Timmins F, (2007) Communication Skills: Information giving, Nurse Prescribing, 5(10) pp.437-441 Timms L (2011) Effect of nutrition on wound healing in older people: a case study British Journal of Nursing, 9 (12), pp. 4-10. Turnbull B (2008) High-flow humidified oxygen therapy used to alleviate respiratory distress, British Journal of Nursing, 17 (19), pp. 1226-30. Vernon T (2002) Nutrition for Healing: everyone’s responsibility.
Policy Priority: Safe Staffing for Nurses Stephanie Minervini Chamberlain College of Nursing NR506: Health Care Policy July 2013 Introduction Inadequate staffing is becoming an increasing concern for not only nurses but the public as well. Research has found a strong connection between low nurse staffing and higher rates of patient complications. A study from the New England Journal of medicine determined that patient mortality was significantly related to nurse staffing levels. Staffing the right number of nurses with the right knowledge and skill base to meet the needs of patients is essential to achieving optimal nursing outcomes. Sources that can help us plan staffing models or determine appropriate nurse-to-patient ratios include standards defined by professional nursing organizations and regulatory agencies, and benchmarks from the American Nurses Association’s National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators.
The obstacles to effective delegation can be summarized as belonging to one of three general groups: communication, interpersonal relationships, and knowledge. Ineffective communication impedes effective delegation since delegation relies on sharing findings and knowledge (Finkelman, 2012, p. 412). Weak interpersonal relationships foster a lack of trust and confidence, fear of disapproval or of losing control, or feeling that that no one can perform a task as well as you (Finkelman, 2012, p. 412-413). I witnessed a nursing tech who has been employed by my hospital for 30 years, telling a young new nurse “the
Nursing indicators such as education on unnecessary use of restraints and not repositioning the patient every two hours, are failures to deliver quality care. The staff increased the chances of Mr. J to develop pressure ulcers. Also the use of restraints increased the chances of Mr. J to develop a deep vein thrombosis or pneumonia from lack of mobility. All members of the healthcare team are responsible to provide the best care possible and be an advocate for the people they care for. (American Nurses Association, 2015).
Deborah D. Robinson Portfolio Assignment 4: Practice Summary Critique Chamberlain College of Nursing NR505 Advanced Research Methods Dr. Brown-Instructor April 7, 2012 Practice Summary Handout: [Staffing Affects Patient Outcomes] Student: Deborah Robinson Title of the Handout | Reference: | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2003) The Effect of Health Care Working Conditions on Patient Safety. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment. 74 ( 5) April 7, 2012 retrieved from http://www.ahrq.gov/dowmloads/pub/evidence/pdf/work/work.pdfHickman, D.H., Severance, S., Feldstein, A., Ray, L., Gorman, P., Shuldheis, S., Hersh, W.R., Krages, K.P., & Helfand, M. 3 Results. Evidence on
Indicators of structure are measures by the supply and skill level of nursing staff as well and the education and certifications of the nursing staff. Indicators of the nursing process are nursing assessments, interventions and RN job satisfaction. Patient outcomes that are determined to be nursing sensitive are those that improve if there is a greater quantity or quality of nursing care (e.g., pressure ulcers, falls, and intravenous infiltrations). (American Nurses Association, 2014) NDNQI: National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators. There are some patient quality and safety measures which have been shown through research to be significantly affected by nursing care or “nurse-sensitive” measures.
Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Task 1 Western Governors University A. Embedded in the founding principles of nursing is the responsibility of nurses to measure, evaluate and improve practice. Hospitals use data and clinical tools to compare themselves to other healthcare organizations in an effort to achieve quality patient outcomes. Having an understanding of the principles of nurse-sensitive indicators, organizational leaders can advance patient care throughout the hospital. A. Nursing-Sensitive Indicators Healthcare organizations and regulatory agencies recognized a relationship between nursing interventions and overall quality of patient care in the mid 1990’s (Erickson, 2011). This is when nursing-sensitive indicators (NSIs) were introduced as a means to measure patient outcomes.
Nurses in cardiology also believe that CE is imperative while caring for patients who have severe cardiac disease (Timmins, 2008). They recognize the value of learning more about cardiac disease and skills despite the time needed to participate and the possible cost it might require. The learning needs of seven registered nurses who worked nights on the cardiology floor at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in southeastern Wisconsin were assessed. The learning needs assessment showed that the RNs did not feel comfortable with their advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) skills. Despite the varying years of clinical practice, the nurses felt the need to have CE that would furnish them with more
Current Health Promotion Pamphlet Paper Mary Penny-Johnson Developing and Evaluating Educational Programs/ Nur 588 Jennie Pattison Current Health Promotion Pamphlet Health promotion and disease prevention are an important role of nurses, physicians, and health organizations. Patients that are active participants in their own health care understand their responsibility in managing their care. Additionally, health promotion decreases hospital stays and may prevent disease related complications. In 2006 health care related spending exceed two-trillion dollars in the United States (Jadelhack, 2012). A huge amount of money is saved by promoting health and educating the public on preventable health problems (Goetzel, 2009).
Dr. Nola Pender’s, Revised Health Promotion model was developed “To assist nurses in understanding the major determinants of health behaviors as a basis for behavioral counseling to promote healthy lifestyles” (Pender, 2011, p. 3). By learning what issues contribute to a patient’s health behavior choice, I can be more effective in helping the patient develop healthy choices. According to Pender (Pender, 2011), the set of variables for behavioral specific knowledge and affect have important motivational significance and these variables can be modified through nursing actions. The goal of the health promotion model is for patients to adopt health promoting behaviors. Pender theorizes that health promoting behaviors should result in improved health, enhanced functional ability and better quality of life at all stages of development (Pender, Murdaugh and Parsons,