Her son lives interstate and her niece pops in to visit her a few times a week. She is in the early stages of dementia, has paper thin skin and a small pressure injury on her coccyx. She is very unsteady on her feet and tends to pull back on her walking frame. Mrs Checketts’ belongings are kept in a very dirty bag and her clothes smell strongly of
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.
Marie is directing patient centered care, but culturally, Carla prefers her family around her to support her and her help make decisions while Carla is recovering. One of the visitors in Carla’s room may be a partera who is helped Carla with the delivery and is helping with recovery. Carla may even have a trusted family member that will make decisions for her (Potter, Perry, Stockert & Hall, 2013). Delivering care to a patient in a way that is respectful to the patient and their family is crucial for several reasons. Culturally congruent care means taking in to account the beliefs and traditions of the patient and working them into the care plan.
Work Based Learning Project NURB 275. The following piece of work adheres to the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) (2008) Code of Conduct, with either fictitious names being used or omitted to protect confidentiality. Abstract This report will discuss the implementation of a change related to a cardiovascular ward. The change comes in the form of an information leaflet to raise awareness to the patient and their family about the importance of maintaining a good well balanced nutritional intake and how this affects wound healing. There is evidence to suggest that giving clients written information helps to reduce anxiety and therefore improve healing, give empowerment and increase satisfaction (Little et al, 2004)).
They empower and support people to make their own choices. They investigate actual and suspected abuse and neglect or exploitation. They support adults who are at risk. 3.3 Identify reports into serious failures to protect individual from abuse. www.nursingtimes.net/nursingpractice-critical-report-of-castlebrook-abuse-failings www.bbc.co.uk.news/uk-winterbourneview-failed-to-protect www.cqc.org.uk/merseyside-care-home-failed-to-protect 3.4 Identify sources of information and advice about own role in safeguarding and protecting individuals from abuse.
We have had a recent decline in our T.J.C compliance, HR will play a vital role in ensuring the members we bring into our organization are motivated and compliant to our guidelines. They will also be the focal point of ensuring our staff members are treated fairly and are able to perform their duties without discrimination. One of the issues we are currently facing is a shortage of clinical staff, to include registered nurses, respiratory therapist, and medical technologist – and an abundant number of physicians on staff. The team, along with the HR office will need to reevaluate the services that our organization provides and redefine the positions we will maintain. For example, if we have three pediatricians on staff and the majority of patients we receive is the elderly population – we may have to revise our
It’s not he/she place to discriminate, or to treat Sandra differently because beliefs are different. Growing up we were always taught to treat others as you want to be treated. In healthcare I feel it is a lot different. It’s your job to always treat the patient with respect and understand their needs and wants. Although Sandra was not conscious and could not make choices herself, the staff tried contacting her next of kin, when they were unreachable they took matters into their own hands to help Sandra.
Communication Theory Paper Your name Axia College of University of Phoenix Communication Theory Paper Hospice is an organization that one must use effective communication as a crucial facet in connection with patients and their care. In the role of health care surroundings, an organization selected to hospice care could meet some opposition when dealing with communication due to gender dissimilarities, cultural differentiations, and in some cases, the failure to communicate successfully with those acquiring assistance. State of affairs such as these can impinge on how particular duties are accomplished within the organization, whether one will want to keep on utilizing the services of hospice, and if staff, patients, and relatives
Comprehending the Caring Relationship NUR/405 Comprehending the Caring Relationship The issue of losing a human connection to our patients and coworkers is an unfortunate occurrence. Many of our fellow professionals place blame on time constraints with the ever expanding responsibilities that the nursing shortage has caused; however this is no excuse to neglect the duty and accountability that we as nurses share to our fellow human being. With this presentation, it is my sincerest goal to open the potential described as the caring relationship. Objectives for this presentation will center on the explanation of the caring-healing practices created by Jean Watson with the sole intent to bring an understanding of the ethics, values, and morals that enhance a supportive environment. Through initial understanding of the basic foundations of this theory, we will discuss the philosophy that assists with the establishment of enhancing shared learning and the benefit of mentoring.
Family Nursing Since the time of Florence Nightingale, nurses have had family at the forefront of their minds whilst caring for an individual (Wilson 2004). The holistic approach of the nursing model should convey to nurses the importance of the family on the health and the illness of individuals (Friedemann 2002). The term ‘family’ is a complicated one and its different definitions will be discussed within this essay; as it can evoke different meanings not only out-with individual countries but also within a country (Friedemann 2003). The two traditional familial structures are decreasing, whereas a variety of other familial structures, including same-sex couples, are not only increasing but not being seen as ‘abnormal’ (Hanson, 2005). No matter the structure or location, it will be shown all families provide the same support and function.