Upon Patients 20 The Nurses Role 22 Conclusion 25 References 26 Appendix 27 Glossary of terms CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. DNACPR: Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. NMC: Nursing & Midwifery Council. GMC: General Medical Council. BMA: British Medical Association. GP: General Practitioner Introduction The Aim of this module is to encourage me to enhance my personal and professional skills, to increase the efficacy
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Introduction As healthcare professionals, there is an ethical obligation to provide the best possible care to our patients. Abuse in healthcare is a frequent reality, whether it is elder, sexual, physical, child or substance abuse. In the case of any abuse, the nurse has a duty to protect the patient by “ensuring that abuse is prevented, or stopped and reported” (College of Nurses of Ontario, 2006, p. 9). In order to deliver superlative care to a patient, the College of Nurses of Ontario Standards of
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weak points of programme operations and discrepancies. Basis for program accountability is formed and program effectiveness is determined. 3.1 Personal Context: Personally, I feel that the importance of monitoring and evaluation cannot be over emphasized. Every public health intervention or health education intervention
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Running head: MY PROFESSIONAL MORAL COMPASS My Professional Moral Compass Pamela Chesnut Grand Canyon University Ethical Decision Making in Health Care NRS 437V July 26, 2012 My Professional Moral Compass A professional moral compass is something everyone has and lives by. It helps assist in making decisions and is based on morals or virtues. My personal moral compass is directed by various inspirations, passions, and values that I try to live by. Compassion, loyalty
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behaviors required of professionals in relationship to individual clients and to society as a whole” (p. 2). A professional is expected to display competent and skillful behaviors in relationship with their area of concentration. Nurses are required to bear a tremendous amount of responsibilities and are expected to uphold all values of the nursing profession. A serious nursing shortage is causing multiple issues in the nation’s health care system. Many experienced nurses are leaving the field
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University Nightingale Executive Summary Nightingale Community Hospital is a 180 bed hospital that provides acute care and a range of services to their community. Nightingale has four core values that consist of safety, community, teamwork, and accountability. Communication is a key concept in achieving and defining those values. According to the National Patient Safety Goal Data in regards to communication for Nightingale Community Hospital there is not consistency and goals are not being met for
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WEEK ONE: LEADING, MANAGING & FOLLOWING (Chapter 1, p. 3-21) 1. Relate leadership and other motivational theories to behaviors that serve as important functions of professional nursing. a. Leadership theories i. Trait theories: 1. 2. Innate leadership skills: being born with a certain set of physical and emotional characteristics for inspiring others to reach a common goal ii. Style theories: 3. 4. How leaders
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belief of inter-professional practice, the roles and responsibilities of healthcare team members and the importance of inter professional communication in health care. Firstly, inter-professional practice has been discussed along with its significance for quality health outcomes. This is followed by the roles and responsibilities of a healthcare team member, which in this essay is a nurse. Lastly, the utilization of inter-professional communication has been described. Inter-professional practice in
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critical evaluation of key requirements for professional mentorship in practice. The author will demonstrate an understanding of the key theories underpinning facilitating learning that integrates students’ practical and academic experiences; identify, and show an understanding of the key positive and negative features of the authors learning environment and suggest improvements; and finally the author will critically analyse their professional accountability as a mentor and how that applies to practice
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been stated, many times, in different articles, that the RN delegation skills are not checked off like the other clinical skills are the help in delegating appropriately. "Delegation is a complex process in professional practice requiring sophisticated clinical judgment and final accountability for patients' care (National Council of State Boards of Nursing [NCSBN], 2005). With the different complexities and variability’s the RN needs to do, a thorough assessment of each situation to figure out the
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