Bedside reporting is a process of communication between the nurses. At the end of the shift, the off going nurse is responsible to give a detail report on the patient to the incoming nurse who will be caring for the patient, so that they are up-to-date on the patient treatment needed for the shift. Change of shift report is the time when responsibility and accountability for the care of a patient is transferred from one nurse to another. The hand over process of communication between nurses to nurses
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Patient-centered practice consists of three main components, philosophy of practice, patient care process and patient management system. Philosophy of practice includes social needs, practitioner’s responsibility, patient-centered approach, and caring paradigm. Additionally, standards of professional behavior consist of quality of care, ethics, collegiality, collaboration, education, research and resource allocation. The patient care process includes assessment, care plan, and evaluation. Drug-related
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Interdisciplinary teamwork and collaboration is the trend I chose to talk about of health-care professionals in the U.S. Teamwork and collaboration is important for health care professionals to delivering quality care to their patients. The ultimate goal of teamwork is to work toward measurable goals that would benefit from leadership while encouraging discussion and effective problem solving. Clinical care is becoming more complex, forcing staff to attempt complicated health services and quickly
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In my current role as the population health coach, I work with patients on how to manage their chronic illnesses or to help them to prevent them from occurring. Which in turn, helps them to take charge of and improve their health as well as decreasing financial burdens caused by medication and doctor appointment expenses. On a daily basis, I utilize my health care knowledge and experiences in combination with motivational interviewing skills, to help o motivate patients become successful in managing
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When you think of hospice, you think of palliative care typically seen utilized by the elderly population. Hospice provides comfort care for those individuals passing from life onto death. In addition, hospice gives support, provides education, and facilitates closure for loved ones during this transition. Hospice plays vital role in our healthcare system and is necessary in end of life care. According to the article, 44,000 pediatric deaths occur each year but only 10% of pediatric population utilizes
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Hi, Patience, I like the topic you chose. Your entire post was fascinating. Thank you for sharing. Practice Concerns “Fatigue is mental or physical exhaustion that stops a person from being able to function normally. However, fatigue is more than just feeling tired or drowsy” (Weinstein, 2016). As a nurse or a future nurse practitioner, critical thinking, and clear communication are requirements in nursing and all vocations. Nursing exhaustion is unsafe for nurses and patients thus is a growing
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Where we as nurses fail our patients in hemodialysis within our facility is that we forget about the psychological aspect of our patients health. We are so focus on the physiological aspect because they can become detrimental that we create care plan base on that. According to Keskin and Engin (2011) because patients with chronic renal failure have to deal with so much physiologically: dieting, fluid limitations, limitations in bodily functions, time limitations, and sexual dysfunction that it often
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In retrospect, one of the most critical factors that inspired me to seek a career is the quote by Andrew Carnegie, “Anything in life worth having is worth working for.” I incorporated this principle into my individual value system, vowing that I will work with vigor to accomplish life endeavors. My contact with pharmaceutics commenced early, which is because my family owns a non-profit pharmacy where I have worked and volunteered. However, growing up in Bangladesh, a pharmacist was a civilian without
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there are opportunities to prevent these conditions from worsen or (reverse them all together,) and assisting aging adults in coping with their conditions. According to studies, numerous interventions and programs are needed to help seniors become more active in self-monitoring symptoms, and self-managing their conditions and medications (Pearson, Mattkle, Shaw, Ridgeley& Wiseman, 2007). As with prevention programs, there is no one size fit all for self-management strategies. However, investment
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An American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) needs assessment survey conveyed that the path to wellness is comprised from physical, mental, and spiritual health, and any imbalances can be restored with traditional healing (Moghaddam, Momper, & Fong, 2015). The purpose of this paper is to describe how culture, traditions, and beliefs impact the AI/AN population, describe how awareness of complementary and alternative practices in the AI/AN population can improve health care, and explain the benefits
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