...ADULT WITH MENTAL HEALTH (DEMENTIA) Multiagency roles: * Are to work as team to provide effective care in order to meet individual needs of the patient. * Risk assessments and care plans Safeguarding Intervention * Healthcare workers * Social workers * Police Multiagency roles: * Are to work as team to provide effective care in order to meet individual needs of the patient. * Risk assessments and care plans Safeguarding Intervention * Healthcare workers * Social workers * Police My chosen group is older people with dementia. The context of vulnerability is defined as reduced capacity of a group or individual to anticipate, recover and cope with from the effect of a natural or a man-made danger. Most of the time vulnerability is linked with poverty, however it can also rise when people are lonely, unconfident or insecure, unprotected in the face of stress and risk. Policy and legislation * Mental Capacity Act 2005 * Equality Act 2010 * Care Act 2014 * Sexual offences Act 2003 * Mental health Act 2007 * Safeguarding vulnerable groups Act 2006 Policy and legislation * Mental Capacity Act 2005 * Equality Act 2010 * Care Act 2014 * Sexual offences Act 2003 * Mental health Act 2007 * Safeguarding vulnerable groups Act 2006 Group The group I have chosen are elderly people with dementia, because of their illness, they are not able to concentrate, take care of themselves and it...
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...intensive care unit (NICU), I had the opportunity to witness the role of a nurse. I have always had an interest in working in the NICU because of the compassion, empathy, and patient advocacy. The relationship between nurses, neonates, and parents of neonates. I have seen nurses be patient advocates for the neonates that have been left behind by their parents; the nurses went the extra mile to take care of those neonates. When I started volunteering, the nurses allowed me to the rock the babies and give them a sense of touch. I have personally seen improvement in babies that needed that sense of touch, it was a great feeling. I also was able to provide a sense of protection to the babies that were lacking comfort. The role of an advocate nurse is to be able to build communicate, trust, educate, support, protect, help, and value the patient (Berman, A., Snyder, S., & Frandsen, G,. 2016. p. 120). The nurse that was taking care of a premature neonate had to make decisions for the neonate because the baby’s mother abandoned him. The nurse became the patient advocate and made sure to provide comfort and care to the neonate as he had no family members. I understood that the nurse plays a vital role in the health care disciplinary team. As a volunteer...
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...During World War One the women nursing on the battle fields played a major role in assisting with the care and recovery of Australian soldiers at war. The nurses were faced with many problems such as a lack of supplies, clean water, limited space and the constant flow of wounded, sick or dead soldiers. While people flooded in, nurses were forced to work fast and for long periods of time. The nurses were suffering from exhaustion but would continue to clean, bandage, comfort and warm soldiers to the best of their ability with their limits. Matron Grace Wilson described conditions to be “to awful for words”. Throughout this war all nurses showed tremendous dedication to their job which was made exceptionally hard because even though with little...
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...Running head: NURSING ROLE Nursing Role in the Healthcare Delivery System Transition to Professional Practice Abstract This paper will discuss the thoughts and feelings of a clinical nurse specialist and how she feels the role of nursing has changed over the years. Nursing Role in the Healthcare Delivery System The role of nursing is a dynamic one. It continues to change day by day, year by year since the days Florence Nightingale when nursing was “invented,” if you will. Beverly Glick a clinical nurse specialist in a busy level three-trauma center has witnessed firsthand many of these changes. Beverly Glick has been a nurse for 38 years. Twenty of those years, she has worked in the emergency department (ED) (Glick, 2009). During her time as a nurse, Beverly has witnessed many changes in the role of nursing. She recalls how nurses used to sit at the nurses’ station and smoke. She remembers times when as soon as the physicians rounded the corner in the department the nurses would jump from their chairs so the physicians could sit down (Glick, 2009). Beverly recognizes that nurses are more respected members of the inter-disciplinary team than they ever used to be. Physicians are respecting their opinions and clinical judgment more than ever. She also recognizes along with that comes and increased responsibility for knowledge. She states “nurses are required to know more now than they ever did and be right about it” (Glick, 2009). ...
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...A comparison among the nurse manager, administrator, and executive roles; reveals that there are several common skills and competencies required in practice for all three roles. Proficiency in areas such as business, budgeting, human resources, and finances are all imperative in exercising any one of these roles. (Greenwood, 2015). Likewise, the American Organization of Nurse Executives (2011) puts forth a list of five competency domains which are applicable for nurses in leadership and management positions across the board. (p. 3). Furthermore, the credentialing and certification process currently in place for nursing leaders and managers does not differentiate between a nurse manager and administrator; instead, it is defined as being a certification for Nurse Executives. (American Nurses Credentialing Center [ANCC], 2015). However, it is important to highlight the fact that the ANCC does offer two level of certifications: The Nurse Executive (NE-BC) and Nurse Executive Advanced (NEA-BC) which differ from one-another primarily in the eligibility criteria for certification. Despite some common ground, there are significant differences that are inherent for each role in practice. The divergence among the roles primarily resides in the specific position that the leader may hold within any organization. Some of...
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...Future Impact of the Nursing Role Future Impact of the Nursing Role In November of 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a report titled “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.” It’s a look at how nurses should change their practice and role in healthcare. The new legislative reforms in the nation are being phased in over the coming years. This reform will expand the scope of the nursing profession and practice. This reform states that: “A number of barriers prevent nurses from being able to respond effectively to rapidly changing health care settings and an evolving health care system. These barriers need to be overcome to ensure that nurses are well-positioned to lead change and advance health (IOM-2010) .“ The Institute of Medicine (IOM) developed four key messages that form the origin for the analysis and endorsements presented. The first three are referring to the nursing role, and these are in summary: 1). Nurses should practice to the entire extent of their training and education. 2). Nurses should strive for higher levels of education and training, through a quicker more user friendly educational system that promotes seamless progression from one degree to another higher degree. 3). Nurses should be considered equal colleagues with physicians and other health care professionals, when remodeling health care in the United States. What is the impact on nursing practice...
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...Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse Final Project Windy Allen South University Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse Final Project A thorough look was taken into the role of the advanced practice nurse during this course. There are many different roles that a nurse may pursue as a graduate of a master's in nursing program. The choice may involve direct or non-direct patient care depending on your interests. Leadership styles were also explored and these styles help to mold a person in their career as a nurse. Finally a look into health policies was taken. The policies and how a nurse can make a difference were explored. This course explored many ways that an advanced practice nurse can contribute to the well being of others. Advanced practice roles in nursing Advanced practice nursing is divided into two groups, direct patient care and non-direct patient care. Direct patient care can be described as directly assessing, observing and recording information about a patient and using that information to treat the patient. Listed below are four advanced degree nursing specialties along with their requirements. A nurse practioner is a registered nurse that has received their masters of science in nursing with a nurse practioner emphasis. The approved program must include 500 contact hours. At that point the graduate may sit for certification according to the American Nurses Credentialing Center Nurse. (2014) Nurse practioners give direct patient care. http://www.nursecredentialing...
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...FNP Role Development Katy Lehigh Concordia University Wisconsin FNP Role Development For five decades nurse practitioners have been providing safe, effective, quality primary care services to all ages and populations. As a testament to their commitment and excellence nurse practitioners are being chosen as provider of choice by millions of Americans. Becoming a skilled provider is a dynamic process that occurs over time. Effective role development is essential in becoming a dynamic, compassionate, and knowledgeable clinician. Political Perspective Not all threats to our nation derive from foreign enemies. Our nation suffers within our own borders due to chronic illnesses, rising medical costs, wasted resources, poor coordination of care, and a lack of nationalized healthcare. “America’s health care system is in crisis: It is a ‘sick care’ system, not a health care system” (Blumenthal, 2012). The current healthcare system is fragmented, mismanaged, and poorly financed. Americans receive healthcare insurance through various means, such as government run programs, like Medicare and Medicaid, privately through their employer, private pay, or the purchase through an open market. Regardless of the many healthcare options the United States has to offer, 14.7% of the population remains uninsured (Shi & Singh, 2015, p. 199). “The existence of multiple payers makes the system cumbersome” and poses a billing and collection nightmare for healthcare providers (Shi &...
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...The LPNs (licensed practical nurse) role is to provide care to patients on a day to day basis, based on the needs determined by the RN or physician. The responsibility of the LPN is to perform basic medical procedures such as changes in conditions of patients to the RN or physician. The LPN in their role is also able to perform wound care to injuries based on orders from RN or physician. The LPN is vital for recording important data on residents, such as condition, vital signs, and progress towards goals. Anything that is “observed” by the LPN that is pertinent to the care of the patient should be reported to the RN or physician for proper follow up. The LPN is able to manage patient s in doctor offices, home settings, and nursing home/rehabilitation facilities (The Role of Licensed Practical Nurse in a Hospital, 2013)....
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..."There is a movement afoot, and that movement is saying that if we do not get nurses fully engaged at every level of this delivery system, from policy formulation to operations, that we all ultimately suffer, and we are tired of suffering," Reed V. Tuckson, MD, FACP, executive vice president and chief of medical affairs at UnitedHealth Group in Minnetonka, Minnesota, stated at the January 20 RWJF panel meeting. "It seems incredible that at a time when our challenges are the worst they have ever been and are getting more complex, that we would somehow not make use of all of our assets....," Dr. Tuckson added. "It is past time for health policy and for healthcare institutions to not maximally benefit from the experience, the knowledge, and let me indicate not trivially, the compassion of nurses." Other areas in which opinion leaders would like to see nurses have more influence included increasing healthcare efficiency and reducing costs (84%), coordinating care through the healthcare system (83%), helping the healthcare system adapt to an aging population (83%), and improving access to healthcare (74%). "These opinion leaders recognize that nurses' experience at the bedside and our unique perspective on patient needs make us particularly well-qualified to shape healthcare policy and delivery systems to best meet patients' needs," panel member Mary Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia, director of the New Courtland...
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...Running head: The Nurse’s Role in Supporting Application 1 The Nurse’s Role in Supporting the Organization’s Strategic Agenda NURS 6022 Alisa Gafeney Walden University May 7, 2011 The Nurse’s Role in Supporting the Organization’s Strategic Agenda Nurses are on the front lines of patient care, as delivery of care relies heavily on the nurse to provide excellent patient outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to gain insight into the nurse’s role as a supporter of an organization’s strategic plan from the perspective of a quality manager. Summary of the Interview The interview was conducted with Jennifer Price, the director of an intermediate stroke unit within a 794-bed hospital. The unit’s population of patients consists of stroke, seizure, back surgery and other types of intermediate care patients. The unit employs nineteen RNs, nine nursing assistants and three supervisors. During the interview, the nurse’s role in supporting the organization’s strategic agenda was discussed at length, along with ways to improve the nurse’s role in support of the organization’s agenda. The first question asked was how important is the nurse’s role in clinical outcomes. Jennifer stated that the impact that a nurse has on clinical outcomes is “huge,” due to the fact that nurses are responsible for all patient outcomes. Care of the patient in...
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...After Florence Nightingale proved the importance of nurses in the Crimean War, the demand for trained nurses in the United Stated increases during the late 1800s. Although there was no nursing school at that time, trained nursing school was established in hospitals in a form of apprenticeship. In here, students dedicated two years of their life in the program working/training in the hospital, and hoped for the best. As Charles Rosenberg stated, the early nursing training school is an “institution in which a rigid and paternalistic discipline shaped every aspect of the student’s day and in which the need for hard work superseded every other educational goal” (10). The apprenticeship program in the hospital had pros and cons for nursing students,...
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...Introduction In recent years, the healthcare industry has experienced a looming nursing crisis in health facilities. This problem has posed crisis towards establishing better health for those in need. The primary concern concerning this looming nursing shortage is identifying the root cause. Apparently, it appears as if that this crisis established its primary source in nursing training and retention in hospitals, care facilities, and other institutions. It appears as if there is serious downfall in the practicum of nurse-executive. Consequently, the concerned authority seems to portray weakness strategies in conducting this nursing practicum that has led to shortages of faculty. The big inquiry is whether these training facilities offer standardized training that would present the needed feedback facilitating nursing transition and retaining nursing staff. The central focus would then be whether this strategy would pose positive impacts in nursing training. This capstone project will explore these nursing concepts with a primary intention of presenting the root cause of nursing crisis in health facility. Annotated Bibliography Seago, A. J., Alvarado, A., Keane, D., Grumbach, K., & Spetz, J. (2006). The nursing shortage: is it really about image? Journal of Health Management, 51(2), 96-10. A research conducted in tertiary institutions Central Valley by Seago and the rest confirmed that nursing occupation lagged behind other occupations. This perspective is attributed by...
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...student in Higher Education and a Future Healthcare Practitioner. In this essay I will explore my initial reflections on my role as a student in higher education. There will a discussion on my role as a future healthcare practitioner and the efforts I need to make to achieve the professional status of a nurse. I will discuss my learning styles and identify key developmental needs to be addressed. There will be discussions on the concepts of professionalism and accountability. In the United Kingdom today all newly qualified nurses must have a nursing degree as required by The Nursing and Midwifery Council. This significant overhaul to Florence Nightingale’s eighteenth century era, apprenticeship style learning system (Bradshaw, A. 2001), has led to fundamental changes in nursing education in the twenty first century; both in theory and practice. Today nurses are challenged with up-to date demands, including innovative medical treatments, leading to an aging population, with complex health values (Cherry, B. 2005). In addition, knowledgeable patients, who are averse to being told what to do but expect greater involvement in their own care planning. The need for graduate nurses is supported by the Willis Commission Report (2012) which argues that ‘our future healthcare services will require graduate nurses nursing and leading healthcare teams in a variety of roles, providing care in many settings’. The concept of accountability and professionalism was highlighted at the start of...
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...Obesity and the Professional Nurse’s Role Paper Part I Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions. Currently, there are more than one third of children and adolescents who are determined as being overweight or obese (Ogden et al, 2014). In the past 30 years, the numbers of children who are affected by obesity have more than doubled (CDC, 2014). Clinically defined, children who are determined to be overweight are those who have excess body weight for their height and it is attributed to fat, muscle, bone, water, or a combination of (Stats, 2014). Children who are determined to be obese are those who have an excess amount of body fat and it is not attributed to physical characteristics (Krebs et al, 2007). For nurses who work with this population of patients, special care will need to be taken to address the host of physical and emotional issues that will be a part of this population’s treatment and care. Nursing staff must be prepared to appropriately diagnose obesity related health problems and provide effective intervention and treatment recommendations. Nurses who develop insightful treatment planning will be cognizant of the variety of health complications that may affect the patient in their care and can plan accordingly (Felix et al, 2013). As such, nurses also need to be more knowledgeable about how genetic susceptibility may also be a contributing factor to a child’s obesity (Seal, 2011). This will enable the treatment planning to incorporate genetic testing...
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