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Chochinov, 2007 (cited in Cornwell & Goodrich, 2009), states simply that compassion is ‘a deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it.’ Pediatric patients and their families are highly sensitive to the compassionate nature of health care professionals and a successful therapeutic relationship with them depends on the sensitive, compassionate care offered by the nurse. This paper will discuss why communication, family centred care and compassion are necessary and important qualities for a nurse to possess when working with pediatric patients and specify some of the challenges a nurse may meet in providing these. Communicating with Babies and Children Nursing children and babies requires a highly skilled and sensitive approach to communication. The developmental age of the pediatric patient needs to be considered when determining the best ways to
In the care of the patient Mr. J, utilizing nursing-sensitive indicators could have greatly assisted the nurses and aids in identifying issues that may interfere with patient care and cause negative patient outcomes. The ANA has defined a number of nursing-sensitive indicators in the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI). The national database program collects these designated indicators and analyzes their prevalence in an effort to prevent these negative patient outcomes and make recommendations about how they may be avoided (ANA, 2009). There were a number of errors made in the patient’s care, and closer adherence and understanding of these guidelines would have proven useful in guiding these personnel in his care. Without paying attention to these quality indicators, some care may have fallen through the cracks, some may have not been identified in a time-frame that was meaningful or useful, and much of the care the patient received may have been detrimental to his condition.
Mitigating Lateral Violence: Design for Change in Practice Stacy Lacaillade Chamberlain College of Nursing NR451 Capstone Course 28 November, 2010 Design for Change in Practice Evidenced based practice (EBP) is an empowering process for improvement in the health care professions. Rosswurm and Larrabee (1999) credit the research studies which used meta - analysis, randomized clinical trials and systematic studies of patient outcomes over the last few decades as having started this shift from the “tradition of intuition – driven practice…to the new paradigm of evidenced based practice” (p.318). However, evidence has encountered a certain amount of difficulty being implemented into practice, thereby necessitating the use of a model when implementing a change based on evidence into practice. This paper will discuss the six steps in the Rosswurm and Larrabee (1999) model for implementing change as they apply to the necessary change of mitigating lateral violence in the nursing work place. Step 1: Assess This step of the change process begins with the identification of a problem.
Alex Murdock (2007) NHS Direct: A gateway to health. Introduction The purpose of this assignment is to identify what type of changes take place in NHS. This changes is good, excellent or just at satisfactory level to provide health facilities to its people. NHS direct is the combination of advisory; with the latest computer based clinical assessment software (CAS) which is staffed by trained nurses (cunnigham et al; 2002).this is 24 hour service and its purpose is to ‘provide easier and faster information for people about health, illness and NHS so that they are better able to care for themselves and their families’ (department of health 1997).There are a lot of changes take place in NHS, for example structural and organizational changes.
Philosophy and Meaning of Palliative Care Deborah Prior 1 Objectives Identify the philosophical values that inform the palliative approach Distinguish between populations, primary and specialist models of palliative care Discuss the transition phases of care for the elderly Analyse concepts of holistic care as these relate to context of elderly residents 2 Definitions The World Health Organisation (2000) An approach that improves the quality of life of individuals and their families facing the problems associated with life threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual. 3 Palliative
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).
Crohn’s: Patient Education Plan NUR427 Michelle Howell, RN March 9, 2011 Crohn’s: Patient Education Plan 2 Crohn’s disease is a chronic illness that requires permanent lifestyle changes to diminish symptoms and restore optimal health. It is important to address psychosocial issues that represent important hurdles for clients with Crohn’s disease as well as the physical implications for nursing care. Chron’s disease may begin at a young age and the recurrent nature of the disease can negatively affect productivity throughout the client’s life creating important quality of life issues (Cohen, 2002). Current research relates the lifestyle
Theory Based Exemplary Article: Implementing Pender's Health Promotion Theory into the Post Partum Setting Kim Freitas Liberty University NURS 502 Dr. Kim Little October 7, 2012 Abstract As a medical professional it is important to impact the patient population in such a way as to treat the condition in which they are seeking attention for, educate the patient on how to care for the condition, along with treatment options and curing factors. In an effort to prevent disease processes or conditions it is important to teach the community at large health promoting behaviors. This is exactly what Nora Pender sought out to do. She realized that the patients she encountered were being treated after a diagnosis, but nothing was being done
These respected staff members were veterans from other NICU’s and provided a natural source of referrals from the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU’s) that they had previously been employed with. As TIC grew they accepted sicker infants and enhanced its clinical services. The clinician community acknowledged the significant difference TIC made in the lives of the families and patients while maintaining low costs and TIC soon became the “prototype for the care of medically fragile infants” (Gittell & Toth, 2000, p. 3). A new executive director (later chief executive officer) Pamela Schanwald was secured and Nancy Kennedy, a registered nurse and a founding member, was promoted to clinical administrator in 1993. Initially, marketing efforts were minimal with TIC depending solely on referrals from clinicians who were personally familiar with the TIC physicians and staff.