Clinical Problems In Nursing Practice

This guideline was made to try and assure better patient outcomes when it comes to acute pain management. A nurse plays an important role in using this guideline by using the nursing process to assure best patient outcomes for the management of acute pain. By implementing this guideline and best practice acute pain can be better managed with less opioid use and can create better pain

Clinical question The clinical question for my article was based on quantitative search, nurse to patient ratios must increase to improve safety and the clinical question that is identified in the quantitative research article is how to increase nurses to patient ratio in order to improve patient safety and quality of life especially in older adult patients. Description of the Problem The problem description in this article identified is that when there are too many patients assigned to a nurse there will not be an effective and well done job by the nurses and the patient will not be save.

Research is designed to contribute to knowledge which has resulted in the formation of evidence based practice. The influence of evidence-based practice is endorsed across nursing practice and education. The need for an effective, safe, and efficient health system has resulted in the call for evidence based practice to become the bases for new knowledge being transformed into working clinical procedures, being effectively implemented and working for the advantage of the patient and the entire care team. Evidence based practice is an approach to problem solving and an aid for decision making which integrates best evidence and patient care data. If delivered in an environment of caring and in a supportive organisation, the highest quality

Secondly, I used safety during medication administration. My preceptor and I would pull up one patient at a time when taking out medications. I also

Nurses are critical for promoting health in the society. The profession is highly flexible, since they specialize in diverse operations in the medical field. Registered nurses, for instance, are responsible for the administration of medicine and inoculations to patients (American Nurses ' Association, 2000). Additionally, these professionals observe, record, and enlighten doctors of any changes in a patient’s health. Nurses interpret and evaluate diagnostic examinations to determine an individual’s condition, as well as making the necessary adjustments in patient treatment plans on their health progress.

First, a brief summary of the study, including the background, objectives, methods, intervention, findings, and conclusion will be posted in an online nursing forum (INC, 2012). Next, a formal research report with all relevant information listed above, literature review, and evaluation tools used during the study will be presented to the local chapter of the American Nurses Association (ANA). The ANA can assist with disseminating the findings to other members within the organization (INC,

Then, I can be able to evaluate outcomes. During my assessment of Sara Lin, I was able to find out that she was experiencing a pain level of 6 and was having a hard time breathing. If I had not asked her and assessed her pain, I would not have found out that she was having a hard time breathing and that I needed to educate her about using an incentive spirometer to help ease her breathing, which I actually forgot to do during my first attempt at this scenario. During this scenario, I also learned how important patient education is to help my patient understand her situation and how she should properly care for her condition. For instance, I had forgotten during my first attempt to educate Sara about proper wound care.

To evaluate the change, results were monitored on a monthly basis which was not sufficient to reach the goal of 100% compliance. The initial change was effective in increasing the compliance rate from 68% to 95.6%. An additional PDSA is needed to meet the goal of 100% compliance. This can be achieved with additional reporting on a weekly basis, with a focus on individual staff or primary care teams.

It is therefore, of great importance that the medical professional in charge of a given patient, in this case a TKA patient follow all the five models of evidence based practice. This will ensure that patients get quality care while at the same time the professionals get to improve their experiences(“EBP in Nursing,” n.d.). It is important that medical practitioners gather enough info about the patient they are dealing with especially in the “ask” model. This will enable them come up with the best care and also aid in guiding them on what information they are to research on.

NU 413 Week 9 Discussion Board Post student response to Katie-Lynn Fournier by Kathryn Moultrie Good afternoon Kathie, Enjoyed reading your post, and seeing how other organizations handle the operations of their facility and nursing departments. My biggest concern with improving quality care and patient safety issues in that, the responsibility is not ours alone, our Chief Nurse Executives (CNEs) and Director of Nursing (DON), and senior nursing management staffs to lead the journey Disch J. (2008). I find it overwhelming that the majority of the research literature (studies, surveys and reports believe nursing plays the pivotal role in changing the face of health care and improving quality care and patient safety.

Outcome three in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program has prepared me to use analytic methods to appraise critically existing literature and other evidence to determine and implement the best evidence for practice.(Raup, King, Hughes & Faidley, 2010). For example, at the start of the DNP program, I lacked experience in research and understanding of the literature review, now I have the ability to develop, direct and evaluate quality improvement methodologies to promote safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care. Technology and the database research assisted me in forming my question, proposal, and project by providing evidence-based data and available resources. Two key examples that facilitated my growth

Evidence based practice is using the most recent research to asses the patient and provide them with the best outcome. “The NMC’s (2015a) Code: Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour for Nurses and Midwives states that it is the responsibility of each nurse and midwife to maintain their knowledge and skills and to practice using the best available evidence.” The purpose of this paper is to mention challenges that nurses face when trying to implement EB, blah blah blah. What it is what it isn’t why it makes a difference and why its crucial.

Motivate the staff by educating them about how powerful tool it is, in reducing the medication error and increasing the patient safety. Build a group of champions in the department to help support the other staff during the change process. Champions will wear a specific colored T shirt with the word “Champion” printed on it. That will encourage and motivate others to work as a team and help each other. Identify the barriers of change, which might be the staff nurses who are skeptical of change.

If for example, a new room assignment may jeopardize patient safety, the change won 't go on. Even if

Case study of Mrs. A thought her admission to a acute ward, demonstrated the skills that are needed to care for her.