“The ideal of democracy or democratic participation in governing relies on an educated citizenry. Education about the structure, forms, and functions of government is only half of it; citizens should be knowledgeable and aware of what their government is currently doing (Cobb, 2020).” As a child I remember many conversations surrounding politics and education about …
Current Event Local Issue The first week assignment deals with current event affecting populations in the state. Texas remains the most affected state by the current Winter Storm that devastated different parts of the country. As such, this paper discusses the storm as local current event and its ramifications on health care. Summary of the …
I found it interesting that communication was identified as a leading root cause of sentinel events in the United States (Burgener, 2017). Change is a good reason for improving the quality and safety of health care services. We can do this by integrating effective communication strategies with patients, colleagues, and other healthcare providers. Resistance to …
Week 3 Discussion: Resilience and Change Nursing is a highly stressful career. Androus (2020), claims that “stress and burnout affect 10-70% of nurses” (p.1). Resilience can play a huge role in retention of nurses. Nurses who are resilient are less likely to develop these high levels of stress and less likely to burnout in …
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Healthcare, like many other sectors, depends on effective communication to ensure that information sharing is appropriately done for the safety of patients and better health outcomes and for the development of effective and working relationships between the health care professionals. Besides, by the fact that nurses in their day-to-day routine have to interact with interprofessional …
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One area I had the opportunity to render my compassion and show the patient that I cared was when the patient went to a peer for help with her medication concerns. The patient informed the nurse that she was still having withdrawal symptoms after starting the methadone program and receiving 20mg as a starting dose …
As a nurse leader first step is to call attention to the issue and bring it straight to my manager as well as the policy and procedure committee. Evidence based practice is mainly how the committee discovers and creates its policies. I would also run the order past the physician to gain approval and see …
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DIRECT CARE PROJECT PART 1 ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS Directions: Prior to completing this template, carefully review Week 2: Direct Care Part 1 directions and all rubric requirements. Assessment of Certification, Patient Outcomes, and Leadership Ambulatory care nursing certification Newly graduated Nurses This clinical certification is accessible after initial RN licensure; it does not require any …
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After reviewing this week’s lesson and taking the leadership development test, the leadership style that relates to me is transformational (Chamberlain University, 2021). I knew prior to taking the test that this was my leadership style, but the test made me even more sure by scoring 76/80 for this style. In transformational leadership, you participate …
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I live in a small community in Ohio, so I used the county I live in for my discussion. Putnam County has a population of 33,861 persons, the median income is $62,000, and a poverty level of only 5.5%. I feel very fortunate to live in a community/county that has many employment opportunities. Putnam Co …
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