Long Term Care Ethics
Synthesis
It is very important to the organization and its patients to retain well diverse and educated nurses. They may perform an array of duties that a hospital will have 5 or 6 nurses performing. Most of the patients need extensive care with chronic conditions. Nurses perform several duties in the LTC facility such as, Liaison between patient and doctor, family and any additional care such as rehab or psychiatric care. Although nurses with company longevity and stable family homes are easily retained many others are not. To successfully retain LTC facility nurses, organizations must focus on methods that will accomplish high retention scores. Here are some ways to help retain nurses and protect the safety of our residents.
Providing …show more content…
There are four elements of ethical issues regarding patient care such as, attentiveness, responsibility, competence and responsiveness. Attentiveness involves nurses being able to recognize the needs of the patient and their families. The development of a close relation between nursing staff and patient through receptibility helps the nurses to be receptive to what the patients need. A nurse has the responsibility to care for their patients and be a support system for their patient. A nurse must exhibit competence while caring for their patients. Nurses must be able to provide individual care. They are obligated to provide care of a patient based on their physical needs, psychological, cultural and religious needs of the patients and their families. Nurses have a duty to ensure that the patients’ needs are being met. If the patient is responding to the nurse in a positive to the treatment that is received. The American Nurse Associations’ provision 3 states that a nurse advocates for the patient, promotes and protects the rights, their health and safety for the patient. Nurses are held accountable and responsible for making good decisions to provide the best care for the patient (American Nurse Association, 2015). Facilities that …show more content…
(n.d.). Introduction to long term care.
Jones, K. (2013). Evolution of Nursing Shared Governance. Retrieved from https://health.ucsd.edu/medinfo/nursing/Documents/nursing-fall-2013.pdf
Keeton, D. (2017). Team Building Committee. University of Maryland, B.C.
Kerfoot, K. (2015). Four Measures that Are Key to Retaining Nurses. Hospitals and Healthcare Network.
Schedler, J. (2014, February 16). The Organizational Structure of a skilled Nursing Facility. Retrieved from http://www.globalnursinghomehealth.com/about-us/ http://work.chron.com/average-recruitment-cost-3664.html The Henry J Kasier Family Foundation. (2015). Long Term Care in the United States: A Timeline. Retrieved from https://kaiserfamilyfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/8773-long-term-care-in-the-united-states-a-timeline1.pdf
Tummers, L. G., Groeneveld, S. M., & Lankhaar, M. (2013). Why do nurses intend to leave their organization? A large-scale analysis in long-term care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(12), 2826-2838. doi:10.1111/jan.12249
Whitehurst, S. (2014, May 9). Strategies to maximize patient engagement and retention | Healthcare IT News. Retrieved from
It is very important to the organization and its patients to retain well diverse and educated nurses. They may perform an array of duties that a hospital will have 5 or 6 nurses performing. Most of the patients need extensive care with chronic conditions. Nurses perform several duties in the LTC facility such as, Liaison between patient and doctor, family and any additional care such as rehab or psychiatric care. Although nurses with company longevity and stable family homes are easily retained many others are not. To successfully retain LTC facility nurses, organizations must focus on methods that will accomplish high retention scores. Here are some ways to help retain nurses and protect the safety of our residents.
Providing …show more content…
There are four elements of ethical issues regarding patient care such as, attentiveness, responsibility, competence and responsiveness. Attentiveness involves nurses being able to recognize the needs of the patient and their families. The development of a close relation between nursing staff and patient through receptibility helps the nurses to be receptive to what the patients need. A nurse has the responsibility to care for their patients and be a support system for their patient. A nurse must exhibit competence while caring for their patients. Nurses must be able to provide individual care. They are obligated to provide care of a patient based on their physical needs, psychological, cultural and religious needs of the patients and their families. Nurses have a duty to ensure that the patients’ needs are being met. If the patient is responding to the nurse in a positive to the treatment that is received. The American Nurse Associations’ provision 3 states that a nurse advocates for the patient, promotes and protects the rights, their health and safety for the patient. Nurses are held accountable and responsible for making good decisions to provide the best care for the patient (American Nurse Association, 2015). Facilities that …show more content…
(n.d.). Introduction to long term care.
Jones, K. (2013). Evolution of Nursing Shared Governance. Retrieved from https://health.ucsd.edu/medinfo/nursing/Documents/nursing-fall-2013.pdf
Keeton, D. (2017). Team Building Committee. University of Maryland, B.C.
Kerfoot, K. (2015). Four Measures that Are Key to Retaining Nurses. Hospitals and Healthcare Network.
Schedler, J. (2014, February 16). The Organizational Structure of a skilled Nursing Facility. Retrieved from http://www.globalnursinghomehealth.com/about-us/ http://work.chron.com/average-recruitment-cost-3664.html The Henry J Kasier Family Foundation. (2015). Long Term Care in the United States: A Timeline. Retrieved from https://kaiserfamilyfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/8773-long-term-care-in-the-united-states-a-timeline1.pdf
Tummers, L. G., Groeneveld, S. M., & Lankhaar, M. (2013). Why do nurses intend to leave their organization? A large-scale analysis in long-term care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(12), 2826-2838. doi:10.1111/jan.12249
Whitehurst, S. (2014, May 9). Strategies to maximize patient engagement and retention | Healthcare IT News. Retrieved from