patients the care and attention that they deserve. If I were explaining exemplary professional practice to others I would say that it involves staff that are willing to do whatever it takes to give their patients and family members excellent service. Exemplary professional practice does not occur over night‚ it takes time and dedication from all staff members involved. Luzinski (2012) states that professional practice that is exemplary not only requires time to develop‚ but time to improve designs‚ and implementing
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Identifying a Practice Problem in Need of Improvement Suicide prevention amongst incarcerated inmates is a measurable patient-centered practice problem that I will address in my capstone paper. According to Nursing World (2015)‚ suicide rates within the correction facilities is the 3rd leading cause of death in the United Stated prisons‚ exceeding natural deaths and AIDS. It is estimated that at least one suicide attempt occurs every three seconds with one actual death every four minutes (American
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had little experience with the treatment of individuals with mental illness‚ so some of the information the may potentially share of have shared could be wrong. The facilitators of the group are not social workers‚ so are not held to the NASW Code of Ethics. The author would not be able to ethically accept the position of facilitator without the proper knowledge of addiction recovery and mental illness treatment. Continuing education classes to improve knowledge in the required subject matter could
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In many hospitals‚ these days many different new nursing practices are being used to improve patient outcomes. In the hospital that I work for many new evidence-based practices are being used to see if it improves or does not improve the patient’s physical and mental health. I have worked in different units in my hospital‚ as of right now I am posted in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) we use an SBAR (situation‚ background‚ assessment‚ recommendation) to try to ensure a quality exchange of information
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Introduction In this essay my aim is to describe and discuss my own Filipino cultural background and how it might influence my nursing practice. Culture is our way of living (Wepa‚ 2005). It is also shaped by our values‚ beliefs‚ norms‚ and practices that are shared by members of the same cultural group (Giger & Davidhizar‚ 1995). I will be discussing some of the values and traits that we Filipinos have in common such as pagmamano and po at opo or gestures that show respect to our elders‚ kagandahang
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According to Provision 2 of Code of Ethics for Nurses (2015)‚ “the nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient‚ whether an individual‚ family‚ group‚ community‚ or population‚” (Brown‚ Lachman‚ & Swanson‚ 2015‚ p. 269). An interpretation of this provision is that the nurse cares for‚ and is committed to‚ patient and family. Provision 2 also explains that the patient’s family should be allowed and encouraged to participate in the care of their loved one (Brown‚ Lachman‚ & Swanson‚ 2015). I am reminded
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HEALTH PROMOTION IN NURSING PRACTICE Nursing Role and Responsibilities In health Promotion 7 January 2012 Nursing Roles and Responsibilities in Health Promotion Health promotion has become priority issues and future directions for health professions from a world perspective. By focusing on individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and the environments in which people live‚ work‚ and play the health care professionals today are vital links for promoting national and international health. Nurses
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suffering. The Code of Ethics for Nurses includes eight previsions that describe what is expected of nurses on various matters‚ including but not limited to compassion for every patient‚ protection of the safety of patients‚ and supporting an overall ethical work
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(Baker‚ 2011‚ p.1). Examples of social responsibility can include an organization or corporation or help to make up the social responsibility. It can consist of economics. The organization has a responsibility to make and earn profit for its owners. Ethics is also an element of ethical responsibility. Individuals can also volunteer‚ which promotes human welfare. Responsibilities include having blood drives and allowing the community to make a donation to help fight cancer. “Volunteers‚ often called
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Ethical Issues Quintell Turner Liberty University Ethical Issues Ethics plays a huge role in the counseling profession. The professionals that practice counseling whether group or individual must be very careful not to violate any of the ethics code because it could cause them to lose their career. Counselor and Therapist that work with groups setting have ethical standards that they must adhere to only a daily basis. There are several ethical issues that may present as barriers to counselors
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