Nursing care

The Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing (SCDTN) is a grand nursing theory, in that it covers a broad scope with basic concepts that can be applied to all nursing situations. The SCDTN attempts to provide a conceptual framework for the entire body of nursing knowledge. It’s creator, Dorothea E. Orem, “pursued the development of a theoretical structure that would serve as an organizing framework for such a body of knowledge” (Alligood, 2014, p. 241). In determining the proper object or focus of…

of the health care industry. Choosing a career in this sector offers persons with sufficient opportunities to obtain employment in different work environments. It provides a wide range of job choices including nursing and medical assisting. Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and medical assistants (MAs) are both important affiliates of the health care industry. They both have capabilities and an assortment of skills which enable them to work in physicians’ offices and ambulatory care centers. By…

Nursing and Affordable Care Act Kimberly A. Amezcua San Joaquin Delta College Patient protection and affordable care act (ACA) were implemented in 2010, this assures that all Americans have access to quality affordable healthcare. The major goals of ACA are to build our existing system by expanding Medicaid, preserving employer health coverage and Medicare, and state control of insurance markets. They also aim to provide higher quality of care and improve the patient experience,…

their families within the system is vital to improve care coordination between health care providers while maintaining adequate privacy and security protections for personal health information. As nurses, we play a vital role in the care of patients; therefore, being part of the meaningful use project is very important. Nurses participate in the collection of data and provide essential documentation that is required to meet the standard of patient care. The electronic data documentation captures…

nationwide and are responsible for over 400,000 deaths annually. A major contributor to these errors is understaffing. A shortage of hospital workers, nurses in particular, can be detrimental to patient care. Patients are dependent upon being treated in a timely fashion, along with the absolute best care possible. Nurses help do just this. They are the first line of defense when a patient enters the hospital, and are in charge of taking a detailed and accurate medical history and performing the…

Nursing is one of the most dangerous professions in terms of the rate of musculoskeletal injuries caused when moving patients. There is a significant amount spent on workman’s compensation claims related to these injuries. At the same time that hospitals face expenses related to workman’s compensation claims, hospitals face the challenge of only being paid the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) rate for hospitalizations based on Medicare severity diagnosis-related groups…

Baker County While planning my care plan for my aggregate I choose five nurses I work with in Baker County. Nurses are always a challenge as we do not usually make the best patients. We may know it’s not healthy to smoke, but we can be stubborn in our ways. I will implement the assistance of the local health department to help with the education materials. Baker County Health Department has set up a Community Health Improvement Plan, they I can use to assist with my plan (Health, 2012).…

and behaviour for nurses and midwives it is stated that “as a nurse or midwife, you owe a duty of confidentiality to all those who are receiving care. Including making sure that they are informed about their care, and that information about them is shared appropriately" (Nursing & Midwifery Council [NMC], 2015) (p.6). Ultimately, every patient receiving care has a basic human right to ensure that their confidentiality is maintained. Therefore, the patient chosen for the critical incident in this…

provision of care and treatment to the patient (Price, 2004). It takes time to listen and explain the step-by-step health care plan management of the patient’s condition and without this, may lead to misunderstanding. It could also further the stay of the patient in the health care facilities or could lead to refusal of treatment regime needed for recovery. The unpleasant situation could have been avoided through a brief explanation and by doing so this can help in the desirable nursing care in…

and administration of medications. The initial step to high patient safety improvement and elevating quality care should be to create awareness of the problem and educating nursing staffs on good medication practices. This is achieved by providing adequate training that focuses on medication error reduction strategies, and importance of effective communication among staff when delivering care to patient ( ). Harris, (2014) researched on the use of online training module on…