The purpose of this discussion board is to talk about the outcome of patient empowerment. One of the factors that should be considered when the patient and nurse view differs is, the outcome of the decision regarding the patients’ health. Nurses should help with arranging the care of the patient around the patients’ need. When the nurse and the patient disagree, the nurse should listen to the patient needs. We should try and understand the opposition of the patient; so that we can come to a common ground on how to care for them. Nurses should encourage patients in self-care decisions and promote self-awareness such as, what is important to them when it comes to their health (Burkhardt & Nathaniel, 2014). Nurses also need to understand that …show more content…
This patient has a known history of alcohol/drug abuse with pancreatitis. This patient history also includes and admission to the ICU for his acute pancreatitis. When the patient present to the ER he complains of abdominal pain, a 10 out 10. The patient denies alcohol and drug use for this day. The patient insists that the only thing that helps is IV Dilaudid. The dilemma is that the patient does have a known pancreatic history. He is also known to frequent most local hospital in search of Dilaudid. In this matter I am still the patients advocate; not wanting the patient to feel his pain was being ignored. I explained to him we had to draw labs on him and look at his lipase, amylase, alcohol and electrolyte levels and complete a CT scan of his abdomin. The patient then started yelling and became aggressive. He was reassured that we would do all we could to help his pain. The patient was offered another type of pain medication which he declined. After the lab draws, the lab values were normal except his alcohol level was 275. I feel in these types of situations we should always treat pain and symptoms as subjective but, we should not enable a person seeking drug use. I feel we should formally look into their complaint and treat them
This entails that the professional nurse provide not only ordinary but extraordinary care and support to make it possible for these individuals to achieve their requirements for self-care. Furthermore, the professional nurse judiciously and collaboratively partakes in the individual’s health care provided by the medical doctor. Dorthea Orem understood that individuals possess the natural capability of self-care, and nurses have a duty to place emphasis on enhancing that capability. Nurses who deliver direct care can support these capabilities by offering learning opportunities and teaching methods that enhance self-care activities, therefore contributing a positive and encouraging influence on the individuals and caregivers quality of
Often in practice, we as nurses deal with a variety of diseases and treatments and often have to react to the illness that the patient presents with upon our interaction. While this is an essential piece of our practice, we also have a duty to our patients to be proactive in preventing specific health-related consequences based on their risk factors and to promote their health and well being. Health promotion as it relates to nursing is about us empowering our patients to increase their control over their lives and well beings and includes: focusing on their health not just illness, empowering our patients, recognizing that health involves many dimensions and is also effected by factors outside of their control (Whitehead et al. 2008)..
... Through the demonstration of these values on a daily basis, the nurse is able to not only take better care of his or her patients, but is also able to take care of his or herself. Through self-care, the nurse is able to better understand the phenomena of the client, and is able to provide better client-centered care.
We know that a majority of our profession is made up of highly educated and trained professionals; colleagues who advocate for patient autonomy and patient-centered care (the patient’s right and ability to make their own informed decisions). Similarly, as nurses, we have the right and the ability to deliver autonomously holistic primary nursing care. Both nursing and patient autonomy allow for the healthy development of a respectful partnership: a relationship that can foresee and respond to patient/family needs (e.g., physical comfort, emotional, informational, cultural, spiritual, and learning needs) (Finkelman & Kenner, 2016, p. 274).
During my time in the ward, I recently had a patient with alcohol dependency in my care. My patient, Mr Grey was a 51 year old male patient who was admitted with a fractured neck of femur and consistent hypertension. Mr Grey required a vast amount of medical treatment for his injuries. As well as Mr Grey’s physiological problems he also had poor mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. We later discovered my patient had some social issues and that he was homeless.
Autonomy is identified as another professional value and one that the nurse must possess. Autonomy is the right to self-determination. Nurse’s respect the patient’s right to make a decision regarding their healthcare. Practical application includes, educating patients and their families on their choices, honoring their right to make their own decision and stay in control of their health, developing care plans in collaboration with the patient (Taylor, C. Lillis, C. LeMone, P. Lynn, P,
As a nurse it will be my responsibility to take care of others who may not be able to care for themselves. So it is critical that I know how to take care of myself so that in turn I can help others. Being able to know what self-care is for myself is a very valuable tool as a nurse and to the larger society. If I have a patient I can express to them the importance of self-care and show them how I take care of myself and the benefits of personal self-care.
During my career as a registered nurse I have had the privilege of caring for my patients at the bedside and meeting their needs holistically. Additionally, the safety of my patients is one of the most important aspects of my current role. The experience of advocating for my patients during my nursing career has taught me to place my patient’s health and wellbeing first. The second most important aspect of nursing that I have learned during my career is how to meet my patient’s needs as a whole, not just physically but also emotionally and psychologically applying the holistic approach to each patient. I believe that the patient’s needs
When I was working as a bedside nurse in the Emergency Department, in one of my duties I was not satisfied with the treatment plan made by a resident doctor for XYZ patient. He entered intravenous KCL (potassium chloride) for the patient. The purpose of that medication and its dose for that patient was not clear to me. I assessed patient history and came to know that a middle aged patient came with the complaint of loose bowel movements, vomiting, and generalized weakness. His GCS (Glasgow comma scale) was 15/15, looked pale but was vitally stable. I exactly do not remember about his previous disease, social or family history but I do remember that he was there with his son. According to the care plan, I inserted intravenous cannula, took blood
Healthcare is viewed in an unrealistic way by most individuals. Many people view a physician as the only means to find a solution to their problem. Nurses are still seen by some as simply “the person who does what the doctor says.” This is frustrating in today’s time when nurses are required to spend years on their education to help care for their patients. In many situations nurses are the only advocate that some patients’ have.
In order to facilitate patient empowerment, we must first be in position of self-empowerment. This requires us to self-reflect on our own values, beliefs, and ideas of power. “Nurses must also surrender their need for control, developing instead attitudes of collaboration and mutual participation in decision making.” (Burkhardt & Nathaniel, 2014, p. 517) We must understand that patients have the right to make their own decisions even if they differ from our own. Mutual respect for their thoughts, feelings, and decisions creates a trusting relationship. We must be able to openly listen to our patients needs and communicate effectively in order to empower our patients. They need to know that we are listening, that we understand, and that we are going to provide them with the knowledge and information needed to make their own choices. We must first be...
Nurses take a holistic approach to the delivery of patient- and family-centered care and, in doing so, the nurse plays several roles to address the different needs of the patient. Advocating for all the patient’s, as well as their caregivers’, needs to be met should always be incorporated into the provision of quality nursing care. (Walker et al., 2015). Applying the concept of advocacy to the delivery of nursing care is a key element of this author’s professional foundation. Consequently, this author will advocate for his patient’s rights to autonomy, privacy, and justice. Likewise, this author will continue to advocate for inclusion of the patient and his or her family in making decisions about the patient’s course of treatment.
As caring nurses quality time is spent assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions to give patient’s the most functionality to their life. A nurse may not be able to intervene and give full range of motion in a patient’s broken leg, but that nurse can teach the patient how to use crutches to properly get to school. Listening to patients is the fundamental caring action that allows nurses to take their care a step further into advocacy. Creating a trusting relationship allows for deep understanding of how the patient wants to be cared for. The National Patient Safety Foundations defines a quality patient advocate to be “…someone you trust who is willing to act on your behalf…who can work well with other members of your health care team.” (NPSF) As a patient advocate there will be an intervention that the patient wants to better their life, whether that is starting treatment, modifying interventions, or ending treatment. A nurse’s job is to supply knowledge about patient’s individual case in order for them to make an educated choice. A caring nurse will give their patient’s all the information including any and all approaches to circumstances. If a topic is beyond the scope of nursing practice it is up to the nurse to find someone who can give their patient’s correct information and ensure that all questions were answered. A
Nursing Problems is the current class in session, which includes an analysis of modern nursing issues and the impact nurses make when resolving any problems concerning patient care. Although there have been many different issues in the past, healthcare is in constant change and there are frequent issues that arise. Therefore, there are two or more sides to every issue. Using statistics and research, “The Great Debaters” movie presented different ways to endorse our opinion when discussing a problem.
Therefore, for nurses to see themselves as empowered, they must be free of oppressive leadership, work in a structurally empowering environment, as well as, believe they are capable of providing patient care independently (Rao, 2012, p. 400).