According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), one of the key recommendations for structural change in the health care profession is “Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression (The Future of, 2010). In my opinion this should be one of the highest priorities for Registered Nurses (RN). As nursing continuously evolves the practice of nursing continues to change as well. During these times we are faced with more critically ill patients as well as a faster growing population of ill patients. The elderly are living longer than they did 20 years ago and their comorbidities make their care challenging. Aspiring nurses need to be educated regarding
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It also demonstration the importance of The joint Commissions position regarding Goal 1 which is to improve the accuracy of patient identification by using at least two patient identifiers when providing treatment or care to the patient. Evidently this nurse did not use patient identifiers when you was conducting med pass or else she would have realized she was attempting to medicate the wrong patient. This situation also demonstrates why Joint Commissions Goal 3 improves the effectiveness of communication among caregivers is important. Although the float nurse did not give the medication I would say that this incident was a near miss accident that should be reported. This nurse should also be mandated to attend an in-service to enhance her knowledge on the importance of using two approved patient identifiers before rendering any care to a patient. This patient dodged what could have been an accident with very harmful repercussions had the client not be alert and oriented. Nurse should not become offended when clients question anything regarding their care. As the article implies we are human and we all make
It also demonstration the importance of The joint Commissions position regarding Goal 1 which is to improve the accuracy of patient identification by using at least two patient identifiers when providing treatment or care to the patient. Evidently this nurse did not use patient identifiers when you was conducting med pass or else she would have realized she was attempting to medicate the wrong patient. This situation also demonstrates why Joint Commissions Goal 3 improves the effectiveness of communication among caregivers is important. Although the float nurse did not give the medication I would say that this incident was a near miss accident that should be reported. This nurse should also be mandated to attend an in-service to enhance her knowledge on the importance of using two approved patient identifiers before rendering any care to a patient. This patient dodged what could have been an accident with very harmful repercussions had the client not be alert and oriented. Nurse should not become offended when clients question anything regarding their care. As the article implies we are human and we all make