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Patient Care Description

At the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, current policies in regards to urinary catheterization state that there must be an approved indication for insertion. The indications are I & O monitoring at hourly or every two-hour intervals; acute exacerbations of chronic heart failure where diuretic therapy requires I & O monitoring; comfort care during terminal illness; incontinence with perineal, ischial, or sacral Stage III or IV pressure ulcers; urologic surgery; surgical need; chronic urinary retention; diagnostic purposes; and others that must be specified. The patient must be assessed daily to determine if there is still an acceptable indication justifying continued catheterization in Continue reading...

An initiative by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Magnet is a recognition program that identifies healthcare societies that show outstanding patient care. Further, the program seeks to recognize important inventions in the nursing profession and practice. The program is believed to be the leading source of successful nursing practice and strategies worldwide, consumers and patients depend on magnet’s decision to know the healthcare with the high credited nursing for patient care.
A large number of commissioners, individuals, both governmental and non-governmental organizations have stressed the importance of improving clinical working environments. It is believed that healthy working Continue reading...

Importance of Healthcare Resources

Importance of Healthcare Resources

Introduction

Research refers to a systematic, purposeful, and intentional examination and exploration into existing materials and sources in order to establish facts, create new knowledge, and reach conclusions (Polit & Beck, 2008). To undertake a research, it requires a strong basis, which starts by establishing a knowledge gap towards a particular topic and seeks to fill that gap with facts. Research is supported by facts, theories, and hypotheses that help make new interpretations to existing information or knowledge. Research plays a critical role in the healthcare industry. This paper will discuss the importance of healthcare research to Continue reading...

Abstract

There is a need for an organization to use evidence-based practice when providing healthcare services. Evidence-based practice helps the healthcare organization to identify the best practice for their patients. There are different types of errors that include surgical errors, medication errors and even practice errors. There are a number of factors that increase such errors which include sickness, overworking, illness, lack of caution and many other factors. The population that is more vulnerable to this error includes the older patient, and the very young ones, the patients in the ICU are also more prevalent. It is important for the Continue reading...

In reaction to the direction of human problems and needs, human services profession was developed in 1962. Human services is characterized by an appreciation of each human being regardless of their background, status, race, religion, gender, age, sex, etc. it was formed to provide assistance to clients who exist within their environments or society. This profession is defined by a great sense of values and standards that are to be upheld each and every time (NOHS, 2015). Professionals in this field are required to promote, uphold and embrace the spirit of ethics and integrity in their duties, encourage the Continue reading...

Component #1: Developmental Considerations in Counseling

The counselors who work with adolescents are indeed playing with psychological fire because the young blood is a piece of submerged iceberg, and the psychologists have to phish for relevant information and emotions buried underneath the personality of the kids in order to identify the mental problems of those the subject may not be aware. The adolescents have untapped energy levels embedded within themselves, and the counselor had to help them in channeling the reserves in order to achieve great many things in life. The adolescents have to search for focal point in their life where they can apply Continue reading...

Abstract

There is a need for an organization to use evidence-based practice when providing healthcare services. Evidence-based practice helps the healthcare organization to identify the best practice for their patients. There are different types of errors that include surgical errors, medication errors and even practice errors. There are a number of factors that increase such errors which include sickness, overworking, illness, lack of caution and many other factors. The population that is more vulnerable to this error includes the older patient, and the very young ones, the patients in the ICU are also more prevalent. It is important for the Continue reading...

There are two educational degrees associated with nurses: an Associate or Diploma nurse and the Baccalaureate Degree Nurse. The differences are not just in the amount of time spent in school, but in the directions the two types of degrees indicate. While the degrees in no way define the quality of the care a nurse provides, they do create a mindset for the new graduates.

The Board of Nursing

The Texas Board of Nursing (BON) was established in 1909 to supervise nurses practicing in the state of Texas (Bon.state.tx.us, 2015). Its responsibilities include protecting the public from individuals practicing nursing in an unsafe Continue reading...

Section A

Discuss why the present process or procedure needs to be changed based on the evidence you have gathered
Pressure ulcers continue to remain a major health concern with approximately 3 million being affected by the problem, notably, the elderly people (Lyder, et al., 2012). Development of pressure ulcers especially for patients who have undergone surgery significantly increase the health care costs due to prolonged stays in hospitals. Nonetheless, pressure ulcers are preventable if at proper clinical procedures are put in place. This is through relying on evidence-based research, with the sole purpose of improving the currently existing prevention techniques Continue reading...

The information system in this case applies to the communication between the patients and the physicians. For a physician to imply that the encounter with the patient was successful, they would have to consider the outcome of the communication with the patient. The entire concept indicates that the physician has been able to develop a partnership with the patient. At the same time, the patient would have been educated on the condition he has and understand the various aspects of addressing the problem without the doctor being present (Wallman et al 2013). The patient will also be involved in Continue reading...

ABSTRACT

Technology has been an element in the enhancement of healthcare. With the development of many technologies, healthcare has received a lot of new technologies that have been instrumental in the management of the healthcare processes. The process of implementing a new technology in healthcare nursing makes use of various types of strategies. The strategies include e-nursing strategy, e-learning strategy, multifaceted strategies (A combination of different strategies), innovation, planning, analysis, technology transfer, technology diffusion. Other strategies include managerial strategies, management information system, proactive strategies and initiative to support better distribution of health personnel and facilities. This paper explains each one Continue reading...

Research paper

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Introduction
Ethics, the 7th standard of professional performance of ANA Scope and Standards of Practice (2010), provides a structured framework for the application of common ethical principles in nursing practice, with regard to main personal\moral values and commitments to society, boundaries of duties and resolution of conflicts. It is a tool for implementing ANA Nurses Code of Ethics (2001) in clinical practice as it both outlines the aspects of patients’ care where ethical principles and rules should be observed and shows the way they should be adhered to. The standard covers Continue reading...

Capstone Project Milestone #1

My clinical problem is about infection control and how the role of sterilization and disinfection are crucial for ensuring that surgical and medical instruments do not transmit infectious pathogens to patients. In my practice, I have noticed that conventional medical instruments, such as stethoscopes, are regularly used for patients without adequate disinfection. This topic of interest to me because infection control is a visible issue in every sector of health care and must be addressed to maintain patient safety. Improper sterilization of hands and stethoscopes can result in the transmission of harmful micro-organisms. Non-compliance is most often reported as Continue reading...

Qualitative studies can also be used to support evidence-based practice. Ethnographic and meta-synthesis studies, in particular, provide in-depth explanation and understanding of phenomena. The former entails observations of persons in their natural setting, while the latter involves consolidating the results of qualitative studies to develop a model or theory that explains the chosen phenomenon (Erwin, Brotherson & Summers, 2011). In mental health care, experiences of trauma such as domestic violence have a deep and long-lasting impact on the functioning of children. An understanding of these experiences through qualitative research informs better approaches to care.

Choosing the Articles

Two articles were chosen to elucidate Continue reading...

Introduction

Medical science has evolved over the years and it has been considered one of the most important and most vital reasons why people have longer life spans in the world today. Evidence shows that in the 21st Century, people are living a longer and healthier life than in the Victorian era where life expectancy was just half what we have today in Britain and other developed countries. These advancements are generally credited to the improvement of empiricism and the acceptance of the natural sciences after the Age of Renaissance. These improvements were consolidated over the Industrial Revolution and were Continue reading...

This course assignment outlines the philosophical and foundations of the Hildagard Peplau's - theory of interpersonal relations, and how it shapes my nursing practice. The paper is divided into three parts: identification of the theory, philosophical foundations, and critical analysis of the theory’s application. The Interpersonal relationship between the nurse and the patient is very crucial because it determines how the two interact. It is vital for the two parties to have a healthy and collaborative interpersonal relationship. This theory is an illustration of how nurses and patients form interpersonal relationships.
This theory pictures nursing as an interpersonal Continue reading...

I. Introduction
One of the longest surviving branches of Psychology is counseling, specifically mental health counseling. The reason mainly for the survival of this field is that because it has met a national need not accomplished by other mental health practitioners. In this day and age where most people are troubled, professionals in this field are much more needed. Mental health counselors have included themselves in the ranks of psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, and social workers as one of the forefront of mental health care providers. In a more practical sense, mental health counseling is quite a young discipline. In Continue reading...

Patients admitted for acute mental health conditions need to adhere to follow-up consultations for treatments and other interventions intended to prevent deterioration and acute exacerbations. However, the rate of adherence to scheduled appointments may sometimes be suboptimal with eventual drop-out from treatment. The drop-out rate based on a national survey was found by Olfson et al. (2009) to average 22.4%. Missing appointments is commonly due to patients forgetting about the schedules. A quality improvement (QI) initiative was developed and implemented by Filippidou et al. (2014) to improve appointment adherence rates in the mental health outpatient setting. This paper discusses Continue reading...

History is the study of events from the past leading up to the present time; it focuses on the chronology of these developments, their impacts and influences throughout time. The development and evolution of the nursing profession are connected to the historical influences from the ancient times. It is natural that were women were nurses because they are and have been the caregivers during the evolvement of the society and were hence assumed to care naturally for the sick, the injured and the elderly although in some societies medicine were assigned the role of caring for the sick. Nursing Continue reading...

Introduction

Healthy people 2020, HP 2020, is an initiative of the United States government, together with other private organizations and agencies, to promote the health of the US citizens. A subsequent of Healthy people 2010, the HP 2020 has its foundation on specific objectives with a 10 year time frame for achievement. To achieve their objectives, the initiative recognizes the need for collaboration with other organizations and the community, the empowerment of individuals in making informed decisions about their health, and a way of measuring the impact of these objectives in prevention of diseases and health promotion. This paper will, Continue reading...