes, cancer, immunosenscence and metabolic changes. Therefore, it is really important to this reflective essay I am going to discuss a clinical skill in which I have become dynamite in practicing. As Siviter (2004,p 165) explains that reflection is about achieving positive inner strength, denoting when to amend, acquiring from our error, observing at other’s attitude, being self-conscious and rectifying the future by gaining knowledge. It is therefore crucial by which the nurses can figure out themselves in order to be able to establish on existing strength and applicable forthcoming action.
Mortality rates were high at the turn of the century. Problems with meningitis, tuberculosis, scarlet fever and other communicable diseases were addressed. The graduate nurse program had begun to develop in hospitals and education facilities to better prepare nurses for these illnesses and more. (Chinn, P 1994) Body A woman in medical care (beyond serving as a midwife, sitter or cleaner) was brought about by the likes of Florence Nightingale. These women showed a previously male dominated profession the essential role of nursing in order to lessen the patient mortality rate, which resulted from lack of hygiene and nutrition.
This core principle also relates to any discussions, assessments, treatments and medicines that are given and the patients records should be completed and updated as soon as an event has occurred. The Data Protection Act (1998) also addresses that information held about a patient for health reasons should be fairly and lawfully processed, accurate and secure. The recent Francis Report (2013) discovered the inadequacies in record keeping at Mid Staffordshire NHS and discovered that a number of deficiencies were occurring too frequently. The inquiry found inaccuracies in the recordings of patient's deaths, authors who had inputted information on records were not clearly identifiable and limited background information was recorded about a patients history, condition or social history. As a result a review of note keeping amongst healthcare staff is to be carried out.
To improve knowledge about how to do the ideal nursing intervention for clients with Strangulated Hernia. To do the necessary nursing intervention in hospital for client with Strangulated Hernia. To observe and understand the behavior of client having Strangulated Hernia. To develop our nursing responsibilities. To give the proper care and build a genuine nurse-patient relationship conducive to good health Etiology * congenital weakening of the abdominal wall, * traumatic injury, * aging, * weakened abdominal muscles because of pregnancy, or * increased intra-abdominal pressure (due to heavy lifting, exertion, obesity, excessive coughing, or straining with defecation).