Chapter 51. Enhancing Patient Safety in Nursing Education Through Patient Simulation Carol Fowler Durham, Kathryn R. Alden Background The alarming rise in morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients throughout the United States heightens concerns about professional competency.1 Nurses and other health care professionals are under increased scrutiny to provide safe, effective care. Likewise, nursing education programs are faced with increased pressure to produce graduates who are
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Critically Reflective Account of My Experience of Mentoring and Assessing a Student in Practice Carole Smith Student Number COX07411185 Module Title: Supporting Learning and Assessment in Practice Module No: GM6411 Attempt: First Deadline Date: August 1 2008 Submission Date: August 1 2008 Word Count: 2000 For this assignment I will give an account of my experience while mentoring
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into the nursing environment (Creating a More Highly Qualified Nursing Workforce, 2015). The NCLEX-RN is a national certification, but each states board of nursing provides licensing. Daily the healthcare system is changing, therefor nursing is continuously changing. As hospitals try to achieve different levels of ranking or status, the nursing field will have to make needed changes to meet the requirements as well. Hospitals are putting into effect the needed requirements of their nursing staff to
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Application Evaluation of a Websites Credibility: KidsHealth In today’s world of medicine when developing a patient care plan nurses should use evidence-based practice that has been peer-reviewed by subject matter experts (Miller, Jones, Graves, & Sievert 2010). The internet is frequently used by nurses to gather more information, expand their knowledge base, and provide patient education. The website http://kidshealth.org was found using the Google search engine, and chosen because of my work
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goes beyond a focus on individual behavior towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions”. Knowledge is power. An uninformed public are susceptible to preventable diseases. The average citizen in their quest to sustain live on daily bases has little time or ability to research on health issues. This is why health promotion by health practitioners, government and non-government agencies and organizations alike must find a way to promote health for the benefit of the general public.
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Task 4 Nightingale Community Hospital is preparing for a periodic performance review by The Joint Commission. Prior to The Joint Commission coming to complete its unannounced audit, the commission sends the hospital a handbook of standards guidelines each department of the hospital is expected to meet. The accreditation is a very important process to the daily operations of the hospital. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, (CMS) requires hospital to meet and operate to the accreditation
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Nursing 101 The Art and Science of Nursing Spring 2013 PRE-REQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES: None COURSE CREDITS AND COURSE HOURS: 3 credits (3, 1, 2) GRADING SCALE: Refer to 2011/2012 CNC Calendar, p. 110 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course introduces the beginning student to the dimensions of professional nursing practice. Through group and individual learning activities, students are introduced to concepts, professional nursing practice, issues & trends in nursing, and the Canadian health
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Analysis of Newspaper Research Report Sandra Nelson HCS/438 10/24.2011 Dr. Jill Wiseberg Analysis of Newspaper Research Report This paper will give an analysis of statistical study involving the eating disorders of teens. Eating disorders are more widespread in teens than formally thought, and has had a devastating effect on their lives, a study for the Archives of General Psychiatry revealed the widespread disorder and behaviors in 10,123 teenagers between the age of 13and 18. The study
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facilitating learning’ module I am reflecting my ideas of how can I become a good facilitator in the workplace by implementing my knowledge and identifying the actions for the future practice. Reflection is “a process of examining an experience of practice in order to give account, analyse, evaluate and so inform learning about practice”(Reid 1993:305).I was very nervous before starting this course because I have not studied for 10 years or even written down any assignment and I found it is very interesting
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patient environment. In addition, survey audit based on the HCWs perception, knowledge and attitude, including patient and family observation of HCWs about hand hygiene. Intervention will be education and training using visual poster, power point, base on feedback of the results, the program estimated to take six months. Conclusion: Regular cleansing of hands by HCWs reduces the risk of transmitting nosocomial pathogens between patients and thus reduce the risk of exogenously- acquired
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