Nursing care

quality of care is based on the care received in the nursing home. There were many authors writing of the quality of care and life in nursing homes. I came across many researches and articles dealing with the topic. Throughout my conductive research I have discovered that there are different contributors that determines the quality of care and life. There are different varieties of contributors that determine the quality of care and life. In the United States the long-term care facilities,…

Health Care Report on Neonatal Nurses Neonatal nursing is a specialized area of nursing that works with newborn infants who are born with different health problems like; prematurity, birth defects, infection, cardiac malformations, and surgical problems. The first month of life is known as the neonatal period for newborns, which is where the practice got its name. These newborns are often sick for months. Neonatal nurse jobs involve care for those infants who experience problems after birth,…

the doctors are unable to provide any additional care for his Alzheimer’s. Upon discharge the hospice nurse has a meeting with Mr. Athens and his family to discuss what they can expect and what services can be offered to them. The first of three interventions the nurse discuses with them is pain. Mr. Athens was previously involved in a motor vehicle accident which caused him to suffer from sever back pain. Although Mr. Athens is under the care of hospice it is important for him to be able…

Even though Brookdale provide one the best nursing care, but recently Brookdale had been experiencing many critical incidents which involved wrongful death, horrific assault by the resident’s roommate, staff overmedicating patient, staff refused to perform Cardio Pulmonary Rescue for a dying resident, negligence and sexual assault. Because of poor supervision, a resident died twenty-five feet away from the facility (Dolmanlaw.com, 2016). When it comes to assisted living industry Brookdale is…

‘The administration of medicines is an important aspect’ of nursing care as nurses have a responsibility to supply and dispose medication as defined in the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standard for Medicines Management. This essay will focus on the central skill of medicine administration and its application in treating, preventing and relieving symptoms of an illness. Medicine administration will be defined and its purpose in a clinical area will be examined. The principle of medicine…

The United States is a culturally diverse country that brings forth many differences in health care beliefs and practices. All cultures have each individual system of health beliefs explaining the cause of illness, how it can be treated or cured, as well as where to acquire treatment. The word culture is associated with norms, values, and traditions passed down through generations (Potter, Perry, Hall, & Stockert, 2017, p. 102). In other words, culture reveals how people think, do, and respond…

Finkelman (2016) pointed out that, the functional nursing care model is less utilized in the healthcare industry, but may still be found in some nursing homes and behavioral/psychiatrist inpatient services (p.112). Research by Yang et al., (2012) stated that, alternative nursing care models are pertinent to different healthcare settings. Nursing staff face complex problems requiring different care approaches. Nursing care models govern the behavior of nurses in the clinical setting. Therefore,…

Transition from Primary Nursing Model to Synergy Model of Nursing Care Background As a nurse, research was done in the hospital unit based on the type of model of nursing care that was being offered to the patients. After a detailed observational analysis led to the conclusion that the nursing care model being practiced in the nursing unit was revolving around the ‘Primary nursing care model.’ This practice is leading to several issues and setbacks, such as the responsibility of whole care…

Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (SCDNT). It was formulated in the 1980’s based on Orem’s lengthy nursing experiences. Through her career she found that there was a dire need for standardization in the profession to improve nursing conditions for patients. The major concepts developed by Orem that apply to the self-care deficit nursing theory are: 1) self-care theory, theory of dependent care, 3) theory of self-care deficit. The fourth idea of theory of nursing systems was added…

Managing Quality of Care in Nursing Overview Managing quality of care is vital to any hospital or long- term care agency. Nursing plays a key role in insuring patients the best possible outcomes of their stay as well as patient satisfaction. Often it is a delicate balance that is hard to achieve. The purpose of this paper is to show the vital part nurses play to achieve healthcare institutions quality of care standards, while also treating the patient’s medical needs. The dichotomies of these…