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in the clinical setting. In the scenario of Mr. Patient requesting for a DNR order, I used the nursing process to formulate appropriate nursing actions and the lasater’s clinical judgment model guide my reflection. In this paper, I will describe the skills that was used in relation to nursing process, provide analysis of the model and application of learning in terms of CNO competencies, and evaluate my clinical decision-making in terms of patient outcomes. While, the nursing process served as guide

Health and Care Excellence guidelines to prevent falls from occurring. Caregivers should encourage patients to walk if they can even if it is just a short distance to maintain their ability. We should not rush them but be there for them during this time to provide reassurance. Orthostatic hypotension is an issue that many elderly patients experience in which we should allow adequate time for the patient to go from the sitting to standing positon to prevent a fall from occurring.

Patient Presentation History of Presenting Complaint This paper conducts a critical evaluation of a 66-year-old female, Mrs. DZ, who has a ten-year history of lower backache. This pain often radiates to both legs. The pain is quite severe when the patient assumes an upright posture and engages in physical activities. Lifestyle modification has failed Mrs. DZ as a form of management for this condition. The patient has been prescribed with neurogenic pain medications by her GP. Three corticosteroid

healthcare. The theory identifies the effect of medical errors by healthcare providers cause significant risks to the health and safety of patients. It explains human errors in terms of contributory factors that prevail in a person's performance, immediate environment, and the broader organizational level. Human errors that influence performance are identified in broader categories of lapses, mistakes, or slips. To mitigate this, the research identifies the establishment of safety and health standards

Running Head: FAST TRACK CARE Review of Literature The Effect of Fast Track Care on Length of Stay in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Alisa Ruffner, BSN Fall 2014 University of Tennessee Health Science Center: College of Nursing NSG 819: Evaluation of Practice Introduction Cardiac surgery is among the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the United States. According to the American Heart Association, over 575,000 open heart surgeries were performed in 2005. Until

clinical decisions on patient care, however, according to Hamrick, Hanson, Tracy, and O’Grady (2014), it is a technique that is often not utilized enough. The author’s further stated that providers lack the understanding of the process, which limits their ability to apply it in clinical settings. My chosen role as an APN in my setting is to ensure that I understand the process and employ the latest principles of EBP. I will use it to guide my practice to assure that my patient is placed in a position

Review is as an assessment tool designed to help in assisting the healthcare organization contributes greatly in the improvement and monitoring performance all through the year. The periodic performance focuses more on the measures that has to do with patients safety and care and at same time given the facility for unremitting standards fulfillment. NCH is 100% compliance with most standards of Joint Commission in the following area; Emergency Management, Human resources, Infection Prevention and Control

developed in consultation with the patient, surrogate decision maker, and attending physician. This document indicates whether the patient will receive resuscitative care, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), or advanced medical directives, in the setting of cardiac and/or respiratory arrest. A DNR can also be referred as a no code when identifying a patient’s resuscitation status. If a patient has an existing DNR it allows the resuscitation team, taking care of the patient, to either withhold or stop any

mean I am going to define each key term. Compliance is identified as someone who is obedient and accepting of their healthcare treatment plan, whereas adherence is referred to as showing commitment and support of a plan of care (Richards, 2014, p. 219). My patient has struggled with compliance to her health regime. I do not think this is because she chooses to be noncompliant. Instead, I attribute it to the Biomedical theory, which identified several factors including, “demographics, severity of the

Working Well Based on page 11-12 of my MAT-- Core and Supporting Processess that work well include Admission, Routine Care, Transfer from Inpatient, Discharge, Adverse Drug Event, Code, Feeding Patients, Pain Management, Monitoring Confusion, At Risk for Falls, At Risk for Decubitus, Answering Patient Lights, Restraint Process, Communicating with Families, Laboratory Specimens, Pharmacy Questions, Dietary Process, Physician Orders, Medical Records, CIS, Follow-up Appointments, End of life/Code