Patience Essay

In an adult medical surgical unit, how does a standardized discharge planning assessment instrument, being completed by a discharge nurse that takes part in patient/family centered bedside rounding, compared with a discharge process that does not include a standardized discharge planning assessment instrument by a discharge nurse that takes part in patient/family bedside rounding; affect hospitals readmissions within 6 months? ASSESS Critical Appraisal Components: Evidence-Based Factors:…

Progress (Midterm & Final)How am I doing? Midterm: - I used a determinant of health (DoH) framework to assess patient’s health. (eg. Engaging my patient in discussion about stressors and practicing writing out a genogram). - Exploring objective and subjective data gathered from patients, medical chart, and primary nurse, I was able to identify which DoH are directly and indirectly impacting patient’s health. - I collaborated with the patient in identifying appropriate priorities of care (E.g.…

The Elements of Nursing The theory The Elements of Nursing was put together by Nancy Roper, Winifred W. Logan and Alison J. Tierney. This theory uses a set of twelve activities of living (AL’s), based on every person: healthy, sick, or dying. These twelve AL’s are considered a “model of living” (2014). The purpose of this model is for nurses to refer to, to make sure every patient receives the appropriate care, and is living a life that they are meant live. The Twelve Activities of Living The…

Discovering The Importance Of Patient Teaching In My Nursing Practice During this two years and a half in my nursing program, I have learned the importance and impact that patient teaching can have in patients and nurses. Throughout my interaction with patients during clinical rotations, I have put in practice the skills I have acquired in the classroom towards an effective interaction with patients. During this practicum, there were two special moments in which I had the opportunity to make a…

31. Does the researcher place the report in the context of what is already known about the phenomenon? The researcher stated little is known about the feelings of families with patients with dementia in hospital settings. The general feelings that is expressed from the families and caretakers with dementia is well known and documented in many other literally articles. 32. Was the existing literature of the topic related to the findings? Do to the literature examine I found that most families…

Today was my first day on Female Surgical Ward. The day’s objective was to perform head to toe assessment. Firstly, my preceptor introduced herself and then introduced us to the staff, before reviewing the objectives. After this, we were placed in pairs and went by a patient to perform head to toe assessment. I was relaxed and felt at ease because I had performed a head to toe assessment before, on a patient in Female Medical Ward, and in Simulation Labs. Nevertheless, I was still nervous…

Physical therapy is my calling because it relies on two of my deepest passions: health and serving others. Becoming a PT would give me the power to help others become improve their health by helping them become more physically independent. However, I believe, in the words of comic book writer Stan Lee, “With great power comes great responsibility.” Becoming PT gives you authority over your patients, which you cannot take lightly. Having a strong sense of professionalism is a way to balance the…

I remember the question from my kindergarten class like it was yesterday, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” Of course at the time, I wanted to be a princess, vet, rock star, teacher, or doctor. I’d stand up, proud with a smile on my face, and rattle off the list. Looking back on that moment in time, I would’ve never guessed what my dream was going to be. I was always the kid looking to help others, go the extra mile, make adjustments, and put a smile on your face. I fell in love with…

Franklin’s Virtues Franklin was a man who seeks to be the best in all he does. His writing suggest that in every part in life, he continually presses forward in bettering himself. The reasoning behind Franklin’s virtues was to acquire a habit of all these things, which are: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity and Humility. He did not attempt to master all of these at once. He took each one and fixed his…

Relieving Pressure and Ulceration Through the Application of a Sheepskin Mattress Introduction The purpose of this critique to provide an analysis of a quantitative study that aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a sheepskin mattress (SSM) in relieving pressure, which causes ulceration, compared to the use of a standard hospital mattress as well as a comparison with an air mattress (AM). Pressure ulceration forming in patients during hospital stays is a frequent ailment, however,…