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Pre-Hospital Elder Life Program Volunteering Experience

Pre-Hospital Elder Life Program Volunteering Experience

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Delirium is an acute condition where a patient may become confused and disoriented. Delirium can be brought upon by medications and long hospital stays. Preventing delirium includes frequently orienting patients, working their mind, and closely monitoring for signs of delirium. I personally have not had a patient with delirium, but I would expect that the patient may be anxious or fearful, disoriented, and they may ask a lot of questions about where they are. Delirium increases a patient’s risk for…

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Excerpt of Influence Paper

Excerpt of Influence Paper

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The purpose of this paper was to explore the correlation between nurse staffing and patient outcomes in the ICU setting. Nurse-to-patient ratios impact the care that patients receive, so this paper sought to investigate how shortages may affect care. The ICU setting relies on quality care due to the intensity of a patient’s illness, so this paper was focused on this environment. This paper was created by Celine Pelton, Maria Dimitroglou, Sydney Cordeiro, Sydney Culver, and Isabelle Marceau. Please email…

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Simulation Reflection

Simulation Reflection

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Simulation taught me a lot about what it means to be a mental health nurse, as well as a nurse in general. I learned how to apply the assessment tools we learned in class and how to navigate an assessment with a patient. I also learned how to complete an assessment with a team of people, which was a challenge but ended up working out well. While working with a team, it is sometimes difficult to ask questions when others…

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Final Reflection

Final Reflection

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I gained a lot of knowledge from this team project about what it means to collaborate, contribute to quality improvement, and evidence-based practice. My team had five members, which could lead to conflict and mismanagement due to a larger group. Fortunately, my group did not experience this. We were able to collaborate effectively and always produced good quality work. We achieved this through communication and accountability. My group was able to communicate every week and assign ourselves an equal share…

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Ethical Considerations for EBP

Ethical Considerations for EBP

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My understanding of the nurse’s role in ethical conduct of research has slightly changed to include more responsibilities. While nurses must still follow the ethical rules of beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, justice, and fidelity, it is important for the nurse to also assume responsibility. Nurses must recognize that in order to follow the ethical principles stated, they must also ensure that their patients are safe and that their rights are not violated. For example, patients have the right to informed consent,…

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Assumptions

Assumptions

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My assumptions around the nurse’s role in ethics is that the nurse is required to act in an ethical manner toward all patients. Ethical manners would include beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, and justice. It is important to give patients autonomy and justice in their care, as well as practice using beneficence and nonmaleficence to provide quality care. Implementing ethical practices and following ethical guidelines in practice is mandatory for all healthcare workers, including nurses. Nurses are at the forefront of patient…

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Appraisal and Synthesis

Appraisal and Synthesis

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My group’s topic discusses the relationship between nurse-to-patient ratios and patient outcomes. My assumption about the topic was that a higher nurse-to-patient ratio would produce more positive patient outcomes. For two of our research articles, this assumption was true and higher ratios reduced poor outcomes. For the third, the researchers did not find an association. This changed my assumption and offered interesting insight into our topic. Doing an appraisal on the three articles helped to synthesize our research and identify…

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Reflective Essay

Reflective Essay

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In all healthcare settings, both the physical and mental health needs of patients are important. We don’t fully understand all the ways our body connects to our mind because the connections are so complex. Physiologic and psychologic health influences each other in an infinite number of ways. For example, high and consistent amounts of stress will increase cortisol levels, which can lead to physical reactions such as hypertension, weight gain, and headaches. On the other hand, physical ailments can cause…

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From Inquiry Through Discovery

From Inquiry Through Discovery

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My group initially developed a PICOT question that did not have many research articles that coincided with our topic. After reviewing the available research, we decided to change our question to one that had more articles available. We ran into a few challenges, including finding articles that followed the guidelines of “good research”. We were struggling to find articles that were peer reviewed and included a purpose. To solve this, I began refining the search by selecting the “peer reviewed”…

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