In the Module 4 Discussion, you considered how professional nurses can become involved in policy-making. A critical component of any policy design is evaluation of the results. How comfortable are you with the thought of becoming involved with such matters?
A 41-year-old obese male patient is diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF). He is told to begin a moderate exercise routine with a healthy diet and is prescribed several medications — including a diuretic.
Instructions: One to 1 pg and a half is enough its a discussion post. APA style. Must have at least 3 references.
https://cdn-media.waldenu.edu/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6521/05/mm/decision_trees/week_10/index.html
For your Assignment, your Instructor will assign you one of the decision tree interactive media pieces provided in the Resources. As you examine the patient case studies in this module’s Resources, consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting symptoms of neurological and musculoskeletal disorders.
To Prepare:
Write a 1- to 2-page summary paper that addresses the following:
Module 02 – Written Assignment-Communication Techniques Worksheet
Name:
Date:
Complete all your lesson content and assigned readings. Make sure that you are focusing on:
· Communication techniques used to promote safety within the healthcare facility.
· Communication techniques used to provide optimal patient care.
Instructions:
· Answer the questions listed below using complete sentences.
· Use correct grammar, spelling and APA format.
· Support your answers using credible sources such as textbooks, course materials, and evidence-based articles (
1 Point)
Resources:
How do I know if a source is credible?
How do I find evidence-based practice articles? Or nursing best practices?
1. Identify and describe communication techniques that can be used to promote safety within the healthcare facility.
(2 Points)
2. Describe how communication is used to provide optimal patient care.
(2 Points)
11/16/2021
PLEASE RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING IN 50 WORDS OR MORE:
My thoughts on trends in nursing have shifted a bit since week 1. A topic I addressed was nurse-to-patient ratios and how they are incompatible with providing the best care to patients. Although that issue still proves to be a problem, I feel more informed on the causes and effects of this trend. I’ve learned about legislative and environmental factors that come into play. Funding for institutions is limited and in order to address this issue properly, we must be informed and have background knowledge of the people we are appointing who make the decisions to allocate health care funds. Also, being more inclusive when giving positions in higher departments would be helpful. Nurses should have access to take on more leadership roles to be able to be involved in decision making. Nurses have first hand knowledge on what is needed on the floor. They understand the resources needed and they also can advocate for nurses who come from different backgrounds or have different levels of expertise. All in all, I have a better understanding of why this problem exists and also the ways in which we could actively rectify the situation.
Disease selection is asthma
see below
Create a discussion about anemia related to right sided colon cancer, What patient education would you provide for a patient recently diagnosed? what recommendations would you give him? 400 words and at least 2 scholarly references not older than 5 years.
It is no secret that phones, computers, and technology in general have started to take over the world. It is safe to say that every one of our co-workers owns a cellphone of their own and has probably used it in the workplace at one point or another. “Information technology opens our windows and doors upon the world, allowing us to quickly communicate and exchange data and information within facilities, within healthcare delivery systems, and even across the globe” (Chamberlain College of Nursing, 2020). This can become tricky when put into legal terms in relation to patient safety and privacy. “Communication within the medical field is critical to ensure safe, timely delivery of healthcare” (Chandra, et al., 2023). Considering this patient scenario, it is both unethical and unlawful to take photos and send and receive patient photos on your personal cellphone. This can very easily violate the HIPAA policy because the patient photos are not sent under a secure network and can be breached through the firewall of your own personal cellphone by hackers. It is also possible that someone is using your phone and sees it mistakingly, or you decide to show friends or family the photos of another patients wound. With that being said, technology is very important in healthcare as it allows for more efficient healthcare when used appropriately. “Technology in healthcare today allows for global healthcare information systems (HISs), more specialized clinical information systems (CIS), and the electronic health record” (EHR) (Hebda et al., 2019). Many facilities have started to incorporate secure messaging devices in order to taking pictures, and send messages relating to patient data/care. This makes it so that the healthcare personnel are not taking any healthcare data home as they are to return the device at the end of their shift and the messages delete are a certain amount of time if not deleted previously by the employee. My facility has specific guidelines regarding the use of personal communication devices in patient care settings. This policy states that we are not allowed to take phones within the health care setting that could breech patient information. This includes taking pictures at the desk that could possibly include patient care charts and patient boards in the background of the photo. We do have access to our hospital email, and secure messaging services within applications on our personal cellphones but we have to download and encrypt our phone with certain secure firewalls in order to keep these apps so that the messages remain secure. This allows for us to use our personal phones, almost like in the scenario, but we would be messaging the PCP with a secure application that could not be hacked or shared.
Resources
Chamberlain College of Nursing. (2020).
NR-361 RN Information Systems in Healthcare: Week 7 Lesson. Downers Grove, IL: Online Publication.
Chandra, S., Oberg, M., Hilburn, G., Wu, D. T., & Adhyaru, B. (2023). Improving Communication in a Large Urban Academic Safety Net Hospital System: Implementation of Secure Messaging.
Journal of medical systems,
47(1), 56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-023-01956-x
Hebda, T., Hunter, K., & Czar, P. (2019).
Handbook of informatics for nurses & healthcare professionals (6th ed.). Pearson.
