Asmita Patel
Bradshaw
RDG-101
20 April 2016
Annotated Bibliography
Ansell, Helen, Alannah Meyer, and Shona Thompson. "Technology And The Issues Facing Nursing
Assessment." British Journal Of Nursing 24.17 (2015): 886-889 4p. CINAHL Plus with Full Text.
Web. 25 Apr. 2016.
This article by Helen Ansell and colleagues describes an analysis into the application of technology and the issues nurses face while taking nursing assessment. It is a descriptive and qualitative analysis involving interviews with nurses from several hospitals. The analysis of data indicated few issues: the influence of early warning systems, nurse anatomy and the impact of technology.
The study concludes that nurse
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autonomy is in conflict with risk-management policies and use of accepted algorithms. Based on data, clinical decision making around nursing assessment is influenced by the early warning score and technology. Within this environment, nursing are working under stress and on more complex patients. Nurses are also practising with increasing dependence on technology and accepted algorithms for patient care. Patient assessment is a basic nursing skill needed to provide safe and effective care. The technology impacts patient assessment practices and can be used to study nurse autonomy and nurses’ critical judgement. This study in hospital is useful to understand how technology affects the nurses on several patient assessment practices. Some of key points in this study improves nurses’ critical judgement as well as adherence to auditable practices which I may use when I work in hospital. Grotto, Jessica, et al. "Risk Assessment And Absconding: Perceptions, Understandings And Responses Of Mental Health Nurses." Journal Of Clinical Nursing 24.5/6 (2015): 855-865 11p. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 17 Apr. 2016. Grotto describes absconding perspectives of mental health nurses. The study explored nurses’ perceptions of risk management and assessment practices concerning absconding from inpatient psychiatric setting, and their responses when patients escaped. The research highlights the significance of clinical judgement in assessing absconding risk. Grotto provided the study both informative, explanatory and can be easily included in nursing curriculum. The author’s study offers nurses’ assessment of patients’ risk of absconding includes clinical judgement and clinical presentation. This study has some limitations because more absconding management and assessment strategies needed to get the best possible results for patients and nurses. Mental health nurses play a vital role in risk management and assessment for absconding. Grotto’s study is descriptive, informative, and thorough. This paper provides useful perception into how mental health nurses evaluate and control absconding risk, and their responses to the events. This paper can help me in my future career because managing and assessing patients’ risk of absconding holds an important position in mental health nursing in USA. Study in this paper could be included in the curriculum for a nursing writing class.
Korhonen, Eila-Sisko, Tina Nordman, and Katie Eriksson. "Technology And Its Ethics In Nursing And Caring Journals." Nursing Ethics 22.5 (2015): 561-576 16p. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 25 Apr. 2016.
Korhonen offers literature review of technology and its ethics in nursing. The author states that technology has impacted the health care significantly. The study describes and summarizes the concept of technology and ethics in nursing and caring literature. Technology has three indications. First, it is products and devices. It is also a process made up of methods for helping patients and it is a service that indicates the production of care by technology. Some evidences promote safe and ethical care when using technology, but more research is needed to integrate technology and its ethics with care.
The author states that connection between ethics and technology is not a truism and technology as a concept is expressed in different manners. Based on data from nursing and caring journal articles focusing on technology and ethics, the author concludes that more study is needed to promote ethics in nursing when using
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technology. The literature review provides a thorough review of nursing and caring. It is descriptive and informative for readers. Some of the aspects of this study includes qualitative and quantitative analysis which makes results more reliable. I, as a nursing student, may increase knowledge of technology and its ethics in nursing and caring science. The study may help me in my future career in several fields like disease management, patient communication, and clinical information. Litchfield, SM. "Salary Negotiations And Occupational Health Nurses."AAOHN Journal 58.5 (2010): 174-176 3p. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 18 Apr. 2016. Litchfield article on salary explains why salary is important and how to research for current salary for nurses of different qualifications. Occupational nurses should do salary negotiation before applying for a new position. They should do enough market research before applying for any new job. There is a salary variation between different qualifications amongst nurses. There is a direct link between salary and performance. Litchfield states that occupational nurses try to negotiate salary regardless of their job benefits. Information in this article is informative and can be easily useful when I apply for a job in the future. Salaries are always negotiable. Author statistics show that Advanced nurses earn higher salary than all other nurse categories. She offers occupational nurses to do research on salary. Nurses must conduct enough research before having discussions with their employers. Nurses should find this article useful and informative. Some of the information given here can be shared with friends and relatives who are related to medical field. We should understand the link between salary and performance. If nurses’ performance is outstanding then they should ask employers to get pay raise. Tella, Lantta, et al.
"Violent Events, Ward Climate And Ideas For Violence Prevention Among
Nurses In Psychiatric Wards: A Focus Group Study."International Journal Of Mental Health Systems 10.(2016): 1-10. Academic Search Complete. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.
This study explains how patient violence against nurses is a global concern, particularly in mental care field. This may affect well- being of nurses and ultimately whole healthcare system. However, nurses do not use limited methods to stop patient violence and more comprehensive methods needed. The study was conducted to explore nurses’ experiences of these violent events in mental wards and examine suggestions for violence prevention.
The study included a descriptive design which had 5 focus groups and open-ended questions. The participants were registered nurses working in psychiatric wards. Nurses’ experiences of violent events included a variety of warning signs and situations and their well being was impaired. It eventually affected nursing care. Suggestion to prevent violence is to increase the contact between nurses and patient on the
ward. Knowledge from this study could easily be applied while working at psychiatric wards in hospitals. The study demonstrates how to tackle psychiatric patients by increasing contact with them. This information may be useful if I have to work in psychiatric wards in hospital during my shift as a nurse and contribute toward violence prevention.
One cannot fake being a nurse, one must be extremely genuine in order to perfect being a nurse; therefore, explaining why nurses enforce and value their code of ethics. The purpose of the code of ethics is to ensure patient safety and implement standard of care by following the nine provisions of ethics. The nine provisions explain the nurses’ responsibility while caring for a patient; for example, maintaining the rights and autonomy of a patient. Another point that the provisions highlight is being the patient advocate, nurses are in the front line of patient care and they must protect their patients. An important guideline that the nine provision emphasize is the need and requirement for nurses to continue with their education to promote beneficent and to avoid maleficent. The National Nursing Association (ANA) states that the nursing code of ethics “reiterates the fundamental and the commitment of the nurse” (Lachman, Swanson, & Windland-brown, 2015). The purpose of this paper is to highlight the obligations and duty of a nurse and why it is important when attempting to maintain standard of care.
During week 4, we became familiar with the application of ethics in the nursing practice settings. We learned about ethical theories and principles, which are crucial when practicing in any clinical settings during ethical decision-making and while facing one or multiple ethical dilemmas. Also, we were introduced to the MORAL model used in ethical decision – making progress. The MORAL model is the easiest model to use in the everyday clinical practice, for instance at bedside nursing. This model can be applyed in any clinical settings and its acronyms assist
Although nursing is universally practiced, not all nurses values and morals are the same. Nurses and nursing students are usually put in situations where they must operate within an ethical structure which is either unfamiliar to their cultural criterion or those of the patients for whom they are taking care of. The most prominent values and morals of nurses are based on human dignity and benevolence. Human dignity is the main component that branches off into other values under caring for health and well-being. Trust, integrity, autonomy, and privacy are one of the many sub-values that fall under human dignity. It is important for the nurses to respect and understand the culture and beliefs of the patient without being judgmental or confrontational. The wellbeing of the patient is priority and so the nurses must focus on gaining the patients trust first by tending to their needs and exhibiting
Thomas, S. P., & Burk, R. (2009, July–August). Junior nursing students’ experiences of vertical violence during clinical rotations. Nursing Outlook, 57, 226–231. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2008.08.004
The paper will address the problem of nurse hostility toward each other. It will address the etiology of the problem, and suggest some possible solutions or therapy to the problem. It will be discovered if truly preventive programs such as violence-prevention programs
Myers, et al., (2016) performed their study as through collaboration with a New York State wide study to explore nuurses’ experience with lateral violence. Myers, et al., (2016) offered both online and paper surveys for nurses comfort. The study revealed that lateral violence is seen throughout all roles of nurses from staa nurses to leadership roles. The results of this study led the organizations to perform educational programs and provide open forums to give staff the opportunity to talk about their experiences. Leadership has been made the point people to promote the eduacational programs and
Blair, P. L. (2013). Lateral violence in nursing. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 39, 75-78. doi:10.1016/j.jen.2011.12.006
According to the author, nursing practice needs to stay current with technological advances while keeping its identity as a patient focused profession. Nurses use technology to improve care from a patient?s perspective, both in quality of care and cost. At the same time, nurses must learn to balance technological knowledge with personal skills, thus providing optimum clinical care while maintaining a person-focused relationship with the patient.
Assaults in the healthcare setting are recognized as a growing problem. In considering the violence and aggression in mental health units, the larger issue of violence and aggression in mainstream culture must not be ignored. It has been observed that physical attack in a mental health unit setting appear to be happening more frequently while the attacks include patient-to patient and patient-to-staff aggressive behavior. Most commonly, reporting of aggressive behavior toward healthcare staff is noted; however, it cannot be completely explained by patient characteristics or staff member behaviors (Foster, Bowers, & Nijman, 2006). To improve patient control of aggression and violence, an organization must better define the management and reporting of this behavior, identify appropriate management programs and training, and evaluate the frequency and precipitants.
Furthermore, nursing action guided by the theory and principles of moral and legal rights complements excellent nursing care. Nurse’s awareness of moral and legal codes helps them control the complicated scenarios encountered and direct the nurses in the best possible action answerable by law (Lachman, 2006). In this essay, the author will rationalize the relevance of professional, ethical and legal regulations in the practice of nursing. The author will discuss and analyze the chosen scenario and critically review the action taken at the expense of the patient and the care workers. In addition, the author will also evaluate the strength and limitations of the scenario in a broader issue with reasonable judgement supported by theories and principles of ethical and legal standards.
The issue of workplace violence in nursing was brought into the light after several studies were performed focused on this topic. A chart shown in the United States Department of Labor, 2004, showed the increasing rates of ...
Davis J. Anne Diane Marsha and Aroskar A. Mila (2010). Ethical Dilemmas and Nursing Practice. Pearson
Information Systems/Technology and patient care technology for the improvement and transformation of health care is an important part of the DNP. Technology has transformed every aspect of human life in positive ways. Technology brought efficiency and improved healthcare deliverance system. Healthcare technologies enabled practitioners to better understand disease process and how to implement best treatment plan. DNP programs across the country embrace information systems and technology in their nursing curriculum because, it prepares nursing students to be innovative and deliver best care (AACN, 2006). DNP graduates must have the ability to use technology to analyze and disseminate critical information to find solutions that
In conclusion, there are numerous legal and ethical issues apparent in the nursing practice. Nurses should study and be as informed as they can with ethics and legality within their field in order to ensure no mistakes occur. Ethical issues vary based on patient’s views, religion, and environment. Nurses are influenced by these same views, but most of the time they are not the same as the patients. As a nurse we must learn to put the care of our patients and their beliefs, rights, and wishes before our own personal
The Nurses avoid mistakes and unfavourable occurrence using proper technology. For an example, late treatments, miscommunications between nurses and disappointment of rescue. Technology is the way which can improve health care conditions and give a