Patient Education Board Observation Paper

Nurses work in a variety of health care settings including hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, schools, home care and community health. Due to this direct contact with a diverse patient population, nurses have a responsibility to play a critical role in developing, evaluating and propagating health information. As direct care providers, nurses assess patients for barriers to learning these include, age, language, cognitive issues, vision and hearing impairments or any other aspects that may impede the learning process. Nurses also assess patients for different learning styles. Some patients learn best by reading information and others prefer demonstration or writing information Younger patients may prefer watching audiovisual materials or interactive games to facilitate learning. As advocated for our patients, it is important for nurses to choose and evaluate the most appropriate delivery method of health care information. It is important for nurses and health care professionals to be able to evaluate websites and health related resources to ensure they provide reliable, quality health information that is based on medical research and not opinions from trusted sources (U.S. National Library of Medicine,

When I initially started planning this paper I was ecstatic to learn what the literature had proven effective for the Native American community and possibly my own people, the Navajo Nation. Since I was a little girl I pledged that I was going to help my people, in any way that I could when I grew up. My main drive behind my profession of choice isn’t for the money obviously, I grew up on the Navajo Reservation, and I have witnessed first hand the detrimental effects of alcohol abuse. My father was an alcoholic he died

The way that patients and their clinicians interact and communicate is important. There are seven different principals to this, and they can be used in different scenarios. Three methods are being used to help improve interdisciplinary communication. Ethics is important in communication, and there are several ethical principles that can be applied when talking with our patients. Patient safety is affected by how the healthcare team communicates.

Going to the Medical Office Association Meeting was a great learning experience. I went to the meeting that was held on Monday March 16, 2015. The topic that was being discussed on that meeting was the Conference Meeting and Volunteering.

The psychiatric clinical rotation at Clinch Mountain House was a very prodigious experience. This facility is unique because of the role it plays in the community; it serves to provide daily recreation for the members of the community who suffer from mental illnesses. This facility focuses on providing essential social skills to this community and accomplishes this goal by providing social interaction, a structured schedule, and daily assignments for each member.

At the providence hospital I observed at the two different setting. First I observed at the St. Catherine's rehabilitation center which provide long-term rehabilitation care. The physical therapist at the sub-acute care provide treatment to the chronic ill patient and geriatric patients. The goal of the sub-acute physical therapist is to restore basic mobility and movements.

A nurse-patient collaboration experience I encountered stood during my junior year of high school. At the time, my mother was incarcerated and I suffered from constant anxiety and depression.Two attributes of collaboration that occurred in this exchange included communication and teamwork. Communication enntailed three components - silence, remaining neutral, and acknowledgment of emotions. Silence sanctioned me time to truly consider what I needed, and to decide what emotions to share. As I expressed my concerns, the nurse remained neutral in her judgements - giving me options, without pressuring me towards choosing what she considered to be the best choice.Throughout the conversation, the nurse did not focus on lecturing me, but rather

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This journal will reflect my summary and understanding of three chapters of assigned readings from the Bastable textbook, Nurse as Educator. The diversity and the increasing numbers of older adults presents a challenge for the health care industry with providing adequate, meaningful and constructive teaching moments for this group. The teaching skills of a nurse are enhanced by the ability to understand the literacy level of the adult patient, the various instructional methods, adapting to different settings and the individualizing of patient teaching material. Information gathered from this journal will help improve the overall capacity of my patient teaching skills.

The last visit I had with the patient on June 7th, I elected to start him on antihypertensive therapy. He was given a prescription for Zestoretic 10/12.5 mg one p.o. to take daily. He says that he did take one as recommended. That same day in the afternoon, he noted that he was short of breath in the afternoon. He says that he attributed it to the work that he was doing out in the yard and later that day, it seemed to resolve. A few days later, he had the same thing happen again. He eventually went on to see Dr. Lilly on June 25th. Please see that note for complete details. She did have him go through a series of testing, including laboratory studies, which were normal

The health care industry is ever changing, requiring the practice of nursing to be continually transformed. Since nurses are in direct, constant contact with patients, we are in a position to facilitate change and it is our duty to be proactive in the processes that have a positive effect in our field. Likewise, it is imperative that nurses be actively involved in education in order to stay abreast of new evidenced based processes that will result in increased positive outcomes while elevating patient care. This paper will discuss initiatives set for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Committee (RWJF) on the Future of Nursing and the

Patient is a nineteen-year-old college student working as a CNA. Patient’s has multiple chronic conditions such as Celiac Disease, Spina Bifida, Sjogren, Malabsorptive Disorder, Gluten Intolerant, Anemia, MTHFR Gene Mutation, deafness on right side, and Protein S deficient. Patient also has PTSD which contributed to depression, anxiety, and binge eating. Patient also complained of tiredness and being lethargic for 4-5 years and was put on Zoloft for depression. Patient is allergic to nickel and aloe vera. Patient is also at risk for breast cancer due to family history. Patient’s medications are Sertraline, Oxybutynin, Magnesium, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Iron, and Vitamin B.

Nursing is also more than just following physicians’ orders, we as nurses need to be educated and have the ability to provide compassionate care. Nurses often provide information and insight gained from their relationship with their patient that can have a huge impact on their plan of care and final outcome. Nurses also need to be able to educate our patients, so they can be empowered to perform their own care as necessary. As the medical field continues to evolve and focus on interdisciplinary teams, nurses need to be prepared to fulfill their responsibility to their

When D.B was asked about patient care technologies and how it improved the care of patients’ we both concurred that smart technologies infusion pumps; EMAR; pharmacy loads the medication in the “accu-dose” (medication equipment) and a get well network for the interaction of patient care, is very crucial to safety of our patients’ and the way care is delivered. She showed me a picture of what the patients’ communication entailed. This patient flow board is in the rooms of every patient and they can request services by scheduling the lift team rounds and transportation. During this question, I had to ask D.B., what is a lift team? She replied that, “we have a special team consist of males only, whose responsibilities are to assist the nurses

According to Healthy People 2012 there are more then 800,000 new cases of diabetes each year, with the numbers on the rise. With this in mind, Healthy People 2012 has identified diabetes as their number five focus area. In order to reach their goal of improving the quality of life for people with diabetes they have identified diabetes teaching as their number one objective. Furthermore, in order to reduce the number of complications of diabetes, Healthy People 2012 has identified foot ulcers as their ninth objective. Through patient education Healthy People 2012 hopes to reduce the number of foot ulcers in people with diabetes, as diabetes is the number one cause of nontraumatic amputations in the United States. In order to