Charge Nurse: A Case Study

Deborah, I too believe that charge nurses should not be in a patient assignment. They have many other task and priorities which may interfere with the care that his or her patients deserve. *How could your peer develop more expertise to help in solving the problem? You may do additional research and find articles that show the benefits of having a charge nurse without patient assignment versus being in a patient assignments. You may also gather some information from other hospitals on how

by the police during a midnight shift, and had to stay in the ER until she sobered up. The drug addict was belligerent and causing problems, but doctor told the charge nurse, who is the head nurse of the ER, not to send her out until she sobers up. Since the patient was causing problems and a frequent patient at the ER, the charge nurse was annoyed and did not want to deal with this patient anymore. She did not want to listen to the doctor’s orders because she felt she knew how to handle the situation

The statistics were reviewed with the Charge Nurse team, the ED Director, and ED Medical Director and after much deliberation, the group concluded that a reorganization of the nursing staffing was the most judicious response. Realizing the restructure would impact the lives of every staff member employed in the ED, the decision was distressing. Nurses place great value on their shift, full time equivalent (FTE), and the pattern of their working

hours, I, Security Steven Evans was informed by Dispatch to make contact with 5 East Unit Charge Nurse Tonya Smith in regards of Code (34) Customer Service Assist. I arrived at 2302 hours and met with Charge Tonya Smith who explained to me that the Correction Officers for the prisoner in room # 504 had given her hard time few Months ago on the patient, Angel SantiagoGonzalez (Fin# 86424089) last visit. Nurse Smith further stated that she had a personal problems with one of the Officer and that she

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providing patients with quality and safe care, nurses and management teams pay considerable attention to leadership, management and risk management (Boynton, 2012). Despite of the increasing research of risk management and patient safety, reducing clinical incidents remains a challenge for nurses and management teams worldwide (Mitchell, Williamson & Molesworth, 2016). Research suggests that up to a third of patients have experience with unintended events by nurses’ leadership and management, cooperation

In this case we are presented with Evergreen Willows which is a new convalescent home. Before management decision for staff rotation, everything was running good and everybody was happy in their position and doing their job. When rotation took placed staff and patient satisfaction rate dropped and people started to resign and leave Evergreen. Description Evergreen Willows is a new convalescent home and started operation for several months. The building has one floor divided into two wings, A and

meet standards of care can lead to adverse events that can harm patients, clients or entire organizations. Poor communication between providers and hospital departments can negatively affect patients. The case study of Mr. Stanley Londborg is an example of how poor communication between nurses, physicians, and pharmacy staff can result in patient harm. Mr. Londborg was a 64-year-old man that was taking medication for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and for a seizure disorder. After being

The members of the House Starke are well respected and embody the characteristics of transformational leaders. This is because the Starks typically have a vision and guide any changes by inspiring and empowering others (Marquis & Huston, 2015). The Starks are able to motivate their followers through creativity as well as being innovative when changes are coming. The Starks are also very compassionate and care for their followers, meaning that they are very loyal to one another. This means that

transposed to the country’s nursing population. Non-Hispanic white nurses often vastly outnumber other groups (Bessent, 2009, p6). The nursing workforce needs to actively and continually diversify its professionals to provide competent care for the nation’s ever-changing population. The first step to gaining an equally represented nursing workforce is to ensure all races receive an opportunity to advance their education and become registered nurses. Many cultural beliefs are obstacles for minorities. Families