Nursing care

Initial post Use of standardized nursing language for documentation of nursing care is vital both to the nursing profession and to the bedside/direct care nurse (Rutherford, 2008). One way of ensuring a unique communicating system in a clinical setting is the adoption of standardization of nursing language (SNL). According to the American Nurses Association (2015), the Standardization of nursing language (SNL) has become a valuable tool to promote interoperability between multiple concepts,…

SMART Goals for Nursing Self-Care Nursing is a demanding and often stressful profession. Nurses can experience and get caught up in busy workloads, long hours, physical labor and emotional strain on a daily basis. As health promoters it can be surprising that nurses are found neglecting their own health. Nurses should be practicing the same health care practices they promote for their patients. This important practice is deemed self-care and it is an essential part of creating trust with…

will review delegation issues, problems, and solutions based on the critical thinking exercise on page 158. Registered health care workers have a professional responsibility and accountability to put patients first and must use their best judgment when delegating (Bryant, 2015).When delegating and assigning care, key issues to be considered are the competence of the nursing team members, the amount of supervision that will be required, and the patient’s condition (Huber, 2014). Five factors to…

theory is a category of nursing theory that is broad in scope and addresses abstract concepts. One such theory is the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (SCDNT), developed by Dorthea Orem. The philosophy of the SCDNT is that people want to take care of themselves and that recovery occurs more quickly when they are allowed to care for themselves within their ability (Current Nursing, 2012). I chose this theory because I feel that it is important to help patients learn to take care of themselves and…

that is causing harm or distress to an older person is elder abuse. There are many kinds of abuse like it can be physical, sexual, psychological, financial, emotional, neglect and also loss of respect and dignity (WHO, 2015). I work in an aged care facility. While looking after those old and vulnerable people I never come across any kind of physical or sexual or other kinds of abuse. But, neglect issues are frequently seen in the facility where staff unintendedly or due…

Issues in Nursing and Health Care 408 Professor Theresa Lundy May 18th , 2015 This paper explains the relationship between the helping role in nursing and the concept of trust essential to healing. It describes aiding as the moral center of the nurse-patient relationship and reflects how patient’s expectations of help and caring create obligations of trustworthiness on the part of the nurse. Trust is an essential and universal concept found in most aspect of our lives. In clinical…

it reflects the lack of communication between the community nurse, Jill and student nurse, Tom. Tom is uncertain, but continues to proceed with showering which not only shows his incompetence, highlighting how communication is a crucial aspect in nursing practise but also emphasises how Tom is working outside his scope of practise which shows that he is not fully equipped with the skills and knowledge he requires to perform the task at hand. Similarly, Mrs Wendy Jones sharing her thoughts with…

Self-Care Plan The day nursing school started life started to look a little messy any unorganized. I am now transitioning from a busy working mom, to now nursing student and still a busy working mom. This is going to take a toll on me, because I am a very organized and family oriented person. So my main SMART goal is keeping my physical environment organized. Secondly after organizing schedule time out of my busy life for my family. Both goals correlate together, achieving one makes it easier…

most important recovery strategy a nurse can provide to a psychosis patient such as ben, is making a nursing care plan; without a NCP risks could be existing, discharge planning for bens future would not be foreseen, and a thorough evaluation of bens condition would not be present, meaning areas in which ben needs implementations would be missed and the outcome is less positive than that with a care plan. One area in which NCPs might be useful is in the assessment of clinical risk factors such…

institute of health information “Advance care planning or advance directives are associated with better patient experience and lower costs for the health system (2016, p.11). Health care providers hold the accountability to educate and inform the patient to scrutinize treatment options and to help them to make preferences by “engaging patient and families to reflect on their values, understand their disease process and progression, and develop a palliative care plan” (Dahlin, Coyne and Ferrell,…