Framework for Praxis The author is pursuing the Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (PNP-PC) course. In order for nurses to be able to assess and manage their patients, they should be able to effectively synthesize knowledge (Higgs, Burn, & Jones, 2011). This paper aims to provide a succinct discussion of the ideological, theoretical, and ethical framework that influences the author’s praxis. Furthermore, this paper will discuss how the author’s philosophical viewpoint and theoretical framework affect how she views her phenomenon of interest on newborn screening for critical congenital heart defects (CCHD).
Y and client X agreed to meet for bi-weekly sessions. Their first session included client X completing an assessment test for depression. Client X completed the Beck’s Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) to assess whether she suffered from depression. BDI-II is a self-report questionnaire with 21 question that takes around five to 10 minutes to administer (Farinde, 2013). Dr. Y ensured that the client was in a quiet room with sufficient lighting, as to not interfere with results.
Clinical Experience Kingston was a year 2 student nurse in ward 46 of a local hospital and he was on his second clinical posting. He was grouped together with Year 1 student nurses’ Nicole and Natasha. His clinical instructor, John, has assigned them to do a case study on any patient as a team and has appointed Kingston to be the leader. They had to present their case by the end of the week.
Training required 12 months in the medical, surgical, and maternity wards in the hospital, lectures and instruction by doctors, as well as four months of work as a private duty nurse
Study design : The study design was a human prospective case-control longitudinal Study. 24 patients twelve in each group with 41 implants sites, 19 in cannabis sativa group (CSG) and 22 implant site in the control group (CG) were enrolled in this study. Only Implant sites with sufficient residual bone quantity to house implant without bone grafting were selected. Approval for the study was obtained from the relevant ethics committee of the Union of Tangiers Dental Surgeons.
Ad hoc and weekly audit were conducted to measure compliance and the effectiveness of health education of fall prevention by registered nurses to patients. During the audit, one or two patients were interviewed to check whether the registered nurses has orientate them regarding fall prevention. Registered nurses also were interviewed and observed on how they perform orientation for patient. The final audit is on the documentation. For example, how the registered nurses do the scoring for high risk patient and how do they fill up the fall assessment form.
When all the information is at hand we must pick out what is important and what is not important. As Harry states in the book, “When we characterize talk as hot air, we mean that what comes out of the speaker’s mouth is only that. It is mere vapor. His speech is empty, without substance or content. His use of language, accordingly, does not contribute to the purpose it purports to serve” (page 53 para 1).
They do physical exam, give children recommended immunization, treat your child’s illness, and most importantly, reduces child mortality. They see about 95 patients a week. SBI3U is an essential introductory course to the study of life. It covers topics such as plants, fungi, cells, and most importantly, animals, which is important for health care careers because these careers require the knowledge of the structures and functions of human body. For instance, a pediatrician must fully understand how the circulatory system works in order to determine if the child has any problem with his/her
I have only gotten one C in my college career. To top it all off, my anatomy professor wrote me a letter of recommendation letter for nursing school. To conclude, my anatomy class has taught me to never give up. Now, I do not doubt myself. I know I am capable of anything I put my mind
A non-invasive procedures Time scheduled for each patient: 45 minutes Total number of patient: 5. Clinic time: Wednesday morning 8 am -12pm Duration of placement: 1 month Learning situation (max 500 words) Purpose:
The expected outcomes are standards against which nurse judges if goals have been met. Evaluation of client response to nursing care requires the use of evaluative measure simply as the reassessment of patient symptoms. Vital signs and auscultation of breath sounds. Observation of client skill performance and discussion of how they feel. Lab results such as chest x-ray to confirm whether pneumonia diagnosis is still present.
After Terrance visited with his PCP a sample was collected and necessary test were performed to determine what pathogen or bacteria was the cause of Terrance 's infection. In order to have a better understanding of what they are working with and how to
Initial Response 1.Describe how highly functioning interdisciplinary teams enhance the quality and safety of care provided in today’s complex healthcare organizations. Provide an example of a team approach used for quality and safety within your organization and discuss why you believe the team was or was not successful in achieving its goals. Use theoretical perspectives about team formation, membership, and tools to substantiate your response. Shoemaker, et al. (2016) wrote that interprofessional team-based medicine is viewed as a significant feature of delivery systems restructured to deliver more effective and higher quality care.
For my nursing experience, I have worked in research and specialist hospital in day medical unit. This unit receiving many of cancer patients to provide them routine chemotherapy doses. My focus was arranging their appointments and educating them how to adapt with routine chemotherapy and cancer disease environment. However, Roy, Callista adaptation theory is a grand theory that focuses on promoting adaptation for individuals and groups and responding positively to particular environment changes. Roy believed that "the goal of nursing is to improve adaptive for particular person" through using four adaptive mode (Physiologic needs, Self-concept, Role function, Interdependence) and specific information about the person.
The Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is the most aggressive organization in place to improve health care services and financially rewards their ACO members. The Accountable Care Organization has major emerging opportunities for cost reduction in health services. The ACO is continuously searching for methods to diminish the cost of medicinal services. Providing high quality care with a lower cost can increase their member’s quality of life and reduce the probability of their members utilizing health services. ACOs are working towards cutting health care expenses and increasing the quality of patient care in most organizations.