Chosen Nursing Scenarios

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“Staff in the med-surg unit are told that they must now educate all patients and families on falls prevention on admission and document it, regardless of the patient’s reason for or severity of admission, and along with everything else that they are asked to do with patients when admitted”(Scenario 3).
Explain the difference between a barrier and an obstacle. (4 points)
In any given situation, obstacles and barriers are always present and are a challenge to the individual trying to overcome them. In the health care system, educating patients have not always been an easy task. Nurses and healthcare professional, in general, face a wide variety of barriers and obstacles when it comes to educating patients efficiently. Despite …show more content…

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Two potential barriers to teaching
After analyzing the scenario, I identify staffing issues as being the number one factor that will prevent a nurse from properly educate a patient. The admission process is for the most part very lengthy and time-consuming. Although important, taking the time to educate patients and family members about how to prevent fall can take additional time that nurses might not have.
Additionally, it has been found that nurses lack necessary teaching materials to be able to do these teaching efficiently. For example, some patients might not know how to read but would understand better if a video was provided to them." According to Jahromi (2016), “insufficient educational tools and resources and time limitation are the most significant barriers to patient education"(Jahromi 2016, p.473).
Two potential obstacles to …show more content…

(6 points).
To be able to educate patients effectively, additional staff must be provided so nurses can spend all the time necessary to make sure patients are understanding the topics and can follow the instructions. To help patients learn, a variety of teaching materials should be available to patients. The hospitals could have more teaching on television that patients are required to watch, and nurses will come later and discuss the issue with patients (Jahromi, 2016, p.474).
According to Jahromi (2016), “The best time for education is when patients are in stable conditions and have begun to adapt to their new lives"(p.474). Even after the first teaching, nurses should keep in mind that these patients might not have a real understanding of the teaching and the nurses should make an effort to reinforce these lessons as patients are getting better. Secondly, Nurses should assess patients’ readiness to learn. For the education to be efficient, the learner has to be ready to accept the information(Jahromi, 2016,

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