To be professionally accountable in nursing is necessary and vital for patient care and safety. According to The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, the definition of accountability “ is to be answerable to oneself and others for one’s own actions.” The nurse has to ensure that while delivering care, accountability is owed to themselves and the client, the client’s family, colleagues, the workplace and […]

In a 2- to 3-page paper, create an interview transcript of your responses to the following interview questions: Tell us about a healthcare program, within your practice. What are the costs and projected outcomes of this program? Who is your target population? What is the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of this healthcare program? Can you provide examples? What is […]

A nurse is taking care of an 85-year-old woman in a hospital based skilled nursing facility. In report, the nurse is told the patient has not been breathing well for the past 2 days. She has been lethargic, her skin is warm and dry, and she has a decreased urine output. The following laboratory findings were returned from the laboratory immediately after morning report: Na: […]

A primary responsibility of HCO leaders is to ensure quality, implement quality practices, and monitor performance of quality initiatives. Some may argue that among the challenges of this is the notion that there may be conflicting interests between quality and productivity. For this Competency, consider that you have been asked to propose a policy that uses systems thinking to improve quality without reducing productivity. First, […]

Respond by offering additional thoughts regarding the examples shared, Systems Development Life Cycle SDLC-related issues, and ideas on how the inclusion of nurses might have impacted the example described by your colleagues.                                               Main Post                          Systems Development Life Cycle            The systems development life cycle (SDLC) is a process whereby a company or entity determines the need for the implementation of new […]

COMPLIANCE PLANS 1 Compliance Plans Compliance Plans Clinical staff members are not washing their hands between patients Hand washing is one of the most important procedures for preventing infections. Health care workers hands are mostly contaminated after activities such as cleaning wounds, cleaning patient’s excrement and touching contaminated surfaces in patient’s rooms. Bacteria from these activities can cause infections to other patients being handled by […]

Evaluating financial statements and using financial analysis methods is a critical part of the decision to make capital investments. The goal of capital management is to acquire and maintain sufficient working capital and assets. This helps an organization meet operating and expense obligations, while also keeping a sufficient cash flow. It is also a way to confirm that capital purchases and agreements are made with […]

Through championing the nursing profession, nurses give a voice to the essential role that they play in advancing access to high-quality, affordable care. With energetic participation in advocacy, every nurse can help the profession to improve and move to higher levels. The American Nurses Association (ANA) believes that advocacy is a pillar of nursing. Nurses instinctively advocate for their patients, in their workplaces, and in […]

Professional organizations are vital to nursing practice. They represent nurses in government at the national and state level. They are a great source of information regarding new research and changes made to current nursing practice. (Helbig, 2018) Evidence-based practice is driving nursing care by substantiating what we do; professional nursing organizations disseminate this information to practioners through nursing journals and periodicals. Professional nursing organizations are […]

Discuss your own philosophy of aging. When do you think a person becomes elderly? What do you think of older people? Are they active, senile, debilitated, etc.? Give a description of an elderly person that you know.         Older adulthood is an identity that carries significant stigma, and individuals become increasingly closer to assuming this stigmatized identity as they age. When people become older adults, […]