Summary: The Importance Of Adherence To Clinical Practice

Evidence based practice is a process that is often used by nurses to assistance with making autonomous decisions whenever possible. It is the development of clinical nursing standards based on what research demonstrates as effective care. In time of clinical decisions, it requires nurses to use proven scientific data or information instead of depending on their instincts, past experiences or advices. According to Frinkelman, evidence based practice helps in identifying and assessing high quality, clinically relevant research that can be applied to clinical practice as well as the development of policy. “EBN emphasizes ritual, isolated and unsystematic clinical experiences, ungrounded opinions, and traditions as a basis for nursing practices,

This framework is a useful standard against which the professional behavior of a nursing practitioner must be measured. The Nursing Staff Supervisor (NSS) can refer to this standard (or standards of ethical behaviors) when resolving ethical issues in nursing practice. In situations wherein the ethical issues are so complicated to be resolved at the hospital level, the ANA may be able to step it within a pre-defined parameter, to extend their institutional ethical expertise to help resolve the ethical issue involved (Wood, 2014). Nursing associations oftentimes have a dedicated ethics committee who are comprised of ethics experts over issues relevant to, or uniquely encountered only in, the nursing practice.

According to the Nursing Code of Ethics and advocacy guidelines from the Edelman & Mandle text, the ethical and advocacy responsibilities nurses have when promoting health across the lifespan is very broad. Nurses’ responsibilities are depending on the patient’s needs or care. According to Elderman, Kudzma, & Mandle (2014) “Codes of ethics offer guidelines on not only about responsibilities for ensuring good care but also about responsibilities for recognizing and addressing barriers to service” (p. 110). The textbook by Edelman et al, outlines those essential responsibilities of nurses in ethical and advocacy that facilitate health promotion across life span. However, nurses have adopted a narrow approach to health promotion that focuses more

This exemplified the need for patient’s autonomy, beneficence versus non-maleficence and truth telling. The nurse faced a barrier due to the physician hierarchical working style. Collaborating using a multi-disciplinary approach and communicating effectively in explaining the disease process could have better manage her symptoms and improve the quality of her remaining life. It is important that early detection and treatment options are discussed by the physicians in an honest and open manner. As patients performance status decline healthcare members should provide informed decisions regarding diagnosis, prognosis and

Introduction Nursing judgment refers to a clinical assessment concerning person’s response to health situations or how vulnerable the response is to individuals, household, clusters or the entire community. Clinical judgment consists of two main sections, descriptor, and attention on examination inclusive critical aspects of examinations. In some cases, exceptions are made on judgment and given in one term like anxiety, pain, and dehydration. Clinical officers should not concentrate most on diagnoses from focused challenge but to risks realized (North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, 2005). Before developments made while classifying clinical judgment, nurses were not guided by and standards while relating to their client's challenges.

Educating nurses on the principles of nursing ethics give them the appropriate tools to base ethical decisions upon. Nevertheless, this information is then moulded by the values, beliefs and experiences of the nurse. Therefore, very different choices may be made regarding the same dilemma. Restraint must only be used: (1) as a last resort only, when it is absolutely necessary to protect the patient’s or others’ safety; (2) as safely as possible; (3) with respect for the patient’s human dignity; and (4) under the supervision of a doctor (The Mental Health Act, 2008). Restraint can be categorised into: physical, chemical, mechanical, technological and psychological.

I will explore the ways in which the Nursing and Midwifery Council have begun implementing changes to its processes in order to better consider human factors during investigations and distance itself from the punitive perception the NMC has with its nursing and midwifery registrants. I have chosen to explore this topic as human factors are challenging for healthcare regulators, particularly regulators like the NMC whom are focussed on the practise of an individual rather than the concerns within the wider systems. I believe as professional regulators, human factors need to be taken into consideration when investigating allegations in order to achieve more reliable and robust investigations, and with hope to achieve fairer outcomes for nurses and

This also includes the patient’s viewpoint of health state, the Doctor’s standpoint, and the nursing perspective (Dorothea Orem 's Self-Care Theory, 2014). Nursing’s goal is to concentrate on the patient and how to sustain his or her well-being, life and health (Dorothea Orem 's Self-Care Theory, 2014). Also another goal is to help regain a therapeutic health state and in the occurrence of an illness or injury to help control,

First impressions are made and these judgements can greatly affect how a client perceives a nurse (Patrick, 2013). Through this initial assessment, the nurse can obtain information that is crucial in providing the client with effective holistic care. Nursing assessment framework tools are used to help the nurse obtain accurate information about the patient’s wants and needs. This initial assessment based on subjective and objective data, helps to determine the patient’s actual problems and potential problems (Weber & Kelley, 2013). An assessment is carried out to obtain objective data and a physical baseline of the patient on admission.

Discussion of Evidenced-Based Practice as a Science The science of nursing is based on evidence-based practices and constitutes the core of nursing. What is wrong with the patient? Why are they here? What information do you have to support your care plan? What subtle changes in their condition are important?