Pediatric Safety and Quality Date of Submission TOC o "1-3" h z u Stage 1: Critical Reflection Throughout my profession as a nurse practitioner, I have encountered numerous touch points that have shaped and influenced my career in various ways. Fundamentally, my role as a nurse and as a person who articulates and executes actions into viable visions has been inspirational to many people with a vision of joining the nursing profession, and this explains my personality. Often, along the way, I
and expected, since the very beginning of nursing. From pediatrics to gerontology, nurses are serving a culturally, religiously and financially diverse population with challenging needs. In the face of this, nursing itself is becoming ever more diverse in it’s culture and skill set, which is helping the profession stay in the race, and continue to advance the practice of nursing.
individual and families this is why the current practice system at the agency is the micro level system. Helping at-risk youth and their families in obtain needed services in order to improve their current living situation in hopes to end the cycle of incarceration with in the family. The mission of the Panhandle Promise Project is to help break the cycle of incarceration with in the family. Because the program is very new, the agency has struggle to find their own offices and at the moment the Episcopal
administer or to instruct them to take their medication or treatments that are painful and frightening to children. However, the rewards of becoming a PICU nurse is that we, nurses are given the incomparable ability to assist in children’s recovery from health crisis. We are able to use fun, silly practices to make young patients as comfortable as possible. Together patient-nurse work for the betterment and continuity of patient recovery, as much as patient can perform needed self-care but need either assistance
Health IT Success Story The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports research aimed at improving the efficiency of healthcare services. The AHRQ hosts the National Resource Center for Health Information Technology (NRCHIT). The center serves as a connection between researchers, the healthcare community and experts in information technology. Its main role is to encourage the adoption of information technology in healthcare by availing latest tools, promoting best practices and providing
Since Summer 2015, I have worked part-time as a pool attendant at Wesglen Country Clubhouse in my neighborhood, Romeoville, IL. I worked 18-24 hours per week, but the schedule varied. As a pool attendant, I was responsible for checking Wesglen residents in and out for access to swim in the pool or exercise in the gym. After my shift was over, I had to maintain the cleanliness of the bathrooms, showers, and gym. This involved me mopping the floors, cleaning the bathroom and pool showers, and wiping
resources or help they need? There is shown a lack of help from the system, such as relatives, educators and health professionals, creating these antisocials relation between the parents and the system of people. In the article “Crying Alone With My Child” Parenting A School Child Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder, there is a discussion and study displaying that parents are infact experiencing health implications as well as mental problems with caring primarily for their children, without the necessary
schools until weeks or months after school officials are made aware of the danger (Ungar, 2016). When parents are aware of a potential danger facing their child’s health, they can encourage their children to limit their exposure by not drinking from those water fountains. Similarly, if a parent is made aware of a risk of exposure in their home, they can choose to buy bottled water for cooking, drinking, and cleaning. However, without knowledge of the risk of lead exposure, individual behavior will not
development stages such as adjusting changes in body, such as loosing mobility for senior individuals. Health deviation is changes in health or function due to disease or injury such as life-style changes for hypertension or diabetes. The second component of the Orem’s theory, Self-care deficit, is the inability for individual or parent to care themselves or provide care to maintain well being or health and is the situation when nursing is needed. In these circumstances, Orem indicates that nursing
Washington, DC where she practiced in the operating room, pediatrics, home care and medical surgical unit after receiving her diploma. She earned her Baccalaureate Degree in 1939