Hypothetical Case Study On January 25, 2006 at the Tennvoa Medical Center, the day started off as any other day for Nurse Nacey Nicity and the rest of the staff. The day usually started off with all of the staff sitting quietly to themselves as one particular nurse expresses her feelings towards everyone and their work ethics. One staff member, Nurse Nacey Nicity, was a new graduate student that was still fairly new to the Labor and Delivery Unit and nursing came very quickly as if it was second nature. Nurse Nacey Nicity began her career orienting with that one particular nurse whom was also the most experienced nurse on the unit; Nurse Jody McMean. Nurse Jody McMean started work as a Labor and Delivery nurse at Tennova for over thirty years …show more content…
She made sure that she was prepared of her assignments for today due to previous comments made my Nurse Jody McMean weeks prior. For examples, “Are you sure you’re qualified?” or “Do you know what you’re doing? That’s not the real world and this isn’t nursing school!” Nurse Jody McMean even with as far as starting rumors about Nurse Nacey Nicity getting fired and being incompetent. As Nurse Nacey Nicity began to her initial assessment on her patient, Nurse Jody McMean began to question her every mood not only in front of the other staff but also in the patient’s room. Due to the inappropriate comments made by the experienced nurse the family requested for a new nurse and for Nurse Nacey Nicity to drop their case. After Nurse Nacey Nicity handed-off, the patient she began to cry and run off the unit without speaking to anyone. Finally as the next morning arrived and all of the Labor and Delivery unit staff gathered in the break room all eyes stared at the door waiting and suddenly the door opens. Everyone was very surprised to only see Nurse Jody …show more content…
For example in the story stated previously, although the workplace violence was between two nurses, the patient was still affected by the comments made. The inappropriate comment cause the patient to believe her nurse was incompetent to deliver patient care. The patient may also experience anxiety, apprehension, depression, insomnia, hypervigilance, panic disorder, and irritability. Some long term effects are patients avoiding going to the hospitals or patients are unable to trust any healthcare provider.
Family/ Significant Other Perspective During stressful times both the patients and their families are in a vulnerable state, which causes both the patient and their family to fully rely on the healthcare professionals. It is vital for the nurse or the healthcare professionals to build a rapport with the family as well as the patient. It can make the family feel uneased if they do not fully trust the nurse or the staff. Workplace violence can also exhibit similar symptoms and manifestations as the patient.
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Presented issues such as lack of nursing opportunities for nursing graduates, lack of respect for the nursing profession and nurses being viewed as a threat by doctors continues to be of an existence today. As a nurse, I feel that it is of high importance to highlight these presented issues from the film not only because they were the most outstanding to me but because the nursing profession needs more
Nurses are central to patient care and patient safety in hospitals. Their ability to speak up and be heard greatly impacts their own work satisfaction and patient outcomes. Open communication should have been encouraged within the healthcare team caring for Tyrell. Open communication cultures lead to better patient care, improved outcomes, and better staff satisfaction (Okuyama, 2014). Promoting autonomy for all members of the healthcare team, including the patient and his parents, may have caused the outcome to have been completely different. A focus on what is best for the patient rather than on risks clinicians may face when speaking up about potential patient harm is needed to achieve safe care in everyday clinical practice (Okuyama,
nurse had told her that “someone like that is not supposed to be here....a lot of people think once
Lateral Violence in Nursing Lateral violence is an act of aggression that occurs among nurses (Becher & Visovsky, 2012), many nurses are exposed to incidents of lateral violence two or more times weekly (Ceravolo, Schwartz, Foltz-Ramos, & Castner, 2012) (American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 2014). Lateral violence which is also called bullying, incivility, disruptive behaviors and horizontal violence may be covert or overt acts of verbal or nonverbal aggressions (American Nurses Association, 2011). Lateral violence may be verbal, physical or psychological in nature (Blair, 2013). Victims of lateral violence may have profound psychological effects including fatigue, insomnia, stress, depression, shame, guilt, isolations, substance abuse,
“We can’t turn away from a patient’s pain just because it’s difficult” (chapman, 2015, p. 88). I know the path of least resistance is taking a path of ignorance. Easy, is to ignore or neglect the true pain patients experience in times of crisis. As caregivers I believe we all want to heal others or we wouldn’t be in the field of nursing, but there are only handfuls willing to be present during the healing process because sharing one’s pain hurts. As a surgical nurse, I find being genuinely present takes hard work on my behalf, not only mentally but emotionally. On a unit where patient’s needs and conditions are changing at astonishing rates, being present requires mental strength in order slow down enough to recognize the value presence
There are many who believe that the next shortage will be worse and the demand for nurses will increase. There will be more jobs available especially with the baby boomer nurses retiring. Wood believes that when nurses retire, the next shortage could be even worse than the previous shortage. According to Wood this would lead to an “intellectual drain of institutional and professional nursing knowledge” (Wood, 2011, para 15). Staiger agrees as well that a shortage of nurses is expected again when nurses retire and since the economy will be more stable full-time nurses will go back to being part-time (Huston, 2017). Huston expects for the supply of nurses to grow minimally in the next couple of years and for a large number of nurses
...us affecting her performance, the in charge nurse must be contacted. Failure to do so, the negative attitudes might also have a major impact on the quality of care for the elderly patient. As a nurse, stress can affect a person mentally, physically and emotionally, thus coming into both categories of physical and emotional health. The fact that the nurse may be going through emotional complication contributes in a huge factor to a nurse’s performance within the health care. If the nurse is unable to put aside her physical or emotional issues, it is important for the nurse to seek counselling, also it is important that the nurse takes a day of sick leave to sort her situation out. Inappropriate actions should always be reported to the in charge nurse to decrease chances of neglect and to be able to provide the best care possible for the patient whilst in hospital.
However, we are looking at a case study where patients safety has been compromised, professionalism has been voided, lack of communication, nurses aren’t liable for their work, the duty of care has been breached and lot more issues can be discovered. Which will be incorporated in this paper. Looking at the patient Christopher Hammett
Nurses encounter various challenges in the workplace. One of the most alarming trends is that they often become the victims of physical violence. It should be kept in mind that healthcare settings account for about 60 percent of all violent assaults that occur in various American workplaces (Gates, Gillespie, & Succop, 2011, p. 59). Additionally, more than 50 percent of nurses report that they suffered from physical abuse, at least once (Gates et al., 2011, p. 60). In turn, this tendency makes nurses even more vulnerable to the effects of stress. Moreover, they are likely to feel dissatisfied with their jobs. This paper is aimed at reviewing the scholarly articles that can illustrate the origins of this problem and its impacts on the experiences
1. What is the difference between a. and a. Which K, S, and A pertain to the care you provided to the patient you have chosen? Why do you need to be a member? K- Describe the limits and boundaries of therapeutic patient-centered care. S- Assess levels of physical and emotional comfort.
As a result, she breached the standard 6 which states that “registered nurses should provide a safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice” (NMBA, 2016). In line with this standard, nurses should use applicable procedures to identify and act efficiently to address potential and actual risks such as unexpected changes in a patient’s condition (NMBA, 2016). Through early identification and response by the nurse, this will ensure that the patient’s condition is recognised and appropriate action is provided and escalated (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 2011). Moreover, the nurse did not immediately escalate the patient’s deteriorating condition to the members of the health care team.
Therefore, this position statement is relevant because these abuses can be seen in day-to-day healthcare environment. The effects of violence in nursing can be harmful to the proper function within a workplace. It can be damaging to the nursing profession and patient care. According to (Johnston et al., 2010, p.36), workplace violence is “spreading like a ‘superbug.’” Studies have shown, that lateral violence, nurse-on-nurse, has been one of the highest incidence of violence within the workplace. Also, statistics have shown that lateral violence has one of the most emotional impacts on an individual. This will be further discussed below. For these reasons, it is important for healthcare workers to validate the detrimental effects violence can have in the workplace, and be prepared to combat and prevent workplace violence.
4. Psychological impact –To meet the client psychological needs, behavioural needs have to be met as well. Due to the clients illness they can be distressed, agitated and restless, this can be difficult for the caregivers and the family. Caregiver and nurse should be aware of the client’s psychological needs and should know how to meet them. The client may not know when they’re being aggressive or when they’re behaviour gets out of hand, careers should be calm at all times and make sure the client is calm as well.
Research shows horizontal violence to be prevalent in the field of registered nursing. Although a comprehensive quantity of incidences within the profession is undetermined, the literature is in agreement such phenomenon exists and the effects of which require further scholarly observation and evaluation.
A) Nurses play a special role interacting and building relationships with patients, mediating between patients and doctors, and calming patients amongst a stressful, emotional, and even chaotic atmosphere. When patients hear bad news, nurses are a source of comfort and support with words of encouragement and heart-warming smiles. Genuine compassion, emotional strength, and mental stability are required in order to support and protect a patient’s well being. Furthermore, nurses must primarily acknowledge the patient as an individual rather than a person with an illness and present themselves as a trustworthy companion rather than an obligatory caregiver. Nursing has many attractive qualities because they play various, but crucial, roles outside