Objective One During my clinical day three, I demonstrated entry-level competence in professional nursing practice in caring for patients with multiple and/or complex unmet human needs. I addressed safety needs, safety in medication administration, effective communication, and surveillance for my patients. First, I addressed safety needs my ensuring the appropriate safety measures were implemented for the patients. Some of the safety measures included, wearing non-skid socks, wearing a yellow armband which indicated fall risk, keeping the bed in lowest position, two side rails up, bed locked, and the call light within reach.
Every single one of our patients must always be treated with the same exact level of respect, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, language, etc. A patient should never feel as though they are being disrespected when they come into our facility. Our patients have enough confidence in us to come to our facility, we should never treat them any differently to make them feel that way and possibly jeopardize our patient-medical assistant relationship. For example, a patient comes into our facility that speaks a Spanish and the health care professional doesn’t speak Spanish and there is a language barrier. If the healthcare professional starts getting snippy with the patient because he/she doesn’t understand them, they are ultimately going to feel disrespected because of the way that patient is being treated and it is going to end up ruining that patient-medical professional’s
You must be honest in your work. Dishonesty is fraudulent. Patients have the right to be treated with your utmost respect and care. Always treat patients as you would want your loved ones
Qualities and Values The 6Cs as set out in “Compassion in Practice” (Department of Health, 2012) sets out a range of values which every nurse and healthcare professional should incorporate into their working practice and strategies. As well as the 6Cs, nurses should follow the guidance set out in “The Code” which are the professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives as set out by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC, 2015). The Royal College of Nursing sets out principles of nursing practice called “The Principles” (Royal College of Nursing (RCN), 2010).
Introduction Worldwide today there are about 14 million nurses of which in 2015 136854 were found to be in South Africa, who serve as the core of the health care system (Morteza, et al., 2012) (Anon., 2015). Over the years nursing has evolved, with the professional identity of nurses changing from merely being seen as doctor’s assistants to being important members of the health care team. Professional identity is described as a career or occupational identity which is a component of an individual’s overall identity (Johnson, et al., 2012). It is said to be “ a sense of self that is derived and perceived from the role we take on in work that we do” which is amplified by one’s societal standing, how you interact with others and interpretations of one’s experiences (Johnson, et
What is your perception on professional boundaries? Professional boundaries are guidelines that help to keep a nurse and patient’s relationship professional. Professional boundaries help to keep the nurses focused on patient care and the patients focus on meeting their health care related goals. Give one example for each of the following and explain-
Every nursing, in order to consider the profession must have an understanding of at least three of the five professional values, in my opinion. These values consist of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity and social justice (Taylor 96). Beginning with the professional value of Altruism, the believe in or practice and self concern for the well-being of others (96). I believe that in order to be the best nurse you can be for your patients, you must understand the concept of altruism. As a nurse, your profession is to take care of people, if you do not know the professional value of altruism than you cannot possibly understand how important it is to care about the wellbeing of your patient.
Patients are our priority and when there is any complaint from their side, it should be handled and sorted
My personal code of ethics basically consist of treating others how I would want them to treat me. Respect goes along way between individuals. Going into my profession as a health care professional treating patients with respect will get me along way. Patients want to be showed that their concerns or problems are taking seriously and not seen as a joke. I will provide respect along with care.
Being a nurse is not always as easy and picture perfect as people paint it to be. A nurse is expected to act perfectly professional, even when tears, anger and all-around emotions are begging to come out. A nurse must always be the one that has their life together, especially when others do not. They are there to be the ones to hold and care for others in desperate times of need. Nurses are expected to be more than just a nurse, but rather an advocate, caregiver, support system and professional.
This case is an exemplar of ACHE competency domain 1, Communication and Relationship Management(American Health Care Executives). As the CEO and the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry each had differing priorities and concerns for the best operational measures for their respective units, it was critical that they come together to understand the needs and desires that impacted both their own points of view as well as that of the other party. Clearly, as they were able to reach a compromise and continue working together for the benefit of Memorial Hospital and its patients, this objective was achieved(Ascencio and Mujkic). While the details of the discussions between the two parties are not clearly articulated in the case, the outcome of
What does nursing mean to me? Nursing means helping people heal, meeting their needs while they are in your care, listening to concerns, protecting them from harm, and educating them how to care for themselves while treating them with dignity, compassion and respect. Nursing is giving of yourself to the care of people and community, while expecting nothing in return. It is having compassion for people and their health, being a humanitarian, and making sure patients receive the best care possible. Nurses must also deal with families of patients with gentleness and kindness, realizing they are going through a stressful situation also.
Professionalism in the workplace is a concept which every person defines differently, based on their own experiences and career history. In every workplace, you will find a variety of employees, who each have their own definition of professional conduct, and the field of nursing is no different. Throughout nursing history, there have been many attempts to elevate the status of nursing from just a mere job, into a full-fledged profession with all the requirements of specialized training, regulatory boards and standardized testing that entails. One example of this was seen in 1950, when the American Nurses Association established the Code for Professional Nurses, in an effort to define the roles and responsibilities of a nurse, to the public
Providing care to a patient is a particularly challenging process that requires a great deal of effort from a nurse. A nurse’s ability to give quality care to their patient is an important aspect to a patient’s life both now and in the future. As such, nurses must exhibit specific qualities in their practice in order to maintain the best standard of care for their patients. Given this, I believe that the standards of knowledge, advocacy, and self-awareness are foundational to the nursing practice and to a nurse’s capacity to provide quality patient care. Knowledge
Professionalism in the workplace is a relatively vague topic. Countless people thought to be professional in their work, but the open-ended nature of the statement leaves room for a wide array of interpretation. Looking at the individual things of professional behavior will clear up some confusion by many, such as attitude, appearance, caring and compassionate, respectful, competence, and have integrity in health care. It is the first thing that is perceived in an establishment. First, attitude; the way we grasp the world and epitomize the view to others is everything.
