A Critique of the Literature Effects of Nursing Rounds: on patients’ Call Light Use, Satisfaction and Safety. Introduction: The findings of this article will critically review the methods of research, population, systems and data used to obtain results regarding this study. This evaluation of the outcome would determine whether or not there was a need to change…

Many nurses face the issue of understaffing and having too much of a workload during one shift. When a unit is understaffed not only do the nurses get burnt out, but the patients also don’t receive the care they deserve. The nurse-patient ratio is an aspect that gets overlooked in many facilities that could lead to possible devastating errors. Nurse- patient ratio issues have been a widely studied topic and recently new changes have been made to improve the problem. Identifying and maintaining…

one of the most important areas in the healthcare field is our nurses, yet everyday many are subjected to unfair working conditions such as excessive working hours, low wages, and lack of support from within an organization. This ultimately results in many of those in the nursing field seeking employment in other organizations, or switching career fields all together. This can result in a lack of nurses, which not only puts the patient at risk, it can also reflect negatively on an organization as…

The emergency room environment at certain hospitals are in a crisis when it comes to staffing competent nurses. The skilled experienced nurses are leaving these hospitals for Magnet Hospital emergency rooms which are placing the remaining nurses and the patient’s safety in jeopardy. The nurses left behind risk their licenses daily coping with the staffing crisis struggling to keep their patients alive and well. This is why I left the emergency room for a safer practice environment but find it a passion…

about a critical patient safety hazard known as “alarm fatigue”. Alarm fatigue occurs when caregivers are desensitized by the frequent sounding of competing alarms from medical equipment, and other sources in a healthcare setting. Clinical alarms can be unintentionally overlooked as background noise, and drown out actionable warning signs that require vital clinical interventions. These alarm safety issues have led to unfavorable and, at times, even fatal patient outcomes. Alarm fatigue is a complex…

Hospitalized patients are often hooked up to monitoring devices such as heart monitors, which monitor the electric activity of the heart, or connected to a physiological monitor so their vital signs are constantly being measured. These monitors are intended to continuously assess the patients’ status, and alarm if the patients’ status drops below what is considered normal. The increased use of monitoring devices has created a new phenomenon known as alarm fatigue. According to the ECRI institute…

Nursing Fatigue and Patient Safety Fatigue, is the state of one being energy deprived to carry out proper activities of daily life (Rogers, 2008). It certainly is evident within the health care system in regards to nursing and how it affects a nurse physically, mentally, and emotionally (Canadian Nurses Association, 2012). This can negatively impact the quality of patient care, as judgment is impaired, increasing risk of injuries to the patient (Scott, Arslanian-Engoren, & Engoren, 2014). This…

Nurse Staffing Issues Relation to Patient Safety Susan Wilson Foundations of Nursing April 13, 2016 Nurse Staffing Issues Relation to Patient Safety Introduction: Patient safety is one of the top priorities for health care organizations. Numerous conversations and evidence bases research have been conducted, with the aim of pinpointing factors that can be controlled to improve and preserve patient safety. This essay will explore one area that health organizations can control…

and one of the important areas is the healthcare field are our nurses, yet everyday many are subjected to unfair working conditions such as excessive working hours, low wages, and lack of support from within an organization. This ultimately results in many of those in the nursing field seeking employment at other organizations, or switching career fields all together. This can result in a lack of nurses, which not only puts the patients at risk, it can also reflect negatively on an organization as…

Nurses Involvement in Patient Safety The United States is by far one of the countries with a solid health care system. Despite facing unique challenges in the delivery of care, the country provides better health care options to its citizens than many countries in the world, with nursing forming the largest health care profession. Among the responsibilities nurses have, keeping their patients safe is still a struggle and their number one priority. According to the Journal of Research Fundamental…