Reflection: My Day-Four Clinical Experiences

The healthcare team for conflict resolution was established, and both parties were interrogated. The session also included all the healthcare providers in the facility. However, it was good to know, that the conflict was resolved. Although, some of the physicians exhibited signs of dissatisfaction, the nurses also unveiled some claims that the issue was not properly handled, but after all was said and done, they were able to positively resolve the

Introduction Nurses are one of the most important people in the healthcare system. They handle just about everything that involves direct client care. They are also in charge of administering medication to clients under the order of the doctor or nurse practitioner. Sadly, the number of incidences involving medication errors are quite high. In this paper, I will talk about the numerous ways medication errors can occur and how nurses have a great role preventing them, in order to keep all clients in the healthcare system safe.

The other thing that I am going to do is consider my own personal malpractice coverage. After reading all this information, even though I am a safe practitioner, it would be wise to protect

As I pursue my career in nursing, the skills and experiences that I have gained from 4-H will continue to play a major role in my life. Planning and organizing, critical thinking, and empathy are definitely needed in order to become an exceptional nurse. It is crucial to be organized when taking care of patients. Paperwork must be adequately filed for each individual patient and any confusion with documents is unacceptable. Inaccurate documentation could potentially lead to medications being misused, which would in turn harm the patient.

Similarly to a anesthesiologist assistant, I am also very interested in being a nurse anesthetists. Much like an anesthesiologist assistant, nurse anesthetist asses how a patient will respond to a specific type of anesthetic according to their health history and intensity of the surgery. They inform the patients about the risks involved due to allergies or complications such as overdoses. Inside the operation room, nurse anesthetists hold a great deal of responsibility in giving the patient the right amount of anesthetic. They are responsible for communicating to the patient and their family about the measures that need to be taken before, during and after the surgery.

Scholarly Paper on Use of Restraints In the Health care system it is important to provide best quality care in a safe environment and ensure dignity of care. So, interventions like using restraints on patient is necessary to ensures patient safety as well as safety of others. (Crozer Ketstone, 2009). “Restraints are physical, chemical or environmental measures used to control the physical or behavioural activity of a person or a portion of his or her body” (CNO, 2017).

Managers in the health information department are in a prime spot to guide their peers to a greater level of compliance and therefore, a lesser risk of legal consquences. Per the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA): Health information management (HIM) is the practice of acquiring, analyzing, and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care. It is a combination of business, science, and information technology. (AHIMA, 2018) HIM professionals, therefore, can use many tools, such as auditing, to discover areas where compliance is lacking and in turn use targeted education to help prevent any

Evidence based practice is a big part of the medical field and what we as nurses use to take care of patients in the hospital. An example would be the sterilization technique of catheterization and the importance of pericare before inserting a catheter into a patient. Sterilization technique ensures that there is no introduction of bacterial agents that may cause serious infectious such as sepsis, and death. Even if a nurse is using the best devices, it does not matter without proper sanitary care (The Fight Against UTIs Continues, 2011). Pericare is an essential component of caring for a patient with a catheter.

To maintain quality in patient care it is very important to avoid errors. To achieve this, all staff in charge, especially if they are from different teams must maintain a correct communication between them when changing each shift. In order to facilitate such communication without losing important and particular details in the care of each patient, communication processes have been created. Such is the case of SBAR (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation) process.1

The study of principles of ethics equips nurses with core values in nursing which serve as a foundation of nursing practice. Goodness or rightness, justice or fairness, truth telling or honesty and freedom or autonomy. However, the application of these principles during care in a specific situations is often problematic since there may be disagreement on what the right way to act in a specific situation. The only way is to ensure that you have consent in everything you do for the patient. Nurses of all cadres without the application of ethical principles we would be in very big problem because they act as a guide to what we

Specifically, every RN requires to have attention to detail because any mistake can be fatal. Additionally, being calm under pressure is another essential due to situations that are life/death. To elaborate, Registered Nurses need patience attributable to stressful circumstances. “Anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) must acquire the skills to recognize and manage a variety of acute intraoperative emergencies.” Nevertheless, these abilities become

Doctors and nurses will work together visioning the patient wellbeing and fully recovery. Long- Term acute care- It is an illness that has been controlled and an apt nurse is needed to take care of patient’s symptoms and needs. This type of care not only requires a skilled professional, but a life support that the individual might need because of his/ her mental and/or physical impairment.

There would be situations to challenge my clarity of being a safe practitioner in the clinical learning and development practices. For example, even though there is time pressure when administering medications to my patient with a buddy RN, I have to ask to check MIMS about pharmacological action if the drug is new to me, or to check patient’s pulse rate for a full minute. As a student nurse, I have to practice to stand up for my limited clinical skills and knowledge. The best way to improve my leading and learning skill is to actively seek guidance from the clinical facilitator and feedback from incumbent nurses.

The professional values that I have chosen to reflect on is consent. Using Driscoll (2007) model of reflection which is components circle involves three events: what? So what? Now what? A reflection account will focus on my experience of working in the surgical ward.

The field of nursing spans a broad spectrum of specialties. All present their own challenges, however one in particular is the field of Pediatric Nursing. Legal and ethical decision making usually involves the minor child’s parents or guardians. Nurses are confronted daily with very difficult decisions that are made on the determination of right and wrong, legal, ethical, and moral understanding. Different states have laws that are specific to medical situations and a nurse must be familiar with the laws in the state where he or she is working.