Nursing care

Chronically ill patients require continuum of care. A nurse can help facilitate the continuum of care by identifying needs at discharge such as whether they will need PT, OT, a social worker, or need to stay at a rehab center. I was able to see the nurse lead in collaborating with the healthcare team in my clinical on Tuesday…

You have really highlighted the impact of having adequate staffing needs in the nursing aides occupation to avoid complicating issues and concerns that could arise from inadequate care and help. Seeing how shortages can influence and jeopardize the health and functionality of the patients by not having adequate staff to carry out the daily duties needed to be effective and productive. All the more, in occupations such as caregivers, it is important for businesses to see the importance of…

several viewpoints as to what is relevant or irrelevant. The current policy in the organization is that all direct care staff will do bedside reporting, give a two to three-minute report on each patient, and introduce the health care provider (HCP) coming on duty. The policy does not provide specific direction on what information or characteristics that are vital to the transferring of care to another provider. The policy needs to change given that a form can be created. Gathering information…

for adequate care for the elderly and disabled is also increasing. In recent years, there has been a shortage in RNs and LNPs not only in the state of Illinois, but nationwide. As older nurses are retiring there are just not enough younger nurses to take their place. In the state of Illinois, regulatory barriers have prevented qualified nurses from practicing, therefore I urge you to create less restrictive rules for the state of Illinois to encourage more affordable and accessible care to all.…

Nursing care has changed dramatically within the past two decades with many strides and improvements within nursing practice. An integral development within nursing care was the change of care delivery placing the patient at the centre of their own care, promoting both individualised care and self-empowerment. Although originally coined patient centred care, even this has evolved into what we now refer to as person centred care. Person-centred care has been defined in numerous variations…

Hospital School of Nursing in Washington, D.C., where she later received her diploma in 1934. She continued her nursing education at Catholic University of America earning her B.S. in Nursing Education in 1939, and a M.S. in Nursing Education in 1945. In 1958, Orem was one of the foremost nursing theorists, and began developing her theory for improvement of quality nursing care in hospitals which became published as, The Self-Care Deficit Theory in 1971. The Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory is…

population that are reflected to primary care shortage. The following areas are known officially as primary care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs). The area are states like Nebraska 1.4%, Mississippi 57.3%, but not only that to consider, almost half the states, it is estimated at least 20%. Our capital D.C has a shortage of 30%, this also shows that anywhere in the U.S are lacking physicians or there are shortage of physician as primary care provider. Primary care provider demands is…

of fall incidents, patients fall has now been recognized as a quality indicator and have even been considered as nursing-sensitive quality indicator because they can be traced to the quality of nursing care (Hicks, 2015). With the negative outcomes arising from patients’ falls, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services no longer reimburse hospitals for the cost of additional care related to fall injuries (Tzeng, 2011). Thus, falls are not only viewed for the harm they caused the patients…

centred care however as a student nurse the understanding of this term in my eyes is all about treating and acknowledging people as individuals. As nurses we should be taking into perspective patient’s abilities, incapability’s, likes, dislikes, needs and interests and this shows the individual that improving their health is the main focus of our work. Above all person centred care ensures that each person using the health service has an equal say in the care they will receive. A level of care…

that it could lead to his death. The patient wanted to go home, but there was no one there to care for him. Additionally, neither a nursing home nor hospice would accept him in his present condition. The case is especially interesting because of the symbolic value of food and the plight of the patient who has no alternative to hospitalization. The hospital staff experienced considerable stress at having to care for him. They were uncertain whether their obligation was to respect his autonomy and…