Strengths And Limitations Of Working In Urgent Care

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Working in urgent care is a very demanding job. My career includes working in urgent care for two years. Based on your post, it appears that you are utilizing principles in the QSEN Graduate Competencies regarding teamwork and collaboration. The identification of the strengths and limitations of seeing that volume of patients, involving patients in their care, and identifying areas of weakness are being used in your professional setting. Patient-centered care and QSEN competencies are essential in high volume settings. These principles provide quality, safe care that can be efficient and effective. Ensuring accuracy is very important in this setting and employing these principles will decrease errors, and increase patient satisfaction. Acknowledging

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