For example, when a child is having to get a blood test done and is afraid and refusing to do, the nurse will look for a positive behaviour and then gives the patient immediate reinforcement by saying, “you are such a big boy” or “you did an excellent job”. Another time the behaviourist theory is used in health care is a classical conditioning it is done when the patient is recovering from alcoholism, they are given a drug mixed with alcohol which produces undesirable physiological effects such as nausea and vomiting. This helps the patient associate the alcohol with the horrible effects, making the needs and wants to avoid drinking alcohol, because the body has started to know the reactions while drinking the alcohol which is not necessarily true but because of the pain that the drug has caused changes their
Scope The proposed plan includes a detailed assessment of methods, personnel requirements, training (including costs), feasibility, and expected results. Proposed Plan This plan takes into account the needs and complaints of our patients, as well as the suggestions made by our phlebotomy and nursing staff members. Phases Excessive needlesticks can be reduced in three phases: (1) Training phlebotomy staff to draw from heparin locks safely and efficiently (2) Changing any protocol that might inadvertently cause more needlesticks to be preformed than intended (3) Shifting responsibility for blood draws out of heparin locks to phlebotomists from the nursing
Homeostasis and Pain Management in the Patient with Multisystem Failure Assessment of Patient Immediately following the patient’s unresponsiveness, the nurse should check all vital signs. Airway and breathing would be a priority. This would include checking her respiratory rate, depth of respirations, and oxygen saturation level. Her confusion could have started from a decrease in oxygen supply, and if it were worsening, it would cause the unresponsiveness. Auscultating her lungs with a stethoscope for rales, rhonchi, or wheezing would give insight on a cause of heart failure and/or obstructive lung disease.
C) Measure the intake and output (I&0) for the client taking diuretics. D) Discuss appropriate ways to prevent urinary tract infections. The rehabilitation nurse is observing the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) caring for a paraplegic client on the rehab unit. 26. Which behavior by the UAP warrants immediate intervention by the nurse?
Bloom’s taxonomy states that the steps in this stage are remembrance, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating (Bloom, 1956). In these steps the patient learning can be evaluated by looking at each step in depth. For example if a patient is diagnosed with diabetes, the nurse will see if the patient can remember how to perform a blood glucose test properly by return demonstration, the nurse will ask questions to see if the patient can verbalize the correct low-carb diet choices, and see if the patient can put the pieces of education together to see if the patient understands the need for these life style changes. If the patient is unable to do these things then the nurse will have to go back and re-educate the
Running head: Alarm Fatigue Improving Patient Outcomes: What is the best practice to combat alarm fatigue? TCC NUR273 Abstract With the advent of new technologies, comes a time to take a look at and revamp our current practices. Are we doing these interventions and protocols because that is the way that it has always been done since the beginning of time? Are our practices backed up by legitimate evidence? By using nursing research, best practices can be implemented in order to improve patient outcomes.
Hand washing and infection prevention is one of the most under stressed areas of healthcare. It is the job of Team A to guide and direct the learning and behavioral changes needed to be successful as a healthcare worker. As nurse educators we realize the basic understanding of critical thinking lies within the Socratic Method, this is the strategy we will use to present the information on infection prevention. According to DeYoung (2009) “In this method, all thoughts are treated as if they are in need of further development and refinement, regardless of how reflective they may be” (p. 226). Our purpose is for the students to have clarity about our topic and as instructors we will hold them accountable for the information presented.
b) Identity and discuss specific steps needed to implement your selections. Support your selections with evidence from the case, the text, and/or weekly discussion. c) Remember that deciding on a course of action entails envisioning and planning the steps to success. d) Be sure to identify implementation steps for both possible solutions. e) Almost every situation presented with relation to group dynamics and behavior can have multiple avenues for remedy.
2. Which assessment takes priority while the nurse provides oral care?A) Assess the sides of the oral cavity for any open sores. Feedback: INCORRECT Considering the client’s recent history of nausea and vomiting, another assessment takes priority at this time. B) Observe for excessive dryness of the mucus membranes. Feedback: CORRECT Because the client has a recent
At this level you are able to put information together to form a coherent whole. You can reorganize elements