Communication Style Case Study Daneal Dobbs NUR/350 David Catoe Communication Style Case Study Communication in the workplace is imperative for good patient outcomes. Not just any communication will do, though. Effective communication is key in forming positive relationships with staff and patients. Being respectful, kind and specific with communication techniques will benefit all who are involved. Noneffective communication, on the other hand, can do more harm than good. This paper
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Better Registered Nurse staffing levels have been shown to improve patient outcomes. Currently, there is no federal guideline to help determine the appropriate staffing levels needed for optimal patient outcomes. Significant patient outcomes include readmissions to the hospital after discharge and falls occurring during hospitalization. Staffing requirements vary from hospital to hospital based on whatever design the hospital uses to determine staffing levels. The only current federal regulation
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1860s up until WWII. Once the American Medical Association realized the relationship between nursing and patients’ health, formal training for nurses began in 1872 at the New England Hospital. The training that followed for nurses took place in hospitals and was led by physicians and hospital administrators. This nursing education was very technical and focused on following physician orders without question. The nurses were treated poorly, overworked and looked at as labors to blindly follow
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Degree Nurses Mary Salazar Grand Canyon University Competencies 2 According to the Grand Canyon University’s College of Nursing Philosophy,(2011) “We believe that ALL people are accepted and loved unconditionally as children of God. Human diversity is cherished. Spirituality is conceived as vertical and horizontal relationships with God and humanity. These relationships give
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provide a method for treating and caring for patients. Nursing theory also can be an instrument of effort that emphasizes scientific facts, it will also show the trends of views of the wellbeing -disease course of action and the practice of healing care. The different nursing theories that have been planned contain ways in which patients should be treated. Principles of nursing theories require the nurse to assess the patient and understanding how the patient will respond to the cost of his or her illness
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points include the cultural diversity between nurses and clients, the role of the nurse in the community, and the relationship between the nurse and other health care professionals in relation to the nursing theories. There is a necessity to pay special attention at employing culturally competent assessment skills which demonstrates respect for culturally sensitive patients. Focusing on a holistic care gives attention to the role of the community nurse at arranging the adequate environmental setting
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Medicine (IOM) set forth to identify how nurses could be better utilized in the health care changes occurring in the United States of America. There is an increased strain on our current health care system due to longer life spans and with more people obtaining health coverage. The number of primary care physicians is unable to increase at a rate to alleviate the need from the general population. Nurses provide a fundamental role to the doctors and the patients they serve. The nursing role has transformed
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Nur/513 May 16, 2011 Introduction Nursing theories describe and explain the phenomena of interest to nursing in a systematic way in order to provide understanding for use in nursing practice and research. Nursing theories provide a framework for nurses to systematize their nursing actions: what to ask, what to observe, what to focus on and what to think about. They provide a framework to develop new and validate current knowledge. Researchers use nursing theories to define commonalities of the
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Deol Watson's Theory of Human Caring In today’s fast-paced and technology centered health care environment, nurses remain at the cornerstone of care by providing care, practicing the core concepts of nursing, and maintaining the caring models. To assist us in providing quality care we have theorists like Jean Watson whose theories influence and guide us in providing exceptional patient care. In this paper I will discuss Jean Watson’s theory of human caring including the background and the major
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Better Equipping Nurses Prior To Graduation Sean P Buckley Grand Canyon University Positive patient outcomes are the goal of all nursing interventions. Reaching that goal requires effort on the part of any nurse. The effort required and the path to which the goal is achieved can vary greatly among nurses pursuing the same outcome for the same patient in the same setting. All practicing nurses have achieved a level of demonstrated competency by passing the same standardized testing criteria
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