Accountability In Nursing

However, I am aware that the beginning of effective leadership would be by developing a vision of the organization where a nurse leader serves. Coming up with a picture of what would be a future of excellence in delivering nursing care in the organization would be crucial in motivating and raising commitment among the other nurses. As a nurse leader, the vision that I would hold dear would be to ensure I have the capacity to make sure that the systems in place benefit individual needs of the patients in a manner that patients are always handled with respect and dignity while the work that nurses perform is respected and valued. For this to be met, there is a need for the nurse leader to assist the other nurses grasp the envisioned picture and remaining at the forefront in directing the others on where to go. Subsequently, I would want to be the kind of a nurse leader who can enable the staff to grasp the vision, to make sure the appropriate people assume the nursing roles and to model the behaviors that are desired of the other

If you look out for the wellbeing of you patient and express what is best for your patient then you are actively practicing the value of altruism in the field of nursing. Next, the professional value of autonomy. Autonomy is the personal value of one over themselves, free form control of others (96). An autonomous person is one who acts intentionally, with understanding and without the influences of others opinions on them.

Nursing practice requires both critical thinking and clinical reasoning. Critical thinking is the process of deliberate higher level thinking to define a patient’s problem, examine the evidence-based practice in caring for the patient’s, and make options in the delivery of optimal care. Critical thinking involves the demarcation of statements of fact, judgment, and opinion. The progression of critical thinking requires the nurse to think imaginatively, use reflection, and engage in logical thinking (Alfaro-LeFevre, 2013). Critical thinking is a vital skill needed for the recognition of patient’s problems and the execution of interventions to endorse effectual care outcomes (Bittencourt & Crossetti, 2012).

Patients may be of different sex, age, nationality, profession, social status, and health status. However, they all deserve respect, attention, and compassion. The nurse should cooperate with the patient to find the solution to the health problems. The combination of creative knowledge of the nurse together with the maintenance of the patient is the aesthetic knowing. The means of transformative acts support the issue of aesthetics in nursing.

According to Julia Wood (2004), “communication is a systemic process in which individuals interact with and through symbols to create and interpret meanings. However, Sheppard (1993) suggests that, in the nurse–patient relationship, communication involves more than the transmission of information; it also involves transmitting feelings, recognizing these feelings and letting the patient know that their feelings have been recognized (M, 1993)”. It is a two way process. The patient conveys their fears and concerns to their nurse and helps them make a correct nursing diagnosis.

CONCEPT 2: COMPETENCE Competence is a “complex multidimensional phenomenon, defined as the ability of the registered nurse to practice safely and effectively, fulfilling his/her professional responsibility within his/her scope of practice” (ABA 2000).Although it is seen as an ambiguous and confusing term with no agreed definition (McMullan et al 2003, Storey 2001), Benner(1984),also defined competence as “a feeling of mastery, the ability to cope with and manage the contingencies of clinical nursing, conscious deliberate planning to achieve efficiency and organization”. Attributes of competence therefore include technical skills, communication and interpersonal skills as well as organizational and managerial skills (ABA 2000). Competence is therefore important because nurses and midwives are faced with a variety of challenges as they work in a complex healthcare environment that is constantly undergoing advances/changes to meet the increasing and diversifying health needs of individuals and the population (Davidson et al 2013,Girot 2000, Naylor & Naylor 2012, NCPD 2010). The relevance of competence includes:- Competence enhances patients’ outcomes. Nurses, like other professions, gain the public’s trust through their competence, credibility and accountability (Davidson et al 2013).

In nursing, a significant amount of professionalism is required when working with patients and their families. In addition, ethical principles and moral values are dynamic and appropriate attributes which a nurse needs to implement in order to ensure quality and standard healthcare service delivery. Professionalism impacts positively on the knowledge and attitude of the nurse which enables the realization of the patient's satisfaction. Furthermore, professionalism impacts on the attitude which is ideal and it is highly of importance as it strengthens good healthcare standards and compliance of

Every nursing duty hinges on this one, simple aspect. To effectively meet a patient’s needs, it becomes essential that the nurse understand in part, who the patient is. Diversity encompasses many elements that integrate to make each patient unique. Patient-centered nursing takes into account patient background, and past experiences as well as desires, beliefs, motivations, personality, culture, religion, and family life. The better the nurse knows and understands the patient, the better prepared she/he will be when developing a plan of care, and the better the patient will respond to nursing interventions.

Adams, it is important to address all areas from a holistic standpoint. This would include psychosocial, environmental and medical interventions. While providing care it is important to remember Florence Nightingale’s goal of nursing is to “assist the patient to regain “vital powers” by meeting their needs, which in the end puts the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon.” (Smith & Parker, 2015). Nightingale believed that nurses contribute to restoring health in a direct and indirect way by the management of patient’s environment (Smith & Parker, 2015).

The communication between nurse and patient is one of the basic principles in nursing care and is of the important strategies for improving the quality of care(1).communication level between nurses and patient is one of main patient experience(2). Several studies have identified communication as a pre-requisite for revealing patient symptoms, concerns, and issues, and thereby an important skill to obey of the treatment, diagnostic, health promotion, and rehabilitation programs(3-5). Considering the importance of good communication in care, significant issues such as lack of information, inappropriate information and lack of accountability are still reported in patient satisfaction surveys.(6)One of the most important issues in improving the

She believes in participatory leadership and involves staff nurses at every level in the decision-making process. Nurses have commented that they feel open to be creative in problem solving and that administrative support is there backing them up, but not overwhelming them. I admire and respect Patricia Johnson as a nurse leader because she demonstrates many great qualities all nurse leaders should have. She inspires me to become a great nurse full of knowledge and passion for providing the best possible care to others in need. Johnson shows in many ways that she has integrity, courage, initiative, critical thinking skills, goals, and ways to be an effective communication and collaborator in the nursing profession.

Bridgett Beuckens How sad it is that nursing leaders allow, much less participate in such acts.  The stress and responsibilities this author was subjected to are not fair nor safe.   The ANA Code of Ethics addresses occurrences as in this scenario.   Provision 4.1 states nurses are responsible and accountable for the nursing care

Question Behind the Question As a future nurse one of the most important parts of my schooling/career is learning how to properly communicate. This proper communication needs to be used in all aspects of my career, with coworkers, patients, patients’ families’, doctors, and all other healthcare professionals involved in a patients care. When communication is lacking the patients care, treatment, and outcome can suffer greatly. The book “The Question Behind the Question” really opened my eyes to how easy miscommunication can occur, along with how easy it is to aid in better communication.

“To do what nobody else will do, a way that nobody else can do, in spite of all we go through; that is to be a nurse,” was once said by Rawsi Williams. Unfortunately, not everyone gets to witness the amazing work of a nurse because of the constant negative portrayal of nurses in the media. The work of a nurse tends to be over looked every day in the media. “Nurses are nursing against the odds— striving to provide safe, high-quality, effective care in a healthcare system that is being savaged by obscene cost-cutting, nurse shortages and gross misrepresentation through media stereotypes,” said best by Ian Peate (Peate, I., 2016). The media’s perception of nurses is completely wrong.

A nurse is someone who provides physical and emotional support for the patient, and they look at the patient as a whole and not because of their health condition whilst providing personal care and advice towards the patient and their care. The role of the nurse is to care for the patient and to look after the patient with care and compassion. The role of the nurse is to also make sure that the patient is safe from any type of harm and provide emotional support. All nurses must practice in confidence according to the code: standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives (NMC, 2008) and within other recognised ethical and legal code frameworks.