Patient Teaching Pl Bacterial Endocarditis

Nursing practice has been able to make a large impact on health promotion for the patient. Nurses are involved in many facets of continued health promotion such as; triage

the mitral valve 16 months ago and a Streptococcus mutans infection of the aortic valve 1 month ago.

| In the nursing education the student should be helped to appreciate that not all patients are going to leave the hospital disease free, and that as nurses there is a need to learn that we need to help them in any way we can to achieve their maximum amount

The goals of Healthy People 2020 and the goal of nurse educators relates in that they both promote quality and the effectiveness of education to improve the quality of life for all Americans. For example, Coe (2012) state that the roles of nurse educators are critical in assuring quality educational experiences by preparing nurses for the workforce in a diverse and ever-changing health care environment. Also, nurse educators are leaders with evidenced-base documentation of the outcomes of educational programs that guide students through the learning process. Therefore, the goal of the nurse educator is to improve quality by providing safer care to patients (Coe, 2012).

Patient safety is a primary goal for all health care workers, especially Registered Nurses who are the primary care givers for many patients. To promote safety and well-being it is important to provide the best possible care to all patients without spreading hospital acquired infections to patients that were previously free from certain diseases. Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) are a common occurrence within health care settings and can cause many complications, increasing length of stay, and could even cause death.

The leading cause of death for people in the majority of the ethnicities in the United States is heart disease, this includes Hispanics, whites and African American. Heart disease is second to cancer in the cause of death of Native Americans, Alaskan Natives and Pacific Islanders. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 610,000 deaths are recorded from heart disease in the United States annually – which translates to one in every four deaths. Furthermore, heart disease takes the lead in the cause of death of both men and women. The most common type of heart disease is coronary heart disease, being the prime culprit in the death of over 370,000 individuals yearly. On average, 735,000 Americans suffer a heart attack yearly, 525,000 of these are first time sufferers while 210,000 people are individuals who had suffered a heart attack in the past (CDC, 2015). The above alarming statistics on heart disease is a cause for concern and requires a strategic action to fight this public health problem. One of the ways to treat, prevent and reduce the number of heart disease cases is a good and effective patient education. This paper discusses the competencies that make a nurse a good, effective and expert patient educator in patient with coronary heart disease and how to become one.

My client is Margie M, a 69-year-old widower with chronic venous stasis ulcers. PMH: Asthma, Cataracts, Arthritis, Tremors, Narcolepsy, Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Hyperlipidemia, Hypothyroidism, Gastric Ulcers, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Micro colitis, Restless Leg Syndrome, Hypertension, Atrial Fibrillation, Anxiety, Depression, Cardiac Stents, and Cerebral Aneurysm. She lives in a two bed, one bathroom house with her daughter Becky, Becky’s husband Jim, and her twenty-five year old grandson Jason. Margie’s daughter, Terri, Jason’s mother is deceased. Jason has mild developmental delays. Margie has one son, Buster, who is not involved in her care. We met for lunch at McDonald’s

The nurses play a key role in developing and implementing sound education materials for patient, family and community education. The nurse needs to assess each client’s individual nutritional needs by monitoring and intervening with the client’s required acute and nutritional care. Since every client’s plan of care is individualized, the family’s nutritional habits, social, cultural, and physical norms need to be taken into consideration when conducting the assessment. Nurses play an active role in surveying and teaching community groups using a collaborative and interprofessional approach with data collected by the nurses and providers, while the nurse also monitors and evaluates the given interventions. For example, a patient’s pre-pregnancy nutrition is highly important and nurses need to educate the clients to take the recommended daily dosages of prenatal vitamins. The client might not know that she is pregnant and early fetal development occurs before a woman may realize she is pregnant. If the client doesn’t take the required amount of nutrients, the baby will have problems later in life like neural tube defects, a low birth weight, and other problems later in life. Another example is that nurses need to explain to clients that if they have a disease or disorder that to a have a therapeutic nutrition, he or she may need to make

As a nurse, we have the responsibility of providing safe and patient-centered care to the community. Patients are more than numbers, and as nurses we must treat them as individuals who need attention and personalized care. While caring for patients, we must use

Sepsis is the body’s response to infection. The onset of sepsis is often undetected until the condition has become critical. Sepsis progresses into severe sepsis, septic shock, and eventually death; typically from organ failure. The condition affects over 500,000 individuals annually, has a mortality rate of over 25%, and presents a risk to patients in every inpatient setting regardless of acuity level (Whelchel et al., 2011). My first experience with sepsis was enlightening because it affected a patient under my care. I was surprised at the insidious onset of the symptoms, the rapid decline in the patient’s condition, and the missed opportunities that the healthcare team had to implement the recommended care bundle protocols.

Nursing professionals help individuals, families, and communities to attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. The needs of patient care have evolved together with the healthcare system for a few decades, setting higher standards and delegating more roles for nursing professionals. Nurses, especially those with a bachelor’s degree, should always maintain continued education and teach other healthcare professionals as well. This is to equip them with the tools required to deliver a holistic patient

Severe Sepsis affects 750,000 Americans and causes more than 200,000 deaths annually. Sepsis is a complex condition that results from an infectious process that represents the body's response to infection and involves systemic inflammatory and cellular events that result in altered circulation and coagulation, endothelial dysfunction and impaired tissue perfusion (Kleinpell, 2005). Associated mortality rates with sepsis in the United States have remained largely unchanged for several decades. Through an international collaboration known as the

Pericarditis is an inflammatory disease that occurs around the heart. A major cause of this inflammation is infection such as viruses, bacteria, anaerobes, and fungi. Other causes include myocardial infarction, trauma, medications, and autoimmune disorders.1,2 This disease occurs at primarily in twenty to fifty-year old males.3 Patients with immunocompromised diseases and AIDS are at higher risk for acute pericarditis.1 About 15 to 30 percent of patients with an initial attack of acute pericarditis will develop recurrent pericarditis.3,4 Without appropriate treatment, this disease can lead to death.1

Heart disease is prevalent globally, to the extent where almost everyone knows someone, in their family or in their friend circle, who has heart disease or is dealing with the sickness. Myocarditis is a variation thereof and is an inflammatory disease of the heart caused by a variety of agents, including viral infections, autoimmune disorders, other diseases, and drugs (32). If the inflammation is not resolved quickly, heart failure may result due to cell death and loss of myocytes (muscle cells) required to help pump blood (33). Much research has been done about myocarditis, but it is still difficult to pinpoint one cause of the disorder, which in turn translates into a lack of knowledge on how to treat the disease (34).

As a competent registered nurse, my career goal is to become a healthcare quality improvement leader, a position that would enhance my commitment in promoting patient safety. I not only believe in enhancing the capacity of other care providers, but also in improving the quality of the healing environment for the benefit of both patients and their care providers. This means not only promoting collaboration with the multidisciplinary teams, but also building the necessary healing partnerships with our patients. To enhance the quality of the healing environment, I aspire to continue analyzing researches for evidence based practices and advocating for their actualization. I will continue focusing my time and energy in encouraging other nurses to improve their skills through formal education, so they can empower themselves as advocates of quality improvement for the benefit of their patients and coworkers.